Oceania

As Kiwis prepare for a new government and coalition partners fight for power, should the world expect a fresh approach from New Zealand?

Albanese’s first state visit to the United States is intended as a celebration of the alliance, but may be overshadowed by war in Gaza and political dysfunction in Washington.

Rabuka said Fiji was “more comfortable” dealing with nations like Australia, taking a measured tone and notably shifting Fiji further away from entanglement with China.

The opposition Coalition and conservative media argued that the Voice would bring about a racial divide in the country. But it is already here, in clear view. 

On October 14, New Zealand selected the National Party's Christopher Luxon as premier after six years of Labor rule.

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament has been strangled by hands seeking short-term political gains.

Although the referendum’s suggested change would be small, the campaign against it has grown on the back of misinformation, lies, and a deep well of racism. Supporters are preparing for it to fail.

Her return comes ahead of Albanese’s planned visit to Beijing this year. Fellow Australian Yang Hengjun remains in detention in China.

At the very time the Marshall Islands COFA negotiations began to falter over the U.S. atomic legacy, “Oppenheimer” appeared in cinemas.

With New Zealand going to the polls later this week, determining the country’s response to the new war in the Middle East will be one of the new government’s first challenges.

As a wealthy country in a developing region, Australia can and should do more to assist its regional neighbors in developing. 

Despite domestic political headwinds, Biden’s engagement at the second U.S.-Pacific Islands summit was welcomed, as were newly announced funds, initiatives and an expanding diplomatic footprint.