Labor is making big promises for a Pacific development bank, but questions remain
- Written by Matthew Dornan, Research Fellow, Australian National University
Locals in Kiribati building a sea wall to protect the low-lying Pacific island from rising sea waters.Elise Scott/AAP
This week, Opposition leader Bill Shorten used a major foreign policy speech at the Lowy Institute to announce that, if elected, a future Labor government would establish an infrastructure investment bank for the Pacific islands.
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