AFP sounds alarm over Pacific drug trade after 17 tonnes seized in 2026
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says the Pacific is facing an escalating national security threat from transnational drug trafficking after 17 tonnes of illicit...
PNG highest Court rejects Nomane case over no-confidence motion
Papua New Guinea Parliament will not be recalled to debate a motion of confidence in Prime Minister James Marape.
This follows a Supreme Court ruling...
Naupa warns Australia’s Pacific security focus is hurting Vanuatu ties
A new policy brief by ni-Vanuatu researcher Anna Naupa has warned that Australia’s growing focus on security threats in the Pacific is straining relations...
Tuvalu, Fiji and PNG deepen regional cooperation at Ocean Summit
Strengthening regional ties was among the key discussions held between Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo and Fiji’s Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, during bilateral talks...
PM Wale sworn in, names Cabinet Ministers
Former Opposition leader Matthew Cooper Wale was sworn in Friday as the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands after securing victory in a closely...
New policy brief urges regional summit to tackle Pacific meth crisis
A new paper from the Pacific Security College proposes a cross-sector regional summit in 2027 to shape coordinated responses to the escalating methamphetamine crisis...
Fiji joint anti-drug task force launched in Western division
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces and Fiji Police Force have officially launched a joint counter narcotics task force operation in the Western division,...
Strengthened Pacific media at heart of PCBL’s Regional News Development Programme
A strengthened, connected and resilient media which upholds accountability is at the heart of Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited's (PCBL) Regional News Development Programme, funded...
Press freedom spotlights Fiji media
Fiji's journalists have been recognised for their role in defending accountability and public trust.
At a World Press Freedom Day reception in Suva, media freedom,...
IMF warns Kiribati faces rising risks despite strong growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Kiribati has recorded stronger economic growth than many Pacific Island countries and sharply reduced poverty, but warned that...
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Bougainville independence must be resolved by PNG, Bougainville: Aust Foreign Minister Wong
Australia says the question of Bougainville’s independence must be resolved through negotiations between the Autonomous Bougainville Government and Papua New Guinea, while Canberra is...
PNG faces crisis due to impacts of El Niño, sends warning to rest of...
A severe environmental crisis.
Those were the words used by Papua New Guinea’s First Secretary for the Ministry of Transport, Coffee and Meteorology, Nos Werao...
Fiji takes South Fiji Basin claim to UN
Fiji is seeking international recognition of the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the South Fiji Basin, with its...