Australia to help fix internet for Pacific nations in bid to counter China
Australia has partnered with Japan and the U.S to help improve internet access in three Pacific island nations in efforts to counter China’s influence...
Massive referendum boycott highlights ongoing division in New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan
Provisional figures in the New Caledonia referendum on self-determination show an overwhelming No to independence. But this result only comes from...
New Caledonia votes to stay in France; separatists boycott
Voters in the French island territory of New Caledonia chose overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France, in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence forces...
Samoa Speaker to delay swearing in of two women MPs
Samoa Speaker of Parliament, Papali’i Li’o Oloipola Tae’u Masipa’u is considering delaying the Swearing in of the two women appointed under Article 44 (1A),...
Over 53,000 displaced by king tides in PNG
More than 53,000 people in the coastal areas and atolls have been displaced and affected by king tides in Papua New Guinea, the National...
More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the...
French Polynesia vaccination law endorsed by Paris court
The French Polynesian government says France's highest court has approved the local vaccination law, which will now come into force in January.
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Palau gets vehicles, protocol training from Indonesia ahead of Our Ocean Conference
Palau last week received 10 police vehicles and four protocol cars from The Indonesian government in support of preparations for the upcoming Our Ocean...
Villagers file human rights complaint over plan for giant PNG goldmine
More than 2,000 people in 60 villages in Papua New Guinea’s north – where the country’s largest gold, copper and silver mine is slated...
Only 11pc of Papua New Guinea population vaccinated
With 22 days away to go before the year ends, Papua New Guinea is well short of reaching its goal of vaccinating 1.8 million...
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