Aust PM to host series of Pacific leaders’ meetings in Queensland
After returning from Fiji and the Solomon Islands and signing historic agreements with Fiji and Vanuatu, Prime Minister Albanese will host Pacific leaders from...
CROP heads discuss 2050 strategy, energy crisis and COP31 preparations
The 66th Heads of Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) Meeting convened at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on Tuesday, focusing on...
Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months
The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the...
Australia, Solomon Islands begin talks on comprehensive treaty as Albanese announces education package
Australia and Solomon Islands will begin negotiations on a new comprehensive treaty, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirming discussions are already underway following talks...
Tonga ratifies CTBT, completing Treaty universalisation in Pacific region
Tonga has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), becoming the 179th State to do so and completing universalisation of the Treaty across the Pacific...
Forum Chair Wale protests China’s missile test in the Pacific
Forum Chair and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has lodged a strong protest over China's ballistic missile test in the Pacific, saying it...
PNG PM Marape calls on global superpowers to halt missile tests after Chinese launch
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called on all global military powers to respect the Pacific as an 'Ocean of Peace' following...
Australia to host Pacific leaders as China threat looms
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will host a trio of Pacific prime ministers as he tries to bolster Australia's regional influence amid the creeping...
Thousands without power In U.S Pacific Islands after Super Typhoon
Tens of thousands of people were without power Tuesday on Guam and the Northern Marianas after a super typhoon tore through the U.S Pacific...
Pacific Elders warn against external influence in regional security
Pacific Elders have warned that growing geopolitical competition is reshaping the region and have called for Pacific security to remain firmly under the control...
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Forum struggles with missile dilemma
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
AS they gather in Palau this week for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, regional leaders want development partners to...
Forum SG Waqa urges regional media to put Pacific voices at the centre
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific media must ensure the region’s stories are told by Pacific voices and from a Pacific perspective, Forum...
Pacific Leaders face longer agenda as geopolitical pressures mount
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders will meet next week against a more challenging regional backdrop, with geopolitics, transnational crime, economic...