AUS Indo-pacific

Albanese policy on Pacific

“Pacific family”, “Pacific step up”

Wong visits

All 17 PIF states in her first year as Foreign Affairs Minister (2022)

Marape defends Pukpuk treaty

“one … yard space” (2025)

Pukpuk Treaty

2025, AUS first in 70 years, PNG first ever

PNG-AUS NRL Deal

$600M over 10 years, clause blocking CHN-PNG policing/security deals

PNG Chinese Embassy about NRL deal

“restrict[ing] a sovereign state from cooperating with a third party”

Enga Landslide

May-June 2024, AUS first responder, $2.5m initially + $2m for highway

Mutual defence agreements

PNG - Pukpuk treaty, 2025. Fiji - Veitacini Treaty, July 2026

CHN-SI policing deal

signed 2022, “normal cooperation between states”

AUS on CHN-SI policing deal

“invit[ing] …regional contest” and “increas[ing] its influence”

AUS policy on CHN

“agree where we can, disagree where we must”

AUS-CHN trade

25% of goods and services trade, $326B (2025)

AUKUS

Signed 2021, 3 nuclear submarines to AUS

AUS monetary commitment to AUKUS

$368B

AUKUS Pentagram review

2025, led by Colby (critic), “put AUKUS on strongest possible footing”

Lowy Institute polls

21% trust Trump, 20% trust Xi, 73% support AUKUS (2026)

Malaysia on AUKUS

“catalyst towards a nuclear arms race” (2021)

CHN missile test 2026 (AUS)

June, “threatened and disrespected” Pacific Nations (Albanese)

PIF on CHN missiles

2x unanimous condemnation blocked by Nauru & Kiribati

Greens on AUKUS

Senator Shoebridge “go[ing] down a war path with Washington” 2026

Albanese on AUKUS, 2026

“significant progress that has been made under AUKUS”

PPI

Pacific Policing Initiative (Aug 2024), endorsed by PIF, AUS backed with $400m

Veitacini Treaty

July 2026, defensive alliance between Fiji and AUS open to expansion

Vuvale Union Treaty

July 2026, expand economic and security partnership (AUS-Fiji)

Vuvale is Fijian word for ‘family’