Premier Albanese ontving vandaag de leiders van Tonga, Samoa en Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea om te praten over regionale veiligheid en defensie.

Australia and Fiji have struck a new defence alliance in a major victory for the Albanese government’s efforts to limit China’s influence in the Pacific.

Australia has greatly upped its diplomatic efforts in the region following China’s secretive security deal with the Solomon Islands in 2022.