Pacific Forum and Japan going head-to-head over planned nuclear wastewater dump
There are hopes an upcoming meeting will throw water on a growing fire surrounding the looming release of radioactive nuclear wastewater into the Pacific...
David Pocock blasts Albanese government as it reauthorises Nauru offshore immigration detention
The Albanese government has reauthorised offshore immigration detention on Nauru and sought to overturn a court decision that forced it to release about 100...
Regional dialogue focuses on Human rights, gender and social inclusion in Pacific Tuna fisheries
A regional dialogue begins today in Nadi led by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), under the European Union (EU) and the Government...
OACPS to support Vanuatu draft resolution seeking climate justice at UN court
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
The 79 member states of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have indicated that...
Vanuatu climate court action gathers wave of support
A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate...
Appointment of Kiribati’s Attorney-General as acting Chief Justice ‘weakens democracy and transparency’, says anti-corruption...
Fears over democratic decline have intensified in Kiribati after the appointment of the country's attorney-general to the position of acting chief justice.
Tetiro Semilota has...
Kiribati law corrosion in Canberra’s sight
Australian government officials are working to bolster Canberra's relationship with Kiribati as the rule of law corrodes in the Pacific nation.
The foreign affairs department's...
Kiribati government’s treatment of its judiciary a concern says NZ Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is concerned at the Kiribati Government's treatment of its judiciary.
The government last week appointed...
Kiribati controversy as Attorney General becomes acting chief justice
The separation of powers crisis in Kiribati escalated on Friday, with the Pacific country’s attorney general, Tetiro Semilota, appointed acting chief justice.
Semilota was sworn...
INTERVIEW: Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’
Ian Fry, Australian National University Professor and Tuvalu’s former ambassador for Climate Change for over 21 years, was appointed in May by the UN...
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Samoa political saga: Challenge to party removal reported
Samoa's prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal.
FAST chairman La'auli Leuatea Schmidt on...
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Chiefs from several constituencies whose members of parliament (MPs) were sworn in as new cabinet ministers on Wednesday hope for a resolution to the...
Coalition government likely in Vanuatu, where women struggle
Unofficial results in the Vanuatu election show another rainbow coalition is likely, with voters again sending a potpourri of parties to parliament.
Ni-Vanuatu went to...