March
Inside Duncan Saville’s billion-dollar Bermuda Triangle
A decade after the ATO hit the reclusive Australian investor with a $189 million tax bill and savaged his character, Canberra is rolling out the red carpet.
February
Emboldened China signs Pacific mining deal amid Tasman naval drills
A minerals exploration deal between the superpower and the Cook Islands is Beijing’s latest push for influence in a region historically aligned to the West.
New Zealand ‘blindsided’ by Cook Islands-China deal
New Zealand, along with Australia and the United States, have become increasingly concerned about China’s growing presence in the Pacific region.
December 2020
Albanese spearheads Cook Islands mining play
Former Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese's name is back in front of select Australian natural resources investors - this time as a key player in a group hoping to extract cobalt from the Cook Islands.