{"id":39829,"date":"2026-07-07T18:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=39829"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:27:19","slug":"australia-fiji-sign-historic-vuvale-union-and-ocean-of-peace-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/australia-fiji-sign-historic-vuvale-union-and-ocean-of-peace-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia &amp; Fiji sign historic Vuvale Union and Ocean of Peace Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Albanese and Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, signed two historic treaties in Suva today \u2013 the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfat.gov.au\/countries\/fiji\/fiji-australia-vuvale-union\">Vuvale Union<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfat.gov.au\/countries\/fiji\/ocean-peace-alliance-veitacini-treaty\">Ocean of Peace Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These treaties represent one of the most significant endeavours Australia has undertaken with any country. They will transform Australia and Fiji\u2019s relationship, underpinning the region\u2019s prosperity, security and resilience for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vuvale Union sets out ambitious commitments across the breadth of our relationship, and will deepen integration between our security, economies and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ocean of Peace Alliance \u2014 a mutual defence treaty \u2014 commits Australia and Fiji to come to the other\u2019s aid at times of greatest need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is Fiji\u2019s first and Australia\u2019s fourth alliance, building on our longstanding history of standing together to support one another and the region\u2019s security.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the first treaties to give practical effect to the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration. They will build the Pacific\u2019s capability to tackle security challenges affecting the whole region, including transnational crime and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Suva, the Prime Minister was awarded with an Honorary Companion of the Order of Fiji. As Fiji\u2019s highest civilian honour, it recognises the Prime Minister\u2019s contribution to Fiji\u2013Australia relations and Pacific regional security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prime Minister will also launch the Pacific Australia Skills program in Fiji and open&nbsp;the Vuvale Skills Hub, a refurbished trades facility. As core pillars of Australia\u2019s support to Fiji under the Vuvale Union, these initiatives will uplift education and skills in Fiji to drive future economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe signing of these two agreements represents one of the most significant endeavours Australia has undertaken with any country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis level of ambition is possible because Australia and Fiji are Vuvale \u2013 family \u2013 with a relationship grounded in trust, loyalty, understanding and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAustralia was honoured when Prime Minister Rabuka proposed Fiji\u2019s first alliance \u2014 the Ocean of Peace Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Vuvale Union sets out ambitious commitments across the breadth of our bilateral relationship, including security, economy and people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Albanese and Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, signed two historic treaties in Suva today \u2013 the&nbsp;Vuvale Unionand&nbsp;Ocean of Peace Alliance. These treaties represent one of the most significant endeavours Australia has undertaken with any country. They will transform Australia and Fiji\u2019s relationship, underpinning the region\u2019s prosperity, security and resilience for generations to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/australia-fiji-sign-historic-vuvale-union-and-ocean-of-peace-alliance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Australia &amp; Fiji sign historic Vuvale Union and Ocean of Peace Alliance&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39830,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39829\/revisions\/39830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}