AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBanaba Mining Shift: The Rabi Council of Leaders says Banaba resource-extraction plans have moved on, dropping Australian firm Centrex Limited and working instead with Kiribati and Nauru on a feasibility study, after community consultations on Rabi. China Missile Shock: China fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from a submarine into the Pacific with a dummy warhead, with monitors saying it flew over parts of the EEZs of Nauru and others and landed near Tuvalu/Kiribati—prompting strong condemnation across the Pacific. Regional Push for Unity: Australia’s Anthony Albanese says the Pacific Islands Forum is drafting a “very strong” joint statement, while Tuvalu’s PM calls it a “grave and serious concern” and Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale says “friends don’t threaten friends” after lodging a formal protest. Security Deals in the Spotlight: The missile test comes as Australia signs new defence arrangements in the region, with concerns also raised about Australia’s air and missile defence readiness and the implications for AUKUS-linked facilities. Local Fallout: In Australia, a Telstra outage sparked conspiracy talk, but Albanese says there’s “no evidence” of a China link as investigations continue.
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