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A record $3.3 billion in aid flowed to the Pacific islands in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, a 33% increase on the previous year, according to a report released by the Lowy Institute think-tank on Monday.

India's top diplomat has encouraged Australia and China to keep lines of communication open as Canberra's relationship with Beijing begins to thaw.

While some progress has been made, analysts fear China is leaping ahead in capabilities and the defence department doesn’t sense the urgency

An increase in the permanent migrant intake to 195,000 this year is one of the jobs summit outcomes announced by the federal government on Friday. The business community pushed for this change, saying shortages of skilled employees are holding back the economy.

The sharp slowdown in China's growth in the past year is prompting many experts to reconsider when China will surpass the U.S. as the world's largest economy -- or even if it ever will.

While inflation and recession fears weigh heavily on the minds of voters, another issue is popping up in political campaigns from the U_K_ and Australia to the U_S_ and beyond: the “China threat.”

The crisis sparked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan misses a key point, experts say: that the real focus should be on how the United States and China manage their differences so the risks of confrontation don’t spiral out of control

All eyes are on Suva, as nations gather for the Pacific Islands Forum at a time of intense geopolitical interest.

The UN Security Council has failed in its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday, describing Moscow's role as "morally bankrupt." Ardern, who has long argued against the Security Council veto powers held by the five permanent members Britain, China, France, Russia and…