A standoff between New Zealand and the Cook Islands reflects an urgent question in the Pacific: Is China a threat or a ...

With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, ...

ANALYSIS: The AUKUS submarines project contradicts the logic of the government’s diplomatic efforts across the Pacific ...

The U.S. Navy is making "historic investments" in its undersea warfare capabilities, the Pacific Submarine Force told ...

Carnival Cruise Line’s Luminosa is currently returning to Australia ahead of another winter season sailing from Brisbane. The ...

The US, Australia and New Zealand are seeking to militarise the entire Pacific region and to put an end to China’s economic ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea are set to integrate their defense forces under a new security pact, aiming to curb China's ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea failed to sign a long-awaited mutual defence treaty as expected on Wednesday, as Canberra ...

A landmark $500 million agreement to "transform" the relationship between Australia and Vanuatu still hangs in the balance as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies to the Pacific Island nation.

The Australian prime minister is flying to Vanuatu today for what was originally flagged as a signing ceremony for a ...

A scheduling issue is one reason, but there are other factors that underscore why the defense treaty has yet to be signed.

Saeed KHAN/AFP/AFP Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering ...