Australia and Fiji seal mutual defence pact in push to counter China in Pacific
- Published on 06/07/2026 - 9:18 GMT+2•Updated 9:24 Australia and Fiji signed a new bilateral defence alliance on Monday in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
- Albanese and his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance in Fiji’s capital Suva.
- They also signed an economic treaty, the Vuvale Union, under which Australia will invest more than 1 billion Australian dollars (€606 million) in its island neighbour over a decade.
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- Published on 06/07/2026 - 9:18 GMT+2•Updated 9:24 Australia and Fiji signed a new bilateral defence alliance on Monday in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
- Albanese and his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance in Fiji’s capital Suva.
- They also signed an economic treaty, the Vuvale Union, under which Australia will invest more than 1 billion Australian dollars (€606 million) in its island neighbour over a decade.
Sources: Euronews