EPISODE · Jul 6, 2026 · 25 MIN
A Pacific push and podcast blunder
from Politics Now · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australia has a new military alliance, signing a mutual defence pact with Fiji.Australia has long had a defence alliance with the US and New Zealand. Last year, an historic pact with Papua New Guinea forged a new direction for Australia and now a similar pledge has been made with Fiji.The "Ocean of Peace" alliance leaves the door opened to a multilateral pact that could see Australia, PNG, Fiji, New Zealand and Tonga form a military alliance.But while riding high on the success of Pacific diplomacy, the Prime Minister has been forced to apologise "unequivocally" for remarks he made on a podcast.Melissa Clarke and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now.Got a burning question?Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at [email protected]
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