Guns in high demand, Arms smuggling linked to PNG elections
As the 2022 General Election looms, firearms are being smuggled into the Papua New Guinea Highlands region from various parts of the country, says...
AUKUS disrupts “a very peaceful part of planet earth”
By Nic Maclellan
With anti-nuclear sentiment on the rise across the islands, the Morrison government’s nuclear submarine ambitions have undercut the prime minister’s claim...
Ministers nut-out shared security threats at South Pacific Defence meeting
Australia’s defence minister, Peter Dutton, has chaired a meeting with his counterparts from Chile, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga with...
EU and Indo-Pacific leaders commit to enhance cooperation on climate action
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, the President of the Marshall Islands David Kabua and the Prime Minister of Samoa Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa exchanged views...
UNMISS farewells Police Commissioner as an “extraordinary leader and woman of caliber”
With emotion shining in her eyes, Fijian Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa watched with pride as her police officers marched in tight formation before her in a...
A peacekeeper and a leader: Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, UNMISS Police Commissioner A peacekeeper and a...
By Priyanka Chowdhury
Police Commissioner Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa is a mother, a career woman and above all, a committed police officer. In her professional life,...
Samoan connections unearthed in Pandora Papers leak
The global Pandora Papers leak has shed light on the links between an Australian accountant who set up an offshore financial advisory firm in...
Constitutional case filed against Vanuatu President
A constitutional case over the recent pardoning of three former Prime Ministers of Vanuatu, Rialuth Serge Vohor, Joe Natuman and Charlot Salwai, has been...
How the Pacific might get caught up in the latest US-China-Taiwan stoush
An Australian security expert says the Pacific would be at "at real risk" if military conflict did break out over Taiwan, as China steps...
Ignoring international law in the Blue Pacific
Colonised peoples have rights to resources, on land and in the oceans, and this must be recognised.
By Nic Maclellan
Both the Australian Labour Party...
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Pacific climate plight in sights of new Greens senator
Australia must heed Pacific calls for a more ambitious climate strategy as the region faces an existential threat, a former environmental lawyer turned Greens...
Fiji recognises women diplomats and their contribution to foreign services
Fiji is proud to join the global community in observing the International Day for Women in Diplomacy commemorated this week on 24 June, 2024.
The...
From overfished to sustainable harvests: Pacific Bluefin Tuna rebound to new highs
The recovery of Pacific bluefin tuna has achieved a major milestone—the species exceeded international targets a decade ahead of schedule.
The rebuilding of Pacific bluefin...