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23 August 2026

Australia pushes sporting diplomacy to new levels in the Pacific

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Australia pushes sporting diplomacy to new levels in the Pacific

The Albanese government has been unabashed in using rugby league as a key tool in Australia’s diplomatic arsenal, integrating the business of sport to an unusual degree into treaty-based relationships ...

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