Why Australia's been on a diplomatic frenzy in the Pacific

Happy Saturday! Here’s my second Saturday episode for The Detail.

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This week I talked to Stephen Dziedzic, the ABC’s indefatigueable foreign affairs correspondent, about Australia’s extraordinary diplomatic flurry in the Pacific.

I also spoke to Anna Powles, an associate professor in the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University and an expert on the Pacific, about what New Zealand is doing in the region.

The common thread: China’s increasing interest in the Pacific and fears it will set up a military stronghold in our part of the world.