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Australia-Vanuatu relations
![Tropical Tug-of-War: China and the West’s Influence Battle in the Pacific Tropical Tug-of-War: China and the West’s Influence Battle in the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-10-125508.jpg)
Tropical Tug-of-War: China and the West’s Influence Battle in the Pacific
By Shaoyu Yuan
The Pacific is no tranquil backwater but rather a dynamic frontier of global geopolitics.
![Kalsakau Out as Top Vanuatu Court Weights in on No-Confidence Vote Kalsakau Out as Top Vanuatu Court Weights in on No-Confidence Vote](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-07-133940.jpg)
Kalsakau Out as Top Vanuatu Court Weights in on No-Confidence Vote
By Dechlan Brennan
Sato Kilman became Vanuatu's third prime minister in less than 10 months after the Supreme Court ruled that last month’s no-confidence motion had, indeed, passed.
![No-Confidence Vote in Vanuatu Fails No-Confidence Vote in Vanuatu Fails](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-16-143503.jpg)
No-Confidence Vote in Vanuatu Fails
By Dechlan Brennan
Despite the outcome of the no-confidence vote, there is no doubt the constant political sniping – both by lawmakers and international players – is damaging to the internal politics of Vanuatu.
![Australia Inks New Security Deal With Vanuatu Australia Inks New Security Deal With Vanuatu](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-14-154508.jpg)
Australia Inks New Security Deal With Vanuatu
By Associated Press
The new pact comes amid a ramped up competition with China in the Pacific, following Beijing's own security deal with Solomon Islands.
![Australia’s Unsung COVID-19 Heroes: The Diplomats Australia’s Unsung COVID-19 Heroes: The Diplomats](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-16-1.jpg)
Australia’s Unsung COVID-19 Heroes: The Diplomats
By Melissa Conley Tyler and Pravin Silva
The pandemic has changed the way Australia’s diplomats engage with Asia.
![Australia Courts Vanuatu With Prime Minister Visit Australia Courts Vanuatu With Prime Minister Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-phil-botha-1117769-unsplash.jpg)
Australia Courts Vanuatu With Prime Minister Visit
By Grant Wyeth
Much as Canberra may desire a formal defense agreement, Australia is unlikely to woo non-aligned Vanuatu that far.
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