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Australia scores strategic win as regional leaders back Pacific Policing Initiative

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Australia has clinched a strategic victory at the Pacific Islands Forum, as leaders agree to a landmark regional policing pact to keep Beijing’s strategic ambitions at bay. The deal will see Australia spend $400 million to train Pacific police forces, though leaders insist the deal is Pacific-led. SBS Political Correspondent Sara Tomevska reports from Nuku'alofa.
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