Palau becomes the first UN Member State to ratify global Marine Biodiversity Treaty
The Pacific Island nation of Palau has become the first member state of the United Nations to deposit its instrument of ratification of the...
A new government in the making in Tuvalu
Reports coming from Funafuti seem to suggest that a new government is in the making – comprising Opposition members from the previous Parliament and...
Australia wary of China’s security ambitions in the Pacific
Australia considers itself the economic and security guardian of the Pacific region.
But increasingly China has ambitions to further its interests among island nations.
This week,...
Election Day set for Solomon Islands on April 17, 2024
Solomon Islands estimated 400,000 registered voters will go to the poll on Wednesday 17th April this year.
The date was approved by a recent meeting...
Papua New Guinea highlights Australia ties after China security deal report
Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister has reaffirmed close security ties with Australia following a report that the Pacific island country – recently rocked by...
Australia the ‘Security Partner of Choice’ in South Pacific – PM Albanese
Australia is the “security partner of choice”for neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG), Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, after the biggest Pacific Island...
Pacific’s poor showing in global anti-corruption index
Transparency International says the latest Corruption Perception Index shows another year of "little to no meaningful progress" towards curbing corruption in the Asia-Pacific region.
Transparency...
Vanuatu Opposition disputes Government of National Unity status
Vanuatu leader of Opposition and Member of Parliament for Port Vila, Ishmael Kalsakau, has raised concerns, stating that the Government of National Unity (GNU)...
Fiji PM to attend 3rd EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum
Fiji's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sitiveni Rabuka will participate in the 3rd EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Brussels, Belgium this week.
At...
Atoll nations, predicted to sink, have kept pace with sea-level rise
For an attention-grabbing speech to the 2022 UN climate conference, a Tuvalu cabinet minister stood on one of atoll nation’s smallest islands and predicted...
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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...