Australia’s ‘shameful’ cocaine habit prompts $600m Pacific package
<figure><img width="800" height="600" src="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?w=800" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png 800w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?resize=600,450 600w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?resize=200,150 200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?resize=780,585 780w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?resize=706,530 706w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?resize=150,113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="702245" data-permalink="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/australias-shameful-cocaine-habit-prompts-600m-pacific-package/pacnews2-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-title="PACNEWS2 (2)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-2.png?w=800" /></figure> <p>Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pledge $600 million (US$429.96 million) for a new Pacific-wide initiative to combat the surge of illicit drug smuggling in the region, especially cocaine bound for Australia.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/australias-shameful-cocaine-habit-prompts-600m-pacific-package/">Australia’s ‘shameful’ cocaine habit prompts $600m Pacific package</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg">Post Courier</a>.</p>