Albanese's government is promising to restore ties with its 'brothers and sisters' - is it too late?
Anthony Albanese's new Labor government has declared a new era for Australia and the Pacific
The key aggravator, some say, has been the reluctance of previous governments in Australia to act on climate change. Under the previous Morrison government, Pacific countries were essentially told to "take the money... then shut up about climate change", claimed ex-Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga in 2019.
Several leaders took "a great big stick" to the previous government on the issue, historian and author Patricia O'Brien says. Ms Wong announced that Australia would set up an "Australia-Pacific Climate Infrastructure Partnership, to support climate-related infrastructure and energy projects in Pacific countries and Timor-Leste".And as they show progress on solving the Pacific's primary concern, Australia is hopeful it can convince them to help address theirs: China.
The Albanese government says the situation is evidence its predecessor "dropped the ball" in the Pacific, leaving the door open for Beijing to threaten Australia's national security.
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