Stephen Dziedzic is the ABC's Foreign Affairs (Asia Pacific) reporter, based in the Parliament House bureau. He covers foreign policy and Australia's relationship with countries in the Asia Pacific region. Stephen has worked for the ABC since 2007, and spent five years covering federal politics.
The federal government is preparing to unveil a slew of Pacific initiatives designed to bolster its strategic position in the region.
The head of federal parliament's intelligence committee has suggested Australia is bolstering its military capabilities in part to deter China from invading Taiwan.
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te stops over at Hawaii and Guam as part of a week-long trip in the South Pacific, as Beijing warns the United States to handle the Taiwan issue with "utmost caution".
China's ambassador to Australia has declared there's "no reason" that Donald Trump's return to the White House should damage the relationship between Canberra and Beijing.
As Pacific leaders talk of an "Ocean of Peace", nations continue to sign up to defence pacts with the US, as concerns mount about China's growing military interests across the region.
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Pacific aid dropped sharply as COVID support ended, while China has re-emerged as the second largest donor in the region.
In his first public remarks since the re-election of Donald Trump, Kevin Rudd says he is "ready" to work with the incoming administration despite his previous critical comments.
In a landmark Hong Kong national security case, 45 pro-democracy activists, academics and former politicians have been sentenced to jail for up to 10 years.
The outgoing diplomat also called her cousin Robert F Kennedy Jr's vaccine views "dangerous" in a wideranging Press Club appearance.
An Australian National University associate professor sharply criticises Australia's domestic intelligence agency, saying it asked her to report on Chinese international students and put a "chill" on China research as the bilateral relationship deteriorated.
The federal government is about to strike a sweeping new agreement with ANZ to ensure it does not join the exodus of banks from the Pacific.
Chinese state media has rebuked a top Australian intelligence chief's warning that an "emerging axis" of nations is helping to "kill innocent Ukrainians".
Donald Trump thinks Kevin Rudd is "a little bit nasty" and "not the brightest bulb". It is an open question whether Australia's ambassador to America will be able to deal with the returning Trump administration.
Government auditors slam the Australian Passport Office's handling of procurement contracts worth more than $1.5 billion
The Bank of China is on the brink of establishing a branch in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, a move that is being watched closely by the Australian government.
Director-General Kerri Hartland told a select group of students that the agency was taking "gradual and considered steps to be "more open" about its mission.
After months of delays, Pacific leaders this week completed a tour of riot stricken French Pacific territory New Caledonia, suggesting a Pacific police force could help lower the temperature.
The final communique issued by CHOGM calls for reparatory justice and says many Commonwealth countries share "common historical experiences" relating to the "enduring effects" of the slave trade, Indigenous dispossession and blackbirding.
Anthony Albanese is mobbed by children in Samoa after being granted a chiefly title in the village of Satapuala, as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting wraps up in the Pacific island nation.
The king has warned that climate change is an existential threat that is undermining development progress and exacerbating inequalities between nations across the commonwealth.
China's foreign ministry accused Australia of being "plagued by systemic racism and hate crimes" in response to a statement calling on Beijing to address human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Several Pacific island nations are ramping up pressure on Australia over climate change during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Samoa's government has made it clear that its key priority is using the event to champion action on climate change and gender equality.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) kicks off in Apia as Samoa prepares to host leaders and senior politicians from 56 countries — including three monarchs.
The prime minister has refused to say what security guarantees Australia wants from Papua New Guinea in return for backing the Pacific country's bid for an NRL team.