PNG Marape to hold talks with Fiji PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is expected to have bilateral talks focusing on trade and regional security with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni...
DPP: No charges against Fiji PM Rabuka, former PM Bainimarama and other high profile...
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will not lay charges against Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama...
‘Not my king’: UK republicans want King Charles coronation to be the last
On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue...
Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia
Anxieties are growing in Canberra that a landmark security agreement between Australia and Vanuatu could stall in the Pacific nation's parliament, with Prime Minister...
Long-serving Niue MP wants ‘democracy observed at all levels in politics’
O'Love, or Veve, Jacobsen has been winning elections in Niue for the past 35 years, apart from a spell when she was the country's...
Australia to increase funding in the Pacific in ‘whole of government’ package worth hundreds...
A wide-ranging Pacific assistance package covering environmental, military, and economic support for Australia's closest neighbours will be unveiled in Tuesday's budget, as the Albanese...
U.S to open embassy in Tonga – Vanuatu and Kiribati could be next
The United States says it will open a new Embassy in Tonga this month as Washington steps up its diplomatic presence in the Pacific...
Fiji urged to uphold one-China principle
The Chinese Embassy has called on Fiji to uphold the one-China principle, stating that the Taiwan question is a matter of China’s sovereignty and...
Marine sanctuary expansion alarms Pacific governors
The prospect of expanding a marine sanctuary has alarmed CNMI Governor Arnold I. Palacios, Guam Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero and American Samoa Governor Lemanu...
Cop28 boss slams rich nations “dismal” $100bn finance failure
The president of the Cop28 climate talks has blamed rich nations’ “dismal” failure to provide US$100 billion a year in climate finance to developing...
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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...