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Indonesia and Australia to Expand Security Cooperation to Include Japan, Papua New Guinea

Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin greets his Australian counterpart Richard Marles during their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar. 12, 2026. Credit: X/Richard Marles A month after ...
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Australia, Vanuatu Sign Security Pact

The Nakamal Agreement between Australia and Vanuatu may be weaker than Canberra’s other regional pacts, but it remains significant in checking China’s influence. This week, Australian Prime Minister ...
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Australian Border Force picks Metrea for new aerial surveillance service provision

Contractor will deliver new surveillance service from January 2028. Canberra has picked Metrea Australia to deliver a new aerial surveillance service from later this decade, with the contractor to ...
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Border security commander: Small boats mission in 'early stage'

Border security commander says mission to stop small boats in 'very early stage', Martin Hewitt CBE said in a Home Affairs Committee meeting that Labour's new protocols to stop small boat crossings is ...
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Australia Commits $500 Million to Fiji, Eyes Security and Border Upgrades

Australia is set to increase its development aid to Fiji by an additional $40 million (FJD 56 million) over four years, bringing the total bilateral support to nearly $500 million (FJD$734 million) ...