Australia probes $1 billion Nauru-China business deal

Major suspicions over China’s $1b deal

Australia is investigating whether one of our closest neighbours has breached a security treaty by locking arms in a lucrative deal with Beijing.

Australia probing Nauru business deal with Chinese firm

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Australia Probing Whether Nauru’s $1 Billion China Deal Breaches Security Treaty

The Australian government is investigating whether Nauru’s new AU$1 billion (US$650 million) development deal with a Chinese corporation breaches an ongoing bilateral security pact. That pact, agreed to in December 2024, requires Nauru to seek Australia’s consent before entering into any third-party security arrangement, including projects involving critical infrastructure such as telecommunications or banking. The exclusivity condition is aimed…

Billion-dollar Chinese investment proposed in Nauru sparks concern in Canberra

Australia has pressed Nauru for more detail about a claimed billion-dollar investment agreement that it has signed with a mysterious Chinese company, as federal government officials scramble to ensure the Pacific nation is not breaching a landmark treaty it signed with Australia just nine months ago.

Australia to probe $1b Chinese company deal with Nauru

The Albanese government has confirmed it is seeking confirmation whether Nauru's deal with a Chinese corporation has breached...

Australia probes Nauru-China business deal

Australia was Tuesday investigating whether Pacific microstate Nauru breached a security treaty by inking a lucrative business deal with a Chinese company. Nauru. File photo: SlimMars/Pexels. Nauru last week announced it had signed a US$650 million economic development agreement with the China Rural Revitilisation and Development Corporation. Australian Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy said officials were looking into whether that …