King Charles, Queen plan six-day Australia visit
Canberra and Sydney are set to roll out a royal welcome ahead of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s first visit to Australia as a...
Pacific Island Leaders call for bold action to replenish IDA
Leaders from across Pacific Island countries have called for a robust 21st replenishment of the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA21), echoing the call...
PM Rabuka hails new flight simulators as game-changer for Fiji Airways and the nation
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has praised Fiji Airways for commissioning new Full Flight Simulators, calling it a “momentous occasion” for both the airline...
New drug laws vital to Fiji’s security: Assistant Home Affairs Minister Vakalalabure
Fiji's Assistant Minister for Home Affairs Ratu Rakuita Vakalalabure Tuesday stressed the urgency of addressing Fiji’s drug problem.
Speaking at the National Workshop for Counter...
Landmark settlements for children detained in Nauru
Two children who were detained offshore in Nauru have won federal court settlements from the Australian government for medical negligence and abdicating its duty...
Climate change issue highlighted, Australia remains committed
Australia remains committed to addressing climate change issues affecting the Pacific region including Solomon Islands.
That’s the assurance from Australia’s Ambassador for First Nations People,...
World Bank President, Ajay Banga highlights youth and women, in talanoa with Pacific Leaders
The World Bank Group President, Ajay Banga met last week with Leaders and representatives of Forum member governments that are members of the World...
Pacific islands submit court proposal for recognition of ecocide as a crime
Three developing countries have taken the first steps towards transforming the world’s response to climate breakdown and environmental destruction by making ecocide a punishable...
One Pacific journey to the CBD-COP16 underway
The One Pacific journey to the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) is now underway in Apia,...
King Charles confirms arrival date in Samoa and areas closed off
The head of the Commonwealth and Britain’s monarch King Charles III will arrive in Samoa on 25 October, towards the end of the Commonwealth...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...