Australia Deepens Pacific Ties to Guard Against China

Australia deepens Pacific ties to guard against China

The agreement, which includes $700 million from Australia to the Pacific nation according to the ABC, follows a recent deal to boost defense ties with the US.

Pacific Agency or Strategic Contest? - What Fiji and Australia’s Ocean of Peace Alliance Reveals About Pacific-Led Security

Genevieve Phillips| South Pacific Fellow Image scourced from Mark Direen via Pexels On 6 July 2026, at State House Suva, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance - also known as the Veitacini Treaty. It is Fiji’s first mutual defence pact and Australia’s fourth formal alliance, after ANZUS and the 2025 Pukpuk Treaty with Papua New Guinea. Framed as giving practical ef…