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Australia calls for 'absolute consensus' on Pacific military group - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Why it matters
Australia is actively building institutional consensus among Pacific partners on military cooperation, signalling a strategic pivot to consolidate Western influence in the region before China can deepen bilateral security arrangements with individual island nations. This reflects Australia's recognition that the Pacific is now a contested theatre where alliance coherence and coordination directly counter Chinese military penetration.
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