Nauru election week begins with music festival and beauty pageant
Nauruans will head to the polls on Saturday for two important votes: to elect their members of parliament and to decide on a change...
Vuvale Maritime Centre a symbol of Fiji-Australia security partnership: Marles
Australian deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles says the opening of the Vuvale Maritime Essential Services Centre in Suva marks a major...
China to step up Pacific push after Australia–PNG defence treaty
China will double down on efforts to expand its influence across the Pacific after Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to ink a comprehensive...
Fiji and Australia strengthen defence ties, commit to new treaty talks and deeper security...
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their growing security partnership, committing to deeper defence cooperation and new treaty negotiations under their elevated Vuvale Partnership.
Fiji’s Minister...
All 45 Bougainville seats declared as 2025 General Election concludes peacefully
The Office of the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner (OBEC) has announced the successful conclusion of the 2025 Bougainville General Election, with all 45 seats now...
Micronesia calls for Climate urgency, Oceans Protection and global justice at UNGA
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Wesley W. Simina used his address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly last week to demand urgent...
Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each...
Refugees and asylum seekers held on Nauru claim they can’t afford to eat and are forced to skip meals. Their plight comes despite Australia...
Tonga marks Constitutional milestone, pushes Climate Justice and UN reform at UNGA
Tonga’s Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Eke, used his address at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly last week to highlight Tonga’s...
Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru swimming against the...
“The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency...
PNG and Australia elevate Defence relations with mutual Defence Treaty
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape Thursday announced that Cabinet has formally approved the landmark mutual defence treaty between PNG and Australia, elevating...
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Australian PM Albanese touches down in Fiji ahead of new Pacific deal
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji to seal a landmark treaty in a bid to counter China's influence in the Pacific.
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PM Wale urges Indonesia to pursue dialogue and reduce tensions in West Papua
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called on the Government of Indonesia to take constructive steps toward reducing tensions in West Papua.
This includes...
Opa takes Commerce as Daki loses portfolio but stays in PNG Cabinet
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has stripped the Commerce and Industry portfolio from Win Bakri Daki, appointing Finance Minister Thomas Opa to...