The Evolution of Australia’s Sports Diplomacy in the Pacific
Australia has made its biggest Pacific sporting bet so far. Will it deliver results for both Australia and the Pacific Islands?
By Rafael Costa
In December...
It’s not gender or climate — it’s both or it’s neither
By Erin Anderson
Climate change and gender inequality are two of the biggest challenges we face today. Yet they are too often treated as separate...
The island paradise with the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic
Fiji’s spiralling health crisis is linked to an explosion in methamphetamine that threatens to turn the Pacific into a ‘semi-narco region’
By Sarah Newey,...
Pacific nations battle billion-dollar drug trade
As transnational crime syndicates target our Pacific waters, the Oceania Customs Organisation is working with its 24 member countries to defend our vast ocean...
Deep Sea Mining advances, but science and global rules lag behind
A U.S-based ecologist says deep-sea mining is edging closer to commercial reality as extraction technologies advance and demand for critical minerals rises, but scientific...
Public service media help anchor reliable information
By Prashanth Pillay, Jo Elsom
Across the Indo-Pacific, people are spending more time online but finding it harder to know what to trust. The 2025...
Pacific Youth, Climate Justice, and the Myth of Political Change in Fiji
The year ahead will show whether Fiji’s political old guard can cede to a new generation, or if it will merely continue feeding on...
Population decline in FSM and RMI
By Stephen Howes
The urge to survive is a powerful one, for both an individual and a country.
Nauru, whose population was decimated by infectious disease...
Pacific Regional GBV Counselling Framework launched to strengthen survivor support across the region
The Regional Working Group on the Implementation of Domestic Violence/Family Protection Legislation (RWG), together with the Pacific Women’s Network to End Violence Against Women,...
Sustainable fisheries can’t be built on exploited labour
By Alfred "Bubba" Cook
The connection between human welfare and ocean conservation is direct and unavoidable, a new op-ed argues, because lawlessness toward people often...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...