By Pita Ligaiula CANBERRA, 26 JUNE 2026 (PACNEWS)–Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent feature of the region’s future, while stressing that Pacific countries retain the right to determine their own paths.  Speaking in an interview in Canberra, […] The post Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says appeared first on Island Times News .