Australia and the Pacific are in prime position to host landmark COP31 summit
By Professor Ben Newell and Dr Wesley Morgan
An announcement about who will host the 2026 UN climate summit is expected during COP29 discussions in...
COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’
Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell told negotiators at COP29 in Baku that setting...
Loss and damage: island nations face $75 billion climate change bill by 2050, as...
The world's most climate vulnerable islands including Jamaica, Fiji and Samoa, face a spiralling bill for economic loss and damage tied to extreme weather...
Road to COP29: Up to 80 side events to amplify Pacific voices at the...
As the clock ticks towards the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, from...
CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the Pacific?
Applying CHOGM outcomes on climate change, oceans, blackbirding offers new secretary-general shot at relevance.
Commentary by Tess Newton Cain
As CHOGM came to a close,...
“We’re here as family”: Forum delegation arrives in New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan, in Noumea, New Caledonia
After months of delay, a high-level Pacific Islands Forum mission has arrived in New Caledonia for three...
Is Fiji losing its global standing?
Op-ed by Maureen Penjueli
Fiji’s noble banner blue has always flown high at the international level. We have enjoyed the status of a country...
From humble beginnings to academic heights
By Tony Hiriasia Jr
From the remote village of Rara in the southern region of Malaita Province to earning a PhD in Politics and International...
Standing in Solidarity with the Pacific: “If we save the Pacific, we will save...
Op-Ed by Dirk Wagener, UN Resident Coordinator for Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
When United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres recently visited the...
The Pacific Islands News Association at 50: part 2
A perspective on the history and future of the Pacific Islands News Association from incoming President Kalafi Moala
The Pacific Islands Media Freedom (PIMF) Index...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...