Pacific Islands Forum Meeting preparations on track, says Cook Islands PM
With the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting just around two weeks away, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says they have received confirmation from...
Pasifika Medical Association to deploy medical assistance team to Cook Islands for Pacific Islands...
At the request of the Cook Islands Government, the Pasifika Medical Association’s (PMA) Medical Assistance Team (PACMAT) will deploy a five-member team to the...
Tropical Cyclone Lola develops into category 5 super storm
Tropical Cyclone Lola has strengthened to a category 5 super cyclone, the Fiji Meteorological Service says.
A category 5 cyclone means average winds will surpass...
Whistleblower claims Australian funds for asylum seeker welfare in PNG ‘gone missing’
The Australian-sponsored programme to care for refugees exiled to Papua New Guinea has been riven by corruption, fraud and nepotism, a whistleblower within the...
Fiji’s Military Commander raises concern on Vosarogo’s appointment as AG, appointment will be reviewed...
Fiji’s Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua says the Coalition Government’s unwavering commitment to the 2013 Constitution remains a cornerstone of Fiji’s democracy and...
Bill on traditional knowledge yet to be drafted : Fiji AG
Fiji's Attorney-General Siromi Turaga is optimistic that drafters of the Bill on the ‘Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions will get it ready for...
Labor accused of ‘outrageous secrecy’ as border force confirms 11 asylum seekers sent to...
The Australian Border Force has confirmed it sent 11 asylum seekers to Nauru in September, the first transfer to immigration detention on the Pacific...
EU and OACPS call for swift ratification and implementation of the “Treaty of the...
The European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) has welcomed last month’s signature of the BBNJ agreement (biodiversity...
Last refugees in PNG to begin leaving ‘within weeks’ after Australian funding runs out
The final group of refugees still held in Papua New Guinea a decade after being exiled there by Australia will begin leaving “within weeks”,...
Cook Islands MP-elect has eye on Pacific peoples’ portfolio
The only Pacific MP in New Zealand's National Party has her eye on the Pacific peoples’ portfolio.
“I want to make sure that I deliver,”...
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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...