Last-minute Taiwan drama and a policing plan: five things we learned at the Pacific Islands Forum
China’s representative demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan in the final communique; Pacific countries will get a new multinational police unit
Pacific Islands Forum communique taken down after Chinese envoy calls Taiwan reference ‘unacceptable’
‘Visibly angry’ Qian Bo demands correction of Taiwan’s ‘development partner’ label despite its use for more than three decades
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Mt Buller pulls pin on snow season weeks early – as it happened
PM wraps up Pacific Islands Forum talks – as it happened
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‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Tuvalu calls on Australia to set urgent deadline to end fossil fuels
A day after agreement was ratified at the Pacific Island Forum, the country’s climate minister says ‘root cause of climate change’ must be addressed
'Chill out,' Australian PM says after he is caught on camera joking with US official – video
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese was filmed joking with US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell about going 'halvies' on the cost of a newly announced Pacific policing plan
