
With its shipping lanes and deep-sea ports, the South Pacific is strategically important to both the US and China. But Trump has left Australia to hold the line against Beijing’s growing influence. https://t.co/c1wne2bslO— Bloomberg (@business) May 3, 2025 Australian PM Anthony Albanese has been re-elected for a second term — the nation’s first leader in more than 20 years to win back-to-back el..