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Australia ‘increasingly alone’ in countering China’s influence in Pacific, aid report shows

US aid cuts hurt Washington’s standing as China recasts itself as a ‘steady’ alternative partner, Lowy Institute report finds

The Guardian - AU

Australia holds firm as foreign aid cuts hit Pacific

Australia is on track to expand its dominant role in providing aid to the Pacific with expectations it will more than double the support from six major nations.

AAP

China comes calling in debts of developing nations

China was the previous decade's leading lender to developing nations in need of capital, and in years to come Beijing will play the role of debt collector.

AAP

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Australia focuses foreign aid spending on Pacific region as US slashes aid programs

Australia plans to spend a larger share of its foreign aid on its near neighbors in Asia and the Pacific islands after the United States announced major cuts to development and humanitarian aid abroad

The Independent UK

Vanuatu holds snap election a month after destructive earthquake

Vanuatu has voted in a snap election amidst the upheaval of a destructive earthquake that struck this South Pacific island nation last month

The Independent UK

What to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quake

Efforts to recover bodies of people trapped in collapsed buildings continues in the earthquake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu

The Independent UK

Australia’s support to Pacific surges as China focuses on ‘friendly’ states, aid map shows

Lowy Institute report finds Canberra has become leading source of loans to region while Beijing’s financing is ‘strategically targeted’

The Guardian - AU

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