China requested heavily armed security team be sent to Solomon Islands, leaked documents reveal
China requested that a plainclothes 10-person security detail armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle be dispatched to Solomon Islands...
Australian minister Zed Seselja deployed to Solomon Islands
Zed Seselja will visit the Solomons despite the federal government being in caretaker mode.
Australia's Pacific Minister Zed Seselja has flown to Honiara to strengthen...
Palau adamant youth get a seat at the table in Our Ocean conference
Palau's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment Steven Victor says it is significant for Palau to be the first small island developing state...
Wallisian party withdraws from Caledonian Union partnership
The ethnic Wallisian party in New Caledonia's Congress, which holds the balance of power, has pulled out of its partnership with the pro-independence Caledonian...
Former Palau leader fears marine sanctuary act could be ditched
A former leader of Palau is “frustrated” about the foreign fishing lobby trying to influence national leaders to get rid of a critical law...
Niue announces quarantine-free travel dates for New Zealand
After keeping Covid at the borders for two years, Niue has announced its plans to ease MIQ protocols for travellers.
From 11 July, travellers will...
PNG government puts UN on notice
Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning, and head of the COVID-19 National Control Centre, has placed United Nations agencies on notice that they...
Concerns raised as Vanuatu, Palau explore crypto projects
By Dionisia Tabureguci
Recent green lighting of cryptocurrency projects in Vanuatu and Palau have raised concerns over the lack of an advisory body in...
Princess Anne arrives in Papua New Guinea for second leg of royal tour
Princess Anne has landed in Papua New Guinea as she continues her southern hemisphere tour to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
The Princess Royal and...
Australia, Vanuatu sign Pacific Fusion Centre MOU
The Australian Government and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu have reached an important milestone, signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...
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Australia unveils $190 million security deal for Solomon Islands
Australia has struck a new security agreement with Solomon Islands to bolster the size of the Pacific island nation's police force.
The ABC has been...
Proposed Solomon Islands constitutional amendment defeated, 14 MPs’ absent from voting
Solomon Islands government’s move to amend the constitution which proposed an extended timeframe to allow for the establishment of the Constituent Assembly was defeated...
Fist bumps as more than 130 Australians arrive home safe after surviving Vanuatu’s worst...
With a fist pump and tears of relief, Chantel Mara was visibly emotional as she stepped onto the tarmac at Brisbane international airport, finally...