Australia dumps its care crisis on the Pacific – new report
Skilled health workers from Pacific Island countries are being poached to plug Australia’s shortage of care workers, leaving the health systems in their home...
Report warns Fiji facing deepening health Workforce crisis as labour schemes drain skilled workers
The Australia Institute says labour mobility schemes are worsening the health workforce crisis in the Pacific, with registered nurses and other skilled workers leaving...
Second written nomination for Prime Minister-Designate confirmed
The Office of the Interim Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga has confirmed receipt of a second written nomination for the position of...
Marshallese families in Northwest Arkansas reel from Trump deportations
The Trump administration's aggressive action on deportations has resulted in over 40 Marshallese being deported from the Northwest Arkansas area in 2025, a significant...
‘United we stand, divided we fall:’ Pacific island nations urged to create collective seabed...
Recognising that the march toward the use of seabed resources is nearly unstoppable at this point, a new paper urges Pacific island nations to...
Korea–Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers advance cooperation for a resilient, peaceful and prosperous Blue Pacific
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers concluded the 6th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers Meeting in Seoul held from 8-9 December, reaffirming their commitment to...
Vanuatu Speaker’s unconstitutional ruling to cost over VT16M in MPs’ sitting allowances: Ngwele
Vanuatu deputy Leader of the Opposition Jay Ngwele said the ruling of the Speaker of Parliament, Stephen Felix, to close Parliament on 14 November...
UK strips Nauru of visa-free access over new citizenship programme
The United Kingdom has imposed visa requirements on Nauru nationals effective on 09 December, citing the Pacific nation’s citizenship by investment (CBI) programme as...
Fiji secures landmark agreement at UNEA-7, Calls for one ocean finance facility
Team Fiji has achieved a major breakthrough at the Seventh United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), by successfully securing an agreement on their resolution, “Accelerating...
Defence briefs Pacific nations on China’s naval flotilla but ‘final destination’ unknown
Australian Defence officials have been briefing Pacific nations about the formidable capabilities and weaponry of a Chinese naval flotilla in the region, which the...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...