Australia news live: PM signs defence pact with Fiji; Meta tells antisemitism inquiry it banned some claims about ‘Zionists’

Australia's Prime Minister has signed a defence pact with Fiji, known as the Vuvale treaty, expanding the nation's mutual defence commitments in the Indo-Pacific region. According to the Guardian, this agreement joins existing pacts with the United States, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. In other news, Meta executives are appearing before Australia's royal commission on antisemitism, the Guardian reports. The company has told the inquiry it has banned certain claims about Zionists as part of its efforts to combat antisemitic content on its platform.

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