Guam’s bid for Pacific Islands Forum status gains traction amid decolonisation push
When residents of Guam celebrate Independence Day at one of the island’s two major U.S military bases on Thursday, the festivities will be tinged...
Fight over Seabed Agency leadership turns nasty
Allegations of possible payments to help secure votes. Claims of abuse of agency funds by top diplomats. A possible job offer to entice a...
NZ focus on resilience and education in Nauru
New Zealand and Nauru are deepening their relationship, including on economic resilience and education, deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says.
“New Zealand and Nauru have...
Journalism is the oxygen of democracy: Fiji deputy PM
Journalism is the oxygen of democracy and Fiji now has true democracy as the people are able to share freely and their positions no...
Vanuatu launches first documented Foreign Policy
The Government of Vanuatu, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade (MoFAICET), launched its first documented Foreign Policy Wednesday.
Deputy Prime...
Australia to strike new funding deal with PNG to manage transferred asylum seekers
The Albanese government will strike a new funding deal with Papua New Guinea to support asylum seekers after the country threatened to send them...
Forum SG Waqa emphasises unified efforts in regional Ocean Governance and BBNJ Implementation
Forum Secretary General, Baron Waqa Wednesday reiterated the importance of ocean governance at the Regional Ocean Governance and BBNJ Workshop in Suva.
“Ocean governance is...
Future of New Zealand’s Nauru resettlement deal unclear
New Zealand is unlikely to resettle its full quota of refugees from Nauru under its 2022 agreement with Australia, and faces choices on the...
Fiji AG calls on Acting DPP Rabuku to resign
Fiji's Attorney-General Graham Leung has called on the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions John Rabuku to do the honourable thing and resign.
In a statement,...
Death at Sea film, campaign seeks enhanced protections for fisheries observers
A campaign launched by Human Rights at Sea International, centred around a film about Eritara Aati Kaierua, a Kiribati fisheries observer who died at...
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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...