Australia politics live: Vanuatu pledges not to host foreign military base in treaty signed today; Liberal frontbencher calls for party ‘rebrand’

Vanuatu formally pledged today not to host foreign military bases, according to The Guardian. The move reflects the Pacific nation's bid to maintain strategic independence amid U.S.-China regional competition. In domestic news, Australia's antisemitism royal commission resumed hearings, and a Liberal frontbencher called for the party to rebrand—signaling internal unease about the coalition's direction.

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