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

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 between the two countries, amid increasing competition from China, the Pacific ...

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 ...

The path has been cleared for a $500 million bilateral agreement between Australia and Vanuatu to be signed off after months ...

If Australia is breaching its treaty obligations, that only raises an issue of enforceable illegality if those obligations ...

Defence, development and security will be Australia's top priorities as some of the nation's most senior politicians head to ...

Analysts say the warships deal will create ‘long-term coordination’ between the two navies amid mutual concerns over China’s rise.

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