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Jenny Hayward-Jones writes in an opinion piece for ABC's The Drum that just because Chinese companies are engaged in economic competition in the Pacific Islands does not mean Australia's dominance in the region is under threat.

In this opinion piece in The West Australian, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf and Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Dr C Raja Mohan argue that Western Australia is a natural strategic link between Australia and India in the Indo-Pacific.

Outlines the benefits to Papua New Guinea  in striking an asylum seeker deal with Australia but argues that PNG faces many difficulties in resettling asylum seekers

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs overview of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Includes links to all member countries

Australian Financial Review article: Although China has turned exporters' heads in recent years, Japan is still a critical trading partner. Indeed, it's likely an Economic Partnership Agreement will be signed with Japan before one is signed with China, if reports in the Japanese media are to believed. It is understood agreement with Japan on how agricultural subsidies will be handled is near, which should pave the way to an EPA - more commonly called a free trade agreement - in the very near future.

ABC News report: Reasons why an FTA with China is so urgent but so slow in progressing. Video 1 min 24 sec duration

Australian article: The executive chairman of the company behind Australia's top-selling cheese brand has warned that the Australian government's support for the car industry is holding up a free-trade agreement with China.

Overview from the Australian Embassy in China of trade links between Australia and China

An overview of Australia' Free TRade agreements (FTAs) with countries in the Asia Pacific Region. Click on each FTA for further information

Migration rates from New Zealand to australia appear two be falling

CANBERRA, June 3 AAP - India is now the biggest single source of permanent migrants to Australia overtaking Chinese arrivals, new data shows.

ABC News transcript: Australia and India have agreed to increase military cooperation and will run a joint military exercise next year

The Age article: Declaring the "9/11 decade" to be over, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that Australia's national security focus will switch firmly to the Asia-Pacific region, where the rise of new powers is creating a "more crowded and complex" strategic landscape. Includes the rise of digital threats and security