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Kirsty Needham

Kirsty Needham

Australia and Pacific Politics Correspondent at Reuters News

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    • China
    • Law
    • Crime
    • International News
    • National News
    • Politics

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    Recent Articles

    reuters.com

    Exclusive: Google to build new AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost

    Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia's remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.
    28 days ago
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    China's military build-up demands response, Australia defence minis...

    Australia's defence force operations to protect its sea trade routes, including through the South China Sea, are becoming more risky as Beijing undertakes the "biggest military build-up in the world today", Australia's defence minister said on Tuesday.
    about 1 month ago
    reuters.com

    Australian spy chief says 'state sanctioned trolls' sowing social d...

    Australia's spy chief has warned anti-immigration rallies are being exploited by neo-Nazi groups and "Russian operatives" to sow discord, as the country faces a trend seen across Western democracies of declining trust and rising disinformation.
    about 1 month ago
    reuters.com

    Australia's human rights commissioner 'concerned' by Nauru deportat...

    The first deportation of a person from Australia to the Pacific Island nation of Nauru under a billion-dollar deal to resettle non-citizens with criminal records raises "serious human rights concerns", Australia's Human Rights Commissioner said on Wednesday.
    about 1 month ago
    reuters.com

    Australia PM Albanese: Hopeful Quad leaders to meet in first quarte...

    Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that a meeting of the Quad group leaders is likely to be held in the first quarter of 2026.
    about 1 month ago
    reuters.com

    Australia, India to boost submarine rescue, defence industry cooper...

    Australia and India will strengthen maritime security and defence industrial cooperation, signing an agreement on mutual submarine rescue during the first annual defence ministers dialogue in Canberra, a joint statement said.
    about 2 months ago
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    Australia, Papua New Guinea sign communique after mutual defence tr...

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a defence communique with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday after plans to sign a defence treaty stalled - the second Pacific setback for Australia this month.
    3 months ago
    reuters.com

    China pilots village surveillance in Solomon Islands, seeks stability

    China has exported its village surveillance model to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where Chinese police are piloting fingerprint and data collection to curb social unrest, officials and locals confirmed to Reuters.
    3 months ago
    reuters.com

    Australia to spend $1.1 billion on Anduril undersea drone fleet

    Australia said it will spend A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion) on a fleet of "Ghost Shark" autonomous undersea vehicles, developed by its defence force and U.S. startup Anduril Industries, for surveillance and strikes.
    3 months ago
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    Australia, Vanuatu security agreement to be delayed

    Vanuatu delayed a landmark security and development agreement with Australia because of concerns it could limit the Pacific island nation receiving infrastructure funding from other countries, Prime Minister Jotham Napat said on Tuesday.
    3 months ago
    reuters.com

    Australian PM Albanese spoke to Trump about critical minerals and s...

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discussed opportunities for Australia and the United States to cooperate on critical minerals in a phone call with President Donald Trump on Thursday evening, his office said.
    3 months ago