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'Southern Frontier': Australia’s cold pursuit of empire and identity
Independent Australia
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A new book uncovers the overlooked history of Australia’s deep entanglement with Antarctica, a story of ambition, exploration and national self-definition. Jim Kable reviews The Southern Frontier: Australia, Antarctica and Empire in the Southern...
Analysis: Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers an Important Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Virginia Star
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July 4, 2025
by Wyatt J. Greco In an April 2025 executive order, President Trump affirmed that offshore critical minerals are key to creating supply chains that do not depend on adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. While US leadership on deep-sea...
Super Power Rivalry In The Pacific! China Says No Plans To Build Military Base; Blames Media For “False Narratives”
The Eurasian Times
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July 4, 2025
China’s embassy in Fiji has insisted that Beijing is not seeking a military base in the South Pacific, stating that aid pledged to developing island nations comes with “no political strings attached.” Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka warned...
China says no ambition to build South Pacific military base
Politiko
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July 4, 2025
China’s embassy in Fiji has insisted Beijing is not seeking a military base in the South Pacific, saying aid pledged to developing island nations came with “no political strings attached”. Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka warned this week...
Pacific island states need multifaceted approach to renewables transition
Energy Monitor
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June 27, 2025
A report has stated that small island developing states (SIDs) in the Pacific, excluding Papua New Guinea, spend more than $1bn annually on fossil fuels, which is nearly 80% of their total energy costs, despite their low greenhouse gas emissions....
Pacific Nations Cup underway at Tafuna Tennis Courts
Talanei
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June 30, 2025
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula delivered the first serve to open the Pacific Nations Cup at the tennis courts in Tafuna Monday morning. More than 65 tennis players, coaches, and officials from 11 countries are competing in the tournament, which...
Cook Islands soars past previous medal count
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
Thursday 3 July 2025 | Written by webmaster | Published in Cook Islands swimming sensation Mia Laban, 18, claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 200-metre backstroke final with a time of 2:18.94 minutes on day three of the Pacific Mini Games on...
The issues that once caused political storms barely registered this week
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 3, 2025
Political and news cycles often work in a certain and predictable way. Issues flare like bushfires, then rage for weeks or even months, until they are finally extinguished by action or fade by being overtaken by the next big thing. On two very...
Fiji’s PM Sitiveni Rabuka says China’s military bases are ‘not welcome’ in the Pacific
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 3, 2025
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has delivered a blow to China’s security ambitions in the Pacific, declaring his country would “not welcome” any Chinese military bases in the region. But Rabuka has also stressed he doesn’t believe that China...
Bush, Wong, and Pacific aid: The real defence gap
The Mandarin
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July 3, 2025
Bush, Bono, Obama — and now Wong. The Pacific aid vacuum is growing, and Canberra’s response might just be the real national security test. Private Media/Zennie It’s not every day you hear former US president George W. Bush on the same page as...
Pacific Ocean Commissioner: Op -ED – Ripples to Waves:
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By Dr Filimon Manoni, Pacific Ocean Commissioner KOROR, 30 JUNE 2025 (PIFS) — It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for...
Pacific Mini Games 2025 draws regional viewership, offers wide access to sports coverage
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By: Eustoria Marie Borja KOROR, Palau (July 1, 2025) — The Pacific Mini Games 2025 opened with vibrant color, traditional dances, and a dazzling fireworks display on Sunday, marking the Games’ return to Palau after 20 years. Despite a rain shower,...
Day 4 at Pacific Mini Games: No new medals but Guam sees some wins
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s baseball and softball teams both won games at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau on the fourth day of the competition on Thursday, though no new medal was added to the three they got on Day 3 from weightlifter Chloe Santos. Santos got one gold...
Grattan on Friday: how two once hot-button issues this week barely sparked media and political interest
The Conversation
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July 3, 2025
Political and news cycles often work in a certain and predictable way. Issues flare like bushfires, then rage for weeks or even months, until they are finally extinguished by action or fade by being overtaken by the next big thing. On two very...
Fiji Says Chinese Military Base, Missiles Not Welcome In Pacific
Zero Hedge
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The tiny South Pacific archipelago country of Fiji has come out firmly against China establishing a military base in the Pacific Islands, according to a statement of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka issued Wednesday. He emphasized that China has no...
Fiji PM says China's military bases are 'not welcome' in the Pacific
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
By Stephen Dziedzic, ABC News Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: X / @slrabuka Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has delivered a blow to China's security ambitions in the Pacific, declaring his...
‘Not Fiji’: Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka rejects proposed Chinese military base in Pacific
PerthNow
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July 2, 2025
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said he would not back China erecting a military base in the Pacific, stating that they “do not need a base outside China to be able to launch what they have into any other area of the world”. Speaking to...
OTF Pacific Nations Cup- American Samoa 2025 Opens
Samoa News
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July 2, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) held its opening ceremony, Monday, June 30, 2025, for the International Tennis Federation/Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) “2025 Pacific Nations Cup” hosted in American Samoa...
PACIFIC JOURNOS MEET CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, PRAISE CHINA
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Beijing, China – SIX Pacific Islands journalists met with the Director of the Pacific Island Division, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry on Foreign Affairs, Gu Xinqiang in Beijing and exchanged views within...
Fiji says would not welcome China military presence in Pacific
Inquirer
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July 2, 2025
SYDNEY — Fiji’s prime minister said Wednesday that China should not be allowed to gain a permanent military foothold in the strategically contested South Pacific region. China has spent years cementing its influence in a string of Pacific island...