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Timor Leste $50 billion gas deal Australia hopes will keep China quiet
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UN Conference on Small Island Developing States delivers new era of resilience amidst SIDS’...
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FijiFirst no longer recognises 17 MPs
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Pacific Small Islands Developing States call for accelerated global efforts to address climate change
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Macron’s handling of New Caledonia is not working, we need a new way
New Caledonia needs a new referendum on independence, not more politics from Paris
By Jimmy Naouna
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