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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.

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Kiribati government's attempts to deport High Court justice David Lambourne to Australia found to be invalid and quashed

Justice David Lambourne was suspended from his position over alleged misconduct in May and earlier this month the government of Kiribati twice tried to deport him, but an appeals court has found the move to be "invalid".

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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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Bid to deport Australian judge quashed

An Australian-born high court judge in Kiribati has won an appeal to stop his deportation from the Pacific island nation.

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Pacific Island high courts are still dominated by foreign judges, but a constitutional crisis in Kiribati is exposing the risks

The battle in Kiribati between the government and an Australian-born High Court justice has caused a constitutional crisis, drawing attention to the role and vulnerabilities of foreign judges in the Pacific — and there's a lot of them. So why does the region still have so many serving on its…

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Australian-born judge released from immigration detention in Kiribati, after being held overnight

David Lambourne, who serves on the high court of Kiribati, was detained on Thursday after a failed attempt by the Kiribati government to deport him

The Guardian - AU

Australian judge fights Kiribati expulsion

An Australian judge in Kiribati says an attempt by authorities to deport him was aimed at leveraging his wife who is the Pacific nation’s opposition leader.

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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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Fewer than 120,000 people inhabit Kiribati yet they apparently hold $682m in Australian banks

Fewer than 120,000 people inhabit Kiribati and the median household income is about $12,000. Yet data released by the Australian Taxation Office reveals $682 million in Australian bank accounts belong to foreign tax residents from the tiny Pacific nation.

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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.

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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

The Guardian - AU

Pacific island national leaders declare climate emergency

Pacific island national leaders have declared a climate emergency and agreed to try to bring Kiribati back to the region’s main diplomatic grouping

The Independent UK

Solomons leader: Chinese base would make his people targets

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says his new country’s security pact with Beijing would not allow China to build a military base on the South Pacific nation

The Independent UK

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.

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US VP Harris Launches Pacific Push with New Embassies, Envoy

The United States launched a major push into the Pacific Wednesday as it seeks to hold off China's advances in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris announcing the opening of new embassies in Tonga and Kiribati at a key regional summit. Washington will also appoint its first-ever envoy to…

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US VP Harris launches Pacific push with new embassies, envoy

Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - The United States launched a major push into the Pacific Wednesday as it seeks to hold off China's advances in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris announcing the opening of two new embassies at a key regional summit.

The Guardian - AU

Power struggle with China and regional rift in focus as Anthony Albanese heads to Pacific Islands forum

Absence of Kiribati from the meeting is ‘really devastating’ to the body’s long-term strategy, security expert says

The Guardian - AU

US announces new embassies in major Pacific push as it jostles with China for influence in region

Vice-president Kamala Harris has announced postings in Kiribati and Tonga as leaders gather in Fiji for the Pacific Islands Forum

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US Vice-President Kamala Harris makes virtual appearance at Pacific Islands Forum to unveil major plans for the region

Despite major powers being sidelined from the Pacific Islands Forum, Vice-President Kamala Harris appears virtually to make a series of announcements showing the US is intent on reasserting its presence in the region as China continues to expand its footprint.

AFP

Pacific leaders struggle to keep focus on climate at key summit

Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - US-China rivalry and an inter-island rift overshadowed the start of a landmark Pacific summit Tuesday, hampering efforts to focus world attention on the islands' dire climate crisis.

The Independent UK

Australia foreign minister urges Pacific neighbors to unite

Australia’s foreign minister is urging Pacific island neighbors to unite on their shared challenges of U.S.-China strategic competition, climate change and COVID-19

The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

PIF leaders lament loss of Pacific unity

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined calls urging Micronesian breakaway nation Kiribati to return to the Pacific Islands Forum.

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Ardern won't speculate on Kiribati withdrawal from PIF

The PM is downplaying suggestions China played a role in Kiribati breaking ties with the Pacific Islands Forum, saying while the move is disappointing, it's not a sign of wider disunity.

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Islands Forum: Ardern says total membership ‘critical’ as PIF shaken by Kiribati’s exit

New Zealand prime minister says leaders had been trying to persuade Kiribati not to withdraw from the forum

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