Australia-New Zealand travel bubble with Fiji and Pacific islands ‘can counter China’

Calls are mounting for Australia and New Zealand to allow their Pacific neighbours into the “Trans Tasman bubble” they are setting up to kick-start economic activity, with proponents saying it will ensure they remain in the game as Chinese influence expands in the region. The arrangement would allow for freer movement of people and goods and Australian MP Dave Sharma, a close ally of Prime Minister Scott Morrison, opined last week that the “Trans-Tasman bubble doesn’t go far enough … We look…

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