Oceania

Closed off from the world for the past 18 months, Australia and New Zealand are now preparing to reopen. 

There's a long way to go, but the Australian leader's pledge could reconfigure the public debate around climate issues.

The deal is designed to head off the network's rumored purchase by a state-owned Chinese firm.

China is tapping into broader anti-nuclear sentiment in the region to attack Australia's nuclear submarine deal.

New Zealand’s free trade deal with the U.K. might be about “building back better” – but it could end up being more about Beijing.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison argued that technology – not carbon taxing – is the best way to achieve the climate target.

A new report claims that palm oil executives in PNG have bribed officials, paid police to brutalize villagers, used child labor, and participated in an apparent tax evasion scheme.

Small island nations have a strong reason to prevent the de facto acceptance of Beijing's interpretations of international law.

Abbott’s visit may have been counterproductive both for Taiwan itself and for Taiwan’s support in Australia.

The two "strategic cousins" could grow closer as a result of their shared frictions with an increasingly assertive China.

Former Australian Prime Minister Turnbull put it well: “If we want to have influence in our region we must be trusted. Our word must be our bond.”