AUSTRALIA_ Australia-Fiji a Step Closer to Major Security Deal Amid the CCP’s Pacific Expansion

THE EPOCH TIMES 

Australia-Fiji a Step Closer to Major Security Deal Amid the CCP’s Pacific Expansion 

After leaving Vanuatu empty-handed, Australia’s prime minister had better luck in Fiji on locking in a security deal to block out Beijing.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) shakes hands with Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (R) one the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Honiara, the Solomon Islands, on Sept. 10, 2025. The two agreed to pursue a new security treaty between the two countries. Courtesy of the Office of the Prime Minister of Australia 

Rex Widerstrom 
9/10/2025|Updated: 9/10/2025 


Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a step closer to signing off on a security deal with Fiji after a less than successful visit to Vanuatu a day earlier. 

Albanese revealed the agreement on social media on Sept. 10, saying, “Vuvale means family, and that’s the bond between Australia and Fiji. 

“Today we agreed to negotiate a new security treaty as part of our shared vision of a secure and prosperous Pacific. Thank you, Prime Minister [Sitiveni] Rabuka, for the productive discussions. I look forward to finding new ways to elevate our Vuvale Partnership.” 

First signed in 2019, the Partnership commits both countries to closer cooperation, consultation, and friendship. Albanese met Rabuka at the Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara. 

Rabuka, who initially came to power after staging two coups in 1987 but was then democratically elected in 2018 and became his country’s prime minister in 2022, has maintained a cautious view of Beijing’s presence in the Pacific. 

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