Stephen Dziedzic
Stephen Dziedzic is the ABC's Foreign Affairs (Asia Pacific) reporter, based in the Parliament House bureau. He covers foreign policy and Australia's relationship with countries in the Asia Pacific region. Stephen has worked for the ABC since 2007, and spent five years covering federal politics.
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China has added a sprawling new palace to the skyline of Vanuatu's capital — but some fear it will be hard to maintain
China has handed over a massive newly-built presidential palace to Vanuatu days before the Pacific nation's prime minister is expected to visit Beijing.
Pacific nations will find it 'hard' if China disregards their sovereignty, new top diplomat says
The Pacific's new top diplomat says it will be "hard" for the region to deal with China if Beijing behaves aggressively, or disregards the sovereignty of smaller island countries.
Before a visit to China, Solomon Islands' new PM arrived in Canberra with a security request
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says he has asked Australia to help his country expand its police force to 3,000 officers after sitting down with Anthony Albanese for bilateral talks in Canberra.
Analysis
analysis:Is Julian Assange an 'irritant' in the Australia-US relationship?
After years behind bars Julian Assange has faced court in a US territory in the Pacific today but it isn't a total surprise.
Analysis
analysis:Chinese premier's visit to Australia wasn't just 'panda diplomacy,' sources say, as the PM didn't concede ground on core issues
Now a few more details about what was (and wasn't) said behind closed doors are starting to emerge, bit by bit.
'Clumsy' Cheng Lei incident prompts complaint from Anthony Albanese to China's premier
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has weighed in in defence of Australian journalist Cheng Lei after she was obstructed by Chinese embassy officials.
Albanese to tell Chinese premier Australia will not be 'silent' on disputes
Anthony Albanese is expected to use a speech in front of China's Premier Li Qiang to declare that while the countries have some "competing views" there are opportunities to be found.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang greeted by supporters and protestors in Canberra
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Canberra after an earlier visit to Adelaide Zoo, where he confirmed China would lend the facility two new giant pandas.
Australia moves to create training centre for Pacific police, as China looks to strike security deals
Australia looks to set up a 200-strong cohort of highly trained Pacific islands police officers to be sent to regional hotspots, under an ambitious initiative designed to strengthen the government’s strategic position in the region.
Navy boat gifted by Australia to Fiji stranded on reef after maiden voyage
A Pacific patrol boat has run aground on its maiden voyage in Fiji, just a few months after it was handed over by the Australian government.
Australians are losing faith in a key ally and maintaining distrust of China, survey finds
A new opinion poll shows Australians regard China with wary distrust, while their faith in the United States is ebbing in the lead-up to November's presidential election.
'The earth is moving': PNG PM explains why he can't send excavators to site of landslide disaster
An emotional prime minister of Papua New Guinea listens to those who survived the landslide in the highlands, including dozens of people wailing to mark the loss of loved ones.
Local PNG official casts doubt on PNG landslide death toll, saying 162 people have died
Vast uncertainty surrounds the final death toll from last week's catastrophic landslide in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province with a local official saying he believes 162 people have been killed in the natural disaster — far fewer than estimated by the United Nations or the country's government.
People using bare hands to recover villagers in PNG landslide, with fears of up to 2,000 people buried
Papua New Guinea's government has warned the death toll from Friday's landslide in Enga province could jump dramatically.
'What a mess this place is': Australians stranded in New Caledonia desperate to get home
Stranded Australian tourists in riot-stricken New Caledonia say they've been notified of French government flights back to Australia, but details are unclear.
'Thank God!' Australians relieved as first evacuation flights land after mission to riot-stricken New Caledonia
More than 100 Australians and other tourists stranded for up to a week in the violence in New Caledonia have been repatriated.
Australia sending evacuation flights to pick up those stranded in New Caledonia
The federal government says it has received clearance to send two planes to the French territory that has been rocked by a week of deadly riots and violence.
Demonstrators in riot-hit New Caledonia refuse to abandon road blocks
Separatists in riot-hit New Caledonia refuse to abandon roadblocks that have paralysed much of the Pacific archipelago and halted commercial air traffic, defying a major security operation by French forces.
China's ominous warnings won't stop Australian MPs attending inauguration for Taiwan's new president
The ABC understands up to four MPs will make the journey to Taiwan for the event for Lai Ching-te.
Immigration is set to drop sharply, but experts say the government shouldn't claim much credit
The federal government says Australia's intake of migrants will fall sharply — halving in two years — as it overhauls the migration system and moves to reduce pressures caused by population growth.
'Trash, burn and loot': Parts of New Caledonia ablaze as riots turn violent leaving three dead
Three people have been killed as violent protests and looting rock New Caledonia, according to an official of the French Pacific territory.
Australia increases financial support to Tuvalu in face of competition with China
Australia and Tuvalu declare there are only a "narrow set of circumstances" where the federal government might trigger a contentious part of the Falepili Union which allows Canberra to veto security arrangements struck by the Pacific Island nation.
China changes story on military confrontation, accuses Australia of spying
Beijing shifts its story on the latest confrontation between Chinese and Australian forces, claiming that one of its fighter jets intercepted an Australian helicopter because it was trying to spy on naval exercises in the Yellow Sea.
China lashes out over dangerous helicopter confrontation as Albanese faces pressure to contact Xi Jinping
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has not spoken to China's President Xi Jinping despite diplomatic tensions with Beijing re-emerging after a dangerous Chinese military interception of an Australian Navy helicopter in international waters.
Australia to plough $492 million into the Asian Development Bank to better fund major projects in Pacific
Australia is set to plough $492 million into the Asian Development Bank as it continues to heap pressure on the organisation to overhaul the way it funds major projects in the region.