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Nauruan President David Adeang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the new treaty was a historic moment in the countries’ relationship.

Australia fires Tomahawk missile for first time, spends $140m to China-proof Nauru

Faced with challenges in the Indo-Pacific, Australia revealed it test-fired a Tomahawk missile recently as it ramps up its long-range strike capability.

  • Matthew Knott

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Nauru President David Adeang with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in June.

Albanese wants to China-proof the Pacific, but Nauru is driving a hard bargain

As Australia seeks to prevent China from gaining a security foothold in the Pacific, island nations are negotiating hard.

  • Matthew Knott
Feinstein says guitars remain the most popular instrument among detainees, although there are often requests for regional instruments, especially from asylum seekers from the Middle East.

‘Everything else disappears’: How music brings relief in detention centres

Philip Feinstein, 76, collects donated instruments to deliver to those waiting in immigration detention.

  • Penry Buckley
Former FBI director Louis Freeh has given his appraisal of an Australian Federal Police investigation into transnational bribery.

Former FBI director slams AFP delays, inaction in Nauru bribery case

Louis Freeh has given evidence as part of an Australian company’s bid for a permanent stay of prosecution over claims it bribed officials in Nauru.

  • Sean Parnell
The Nauru detention centre could be mothballed in 12 months.

Mothballing Nauru’s detention centre could save $250 million in a year

Home Affairs expects the centre to move from an “active state” to “enduring capability” – empty but operated by a skeleton staff.

  • Olivia Ireland, James Massola and Angus Thompson
A plane load of asylum seekers has touched down in Nauru after evading authorities to land in crocodile filled waters north of Broome in WA.
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April 2024: Asylum seekers flown to Nauru

A plane load of asylum seekers has touched down in Nauru after evading authorities to land in crocodile filled waters north of Broome in WA.

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Brisbane Airport adds flights to new ‘bucket-list’ destination

Brisbane Airport is set to add another international destination to its inventory, with flights to the tiny north Pacific nation of Palau to begin this month.

  • Cameron Atfield
Aiwo Port Terminal in Nauru.

Australia pays controversial Chinese company millions for Nauru’s new port

Despite a patchy track record, including allegations of bribery, the Beijing-backed company is delivering a major project for the tiny Pacific nation, which is a major focus in the competition for influence in the region.

  • Nick McKenzie
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jnr with Penny Wong

Palau urges Australia to push US for funding, warning China could force Pacific to ‘sacrifice’ Taiwan

The president of Palau Surangel Whipps says Beijing is pursuing its interests aggressively across the region and has called on Australia to intervene as the US falters.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Ex-ASIO chief Dennis Richardson has found serious problems in the way Home Affairs let billions of dollars worth of contracts.

Drugs, guns, corruption: Australia paid suspect companies to run offshore detention

Former ASIO boss finds Home Affairs failed to conduct adequate due diligence when issuing contracts that led to public money being paid to suspected criminals and corrupt officials.

  • Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger

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