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Kiribati votes in key election after years of turbulence

Pacific island nation is strategically important, but voters also have economic concerns.

Australians frozen out of Kiribati as China eyes prize

Australians frozen out of Kiribati as China eyes prize

A string of visa issues and access roadblocks for diplomats and journalists have raised questions about Australia's influence in the Pacific nation of Kiribati.

Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian judge

Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian judge

The pathway for another attempt to deport an Australian-born High Court judge in Kiribati has been paved after its parliament voted to remove him from office.

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Australia scales up security and development cooperation with Kiribati as China's reach grows

Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau in the capital Tarawa on her first visit since Labor won power last year, promising to cement security ties and invest in infrastructure.

Kiribati suspends all Court of Appeal judges after row over attempts to deport High Court justice David Lambourne to Australia

The decision effectively leaves the Pacific Island nation without any functioning high-level courts, deepening its legal and constitutional crisis.

Court lashes Kiribati government over treatment of Australian-born judge

Kiribati’s court of appeal said government’s latest bid to deport high court justice David Lambourne on national security grounds was ‘far-fetched’

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Kiribati court grants David Lambourne bail, slams attempts to deport High Court justice back to Australia

The Appeals Court orders the immediate release of Australian David Lambourne, who was placed in immigration detention following a failed deportation attempt by the Kiribati government.

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Attempts to deport Kiribati High Court Justice David Lambourne back to Australia lead to airport stand-off

Attempts to deport Kiribati High Court Justice David Lambourne back to Australia lead to airport stand-off

David Lambourne, an Australian citizen, is in immigration dentation after a dramatic deportation attempt at Kiribati's international airport where Fiji Airlines pushed against the government, refusing to fly the judge against his will.

Kiribati constitutional crisis deepens as it detains Australian-born high court justice

Kiribati constitutional crisis deepens as it detains Australian-born high court justice

Judge David Lambourne was detained after a failed bid to deport him, which he called a ‘devastating assault on the rule of law’ in Kiribati

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In Pacific islands, US diplomatic push stirs memories of neglect

In Pacific islands, US diplomatic push stirs memories of neglect

Small Pacific island nations are gaining attention amid US-China rivalry after years of being overlooked.

China influenced Kiribati exit from Pacific Islands Forum, MP claims

China influenced Kiribati exit from Pacific Islands Forum, MP claims

Opposition leader calls withdrawal from PIF an ‘extreme move’ and claims the reasons offered by Kiribati’s president were just excuses

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Kiribati faces constitutional crisis after government suspends both high court justices

Kiribati faces constitutional crisis after government suspends both high court justices

Second judge suspended as legal challenge from first judge due to begin, escalating ongoing controversy over separation of powers

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