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Australia’s recent election, described as a ‘Labor landslide’, has been received positively as a sign of stability in Pacific policy. But an international relations expert warns that shifting global trade deals and tariffs may pose challenges for New Zealand exporters. Speaking on Pacific Mornings, Geoffrey Miller said Anthony Albanese’s re-election as Australia’s Prime Minister emphasises that the continuity of key cabinet...

Bougainville Electoral Commissioner, Desmond Tsianai has clarified that the creation of the Bougainville Constituent Assembly by the ABG in March this year will not affect the 2025 Bougainville General Elections. “I want to assure the general public that the creation of the Bougainville Constituent Assembly by the ABG will not have an impact on the conduct of the 2025 ABG...

A Pacific leader says aid should be viewed as an investment in people rather than charity, especially for Pacific communities. The message emerged during a forum focussed on New Zealand-funded projects. Community leaders from Kiribati, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu gathered in Aotearoa last week for ChildFund’s panel discussion titled ‘Aid is Under Attack - Meet Pacific Community Leaders Implementing Kiwi-Funded...

The Cold War could heat up again in the Asia-Pacific region and China must strengthen domestic political stability and national security in a deteriorating geopolitical environment, Beijing said in a white paper on Monday. Ideological subversion “by hostile forces” must be prevented and the rule of the Communist Party must be guaranteed, as the country faces “increasing external security pressure”...

Forty years on from its bombing in Auckland - causing an almighty diplomatic rift and cementing New Zealand's anti-nuclear outlook - the Rainbow Warrior is returning. The Greenpeace-staffed yacht will dock in the City of Sails for the anniversary in July, completing a similar journey that its precursor vessel undertook in 1985. The Rainbow Warrior sailed south to New Zealand after...

Journalists are at the frontline of the digital revolution and need to adapt to new technologies while also maintaining their core mission of informing, investigating, and upholding public interest. This is according to former journalist and current First Secretary (Trade and Economic) at the New Zealand High Commission in Suva, Adham Crichton while speaking during the World Media Freedom Day...

How a Political Walkout Backfired and Strengthened GNUT's Grip on Power By Ronald Toito’ona The recent political upheaval that unfolded following the dramatic walkout of 10 Members of Parliament—including political heavyweights Manasseh Sogavare and Manasseh Maelanga—threw Solomon Islands into yet another wave of political uncertainty, triggering a second motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele within a year. The attempted...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has introduced a merit points criteria to enhance its procurement system for major projects in the Pacific. ADB’s Director General for the Pacific Department, Emma Veve told PACNEWS the merit points criteria are now built into all of the Bank’s procurement processes across the Pacific. “Last year all of the contracts valued above USD$10 million are...

The General Secretary of the People’s Alliance Party (PAP), Sila Balawa, told FBC News Tuesday majority of their members say they are only with the party because of its leader and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. FBC News had questioned Balawa about Rabuka’s recent request for the PA’s Executive and Management Committees to add the topic of leadership succession to the...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spruiked Labor’s “positive agenda” after his new-look ministry were sworn in. Governor-General Sam Mostyn conducted Tuesday’s swearings-in, well and truly drawing a line under the factional fighting that reshaped the Prime Minister’s cabinet and outer ministry. It also clears the way for Albanese to get back to work after more than six weeks of governing...