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Ben McKay

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Vanuatu instability may revive australia security pact | History Defined

Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in 2023. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

A shelved security pact with Australia could be back on the table should Vanuatu change its government in the coming weeks: either at a snap poll or a no-confidence motion in the prime minister.

Both options are in play after a chaotic period in Vanuatu politics which climaxed last month when Prime Minister Charlot Salwai's cabinet recommended to dissolve parliament half way through a four-year term.

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