CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea described his condition to reporters in Beijing on Thursday as “very good,” without saying what happened. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced to Parliament that Alek Sigley, 29, had been released hours earlier following intervention from Swedish diplomats on […]
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Japan, US and Australia push back on China’s South Pacific expansion
Tokyo advocates ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ and promises economic aid By Susumu Kuronuma, Nikkei staff writer TOKYO, 04 JULY 2019 (NIKKEI REVIEW) — A war of nerves involving Japan, the U.S., Australia and China is underway over island nations in the South Pacific Ocean such as Palau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, with attention focused […]
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Australia eyes eight analysts from Pacific for Pacific Fusion Center
The Australian government is eyeing to have about eight individuals from the Pacific who will work with three other Australian analysts to become part of the staff of the Pacific Fusion Center (PFC), a facility that will serve as an information and technology-sharing hub among Pacific island countries to help combat illegal fishing and transnational […]
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Australia, North Pacific senior officials hold talks in Palau
Senior officials from Australia and North Pacific island nations namely the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau had held a meeting in the latter to discuss national development priorities and some regional issues. The two-day dialogue, which kicked off on July 2, revolved around the discussion […]
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Australia sends representative to Palau to tackle establishment of Pacific Fusion Centre
The Australian government had sent a representative to Palau to talk about the establishment of the Pacific Fusion Centre, a facility that will serve as an information and technology-sharing hub among Pacific island countries to help combat illegal fishing and transnational crimes in the region. Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Chief of Staff Earnest Ongidobel told […]
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Australian Government to replace Pacific Class Patrol Boats to Guardian Class Patrol Boats
The Australian Government has agreed to extend its commitment to the pacific patrol boat assistance program by replacing the old “Pacific Class Patrol Boats” with newer, bigger and more modernly equipped “Guardian Class Patrol Boats”. Palau is slated to receive its new patrol boat in 2020. The current Chief of Division of Marine Law and […]