PNG rules out China pact as PM arrives in Australia
Papua New Guinea has flatly ruled out signing a security deal with China as Prime Minister James Marape touches down in Australia.
Marape attended an...
Fiji Home Affairs Minister calls for probe into border agency drug links
Border security agencies must carry out their own internal investigations to flush out their own who are involved in the drug business, says Fiji...
Kiribati president hails China-Kiribati friendship
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau says that Kiribati and China have continued to forge a friendship rooted in mutual respect, cooperation, and commitment
Maamau made the...
Former PNG PM O’Neill worried about laws to curb media, freedom of speech
The Papua New Guinea Government plans to introduce laws to curb free speech and freedom of the press, former prime minister Peter O’Neill says.
In...
Tonga government to ‘talanoa’ with King about unconstitutional directive – Acting PM
Tonga's Acting Prime Minister Samiuela Vaipulu says the government will resolve its differences with the King “the Pacific Way”
This comes after the government rejected...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum and Sharma granted bail
FijiFirst Leader Voreqe Bainimarama, former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and former Health Minister Dr Neil Prakash Sharma have been granted bail by the Suva...
U.S-Pacific Island allies’ security pact renewals stall in Senate budget
The renewal of key provisions in the Compacts of Free Association (COFAs) with Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia has been omitted from the...
Tonga’s Cabinet rejects King’s attempt to remove Ministers
Tonga's Cabinet has defied an order issued by King Tupou VI to dismiss three Ministerial appointments.
In response to the King's directive, Cabinet conveyed to...
Former Fiji leaders charged with tender irregularities to appear in court
Three prominent figures, former Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, his Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Health Minister, Dr Neil Prakash Sharma will will appear...
Papua New Guinea’s PM to address Australian parliament as Pacific security race with China...
Australia will roll out the red carpet to the visiting Papua New Guinea prime minister, James Marape, amid efforts to stall China’s security talks...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...