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,”...
World Bank controversy sends loss and damage talks into overtime
The president of the next UN climate summit, Cop28, has told government negotiators they must agree how to set up a new loss and...
Small islands struggle to get help from the Green Climate Fund
Government officials from small island developing states (SIDS) have said they find it difficult to get money from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for...
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Pacific Elders call for reversal of Forum’s Israel partnership
The Pacific Elders’ Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel, saying the decision conflicts...
PNG sets 2035 climate targets, pledges net- negative emissions
Papua New Guinea has set new climate targets to increase renewable energy, reduce deforestation and strengthen climate resilience, while aiming for net-negative emissions by...
Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking...