PNG Parliament to decide on Bougainville referendum results
Bougainville Affairs Minister Manasseh Makiba says the Bougainville Peace Agreement and the Constitution allows for Parliament to make a decision on the 2019 Bougainville...
Xanana Gusmao inaugurated East Timor Prime Minister
East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was inaugurated as prime minister of Southeast Asia's youngest democracy on Saturday, marking his return to power almost...
Australia sides with China, Russia in bid to sink Pacific nations’ climate plan
Australia has been criticised for siding with China and Russia to oppose a popular plan from a group of Pacific Island nations to tackle...
Warning of more cyclones for parts of Pacific as El Niño threatens
The Pacific is due to get a dramatic shift in weather over the next 12 months as it moves from a triple dip La...
Changes suggested in appointment of Fiji PM
Election of a prime minister on the floor of Parliament will be done by voice and not secret ballot, the Standing Orders Committee has...
Australia appoints first special envoy for the Pacific
A new special envoy role will help Australia strengthen its already strong bond with the Pacific, the federal government says.
Ewen McDonald, a senior foreign...
UN Nuclear Agency chief to visit Fukushima Plant to see final preparations for release...
The chief of the UN nuclear agency will visit Japan this week to meet with Japanese leaders and see final preparations for the release...
Polluting shipping to face climate reckoning
Nations are under pressure to agree ambitious emission reduction targets and consider a tax on pollution by the sector at a key meeting of...
Congressmen angry that Bikini islanders’ nuclear trust fund may have been ‘squandered’
Following widespread media coverage of the collapse of what was a more than US$70 million trust fund for Bikini islanders displaced by American nuclear...
Fiji Military true to its role: Commander Kalouniwai
Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai has dispelled widely circulated rumours that the RFMF will take “unconstitutional” steps...
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Rewa Chief says Fiji’s military immunity call challenges government to deliver accountability
Rewa Chief Ro Naulu Mataitini has described the Republic of Fiji Military Forces’ (RFMF) call to remove constitutional immunity protections as “Fiji's most courageous...
25th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting concludes in Wellington
The 25th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Ministerial Meeting and the 7th Regional Fisheries Ministers Meeting (RFMM) concluded on 02 July 2026 with a Ministerial...
Fiji Military backs end to constitutional immunity: Commander Kalouniwai
The Republic of the Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) has backed ending constitutional immunity provisions, saying accountability is essential for lasting peace and constitutional reform.
In...