By Tess Newton Cain It’s the giving season and Australia has been exchanging hard cash for favors with Papua New Guinea and Nauru that gives it...

Melbourne, Australia AP  —  Australia announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Nauru on Monday that gives Canberra a veto right over a range...

China will be blocked from striking any security or telecommunications deals with Nauru. In exchange, Nauru will get $140 million from Australian...

China will be blocked from striking any security or telecommunications deals with Nauru. In exchange, Nauru will get $140 million from Australian...

The new treaty comes as Australia seeks to counter China's rising power in the Pacific. It prevents third countries from making security and critical...

A security pact between Australia and Solomon Islands will strengthen the Pacific nation's domestic police force and reduce the need for any Chinese...

In return for financial support, the Pacific island nation of Nauru pledged not to enter any security pacts without Australia’s assent.

"The Nauru-Australia Treaty will strengthen Nauru's long-term stability and economic resilience," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on...

Anthony Albanese has signed a new deal with a key Pacific Islands nation to counter China’s ambitions in the strategically important region.

Refugee advocates and academics are weighing in on Australia's latest move on the Pacific geopolitical chessboard.