Partnership deal signed by 14 nations follows historic summit at the White House and comes as China extends influence.
The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.
Samoan Prime Minister’s decision to skip recent summit is latest evidence of growing mistrust of Beijing.
Asylum seeker who set himself on fire in 2019 to protest against his indefinite detention pleads for release.
Probe into Iranian refugee’s death spurs calls for an end to Australia’s ‘inhumane’ offshore detention policy.
A cargo ship rescued Afghan asylum seekers stranded at sea near Australia 20 years go, transforming its refugee policy.
China-Taiwan fistfight in Fiji raises concerns that broader US-China rivalry could destabilise the Pacific.
People in the island nations have some of world’s highest rates of diabetes and obesity, and health systems are weak.
Kurdish-Iranian journalist tells Al Jazeera that housing refugees in offshore detention facilities is ‘barbaric’.
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Officials call new Honduras diplomatic office ‘direct aggression’, slam Nauru’s recognition of city as Israeli capital.
Refugee advocates say medical care bill is vital to ensuring the health of refugees in offshore processing centres.
Ten men have tried killing themselves since Australia’s conservative government returned to power, refugees say.
The departures mean no more children left on the remote island where Australia sent asylum seekers who arrived by boat.
Such policies may seem like a quick win with some domestic constituencies, but they are not wins in the long run.
