Australia is trying to grow its influence in the Pacific region, to counter China's increased power.

Senior ministers from both countries journeyed to the top of Mount Yasur to initial the Nakamal Agreement, but many details ...

Australia and Vanuatu on Wednesday agreed a A$500 million ($326.50 million) deal to strengthen economic and security ties ...

Australia and Vanuatu on Wednesday agreed a A$500 million ($326.50 million) deal to strengthen economic and security ties ...

Prime Minister of Vanuatu Jotham Napat entered agreements with the specific goal of obtaining visa-free travel to Australia for his citizens. Whether Australia agreed to this request is not yet clear, ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has insisted that Australia does not supply weapons to Israel and the export of component ...

Australia was close to clinching a security deal with Vanuatu in 2023, but it was scuppered when the island’s lawmakers unexpectedly swapped in a new prime minister seen as less friendly to the West.

Australian taxpayers have spent around half a billion dollars to fund the expansion of Papua New Guinea's Lombrum naval base ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has insisted that Australia does not supply weapons to Israel but that the export of ...

Australia says it has accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian ...

Australia and Vanuatu have agreed to a ten-year deal, aimed at strengthening security and economic ties, worth ASD 500 million (USD 328,000; £241,000).