Pacific Rim climate change conference calls for united front
By Kalinga Seneviratne
Addressing the impact of climate change on oceans and coastal communities requires input from all academic disciplines, an emphasis on collaboration and...
‘Vicious cycle’ of supply and demand fuelling cocaine use
Lower costs of cocaine production have led to falling street prices and increased use of the controlled drug, says a flagship report from the...
Australia-Solomon Islands Leaders’ meeting
Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, welcomed Jeremiah Manele, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands to Canberra on 26 June 2024 on his first international...
Ocean Currents Bringing Plastic Waste to Tonga
By Malia Kavai
Ocean currents across the vast Pacific Ocean are bringing plastic wastes to Tonga. This is the warning from two visiting scholars from...
New Caledonia: France’s way or the Pacific way?
By Denise Fisher
France’s action in transporting eight indigenous New Caledonian detainees to metropolitan France can only fan the flames of ethnic and political difference...
Half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats: WHO
A total of 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly improving...
Solomon Islands: Coconut Industry Face Extinction
By Stephen Diisango*
The hostile, coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) is threatening Solomon Islands coconut plantations likely subjecting to extinction. It poses a serious threat...
OPINION: Small Island Developing States need finance to tackle climate crisis
By Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
In the last few weeks, sadly more than 100 people have died from oppressive heat in India.
In...
Tiny Niue leads Ocean Conservation: New National Geographic documentary
In the vast expanse of the South Pacific, the tiny island nation of Niue, with a population just under 2,000, is making monumental strides...
30th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum Joint Communiqué
The 30th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum was held in Port Moresby on 19 June 2024 and was co-chaired by Justin Tkatchenko, Minister for...
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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration
Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
The proceedings,...
Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says
Australia is considering expanding military recruitment from Pacific Island countries beyond Papua New Guinea but says its initial focus will be on ensuring the...
Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council
Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside...