Australian PM Albanese denies US involvement in Australia's $400m Pacific Policing Initiative.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese denied US involvement in the Pacific Policing Initiative, despite a US official claiming former PM Kevin Rudd convinced the Americans to abandon their own regional force plans. Albanese won support for Australia's $400m Pacific Policing Initiative at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga, which aims to establish a multi-national police force with a coordination hub in Brisbane and "centres of excellence" in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific cities.

August 28, 2024
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