Biden or not, the Pacific ramp-up remains intact
By Meg Keen
Their standing slipped during COVID-19, but China is not vacating the space. Their meddling in political and economic affairs have raised concerns....
UNODC, PINA & Palau Media Council partner to build capacity of Palau anti-corruption journalists
Two new Palau journalist anti-corruption grants were launched at a meeting between Palau Media Council journalists, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
Waratahs fightback to defeat Fijian Drua
Young fullback Max Jorgensen showed his playmaking skills as the.NSW Waratahs maintained their late-season Super Rugby Pacific surge with a 32-18 home win over...
Postponement of Biden’s Australia, PNG Visit Raises Criticism
Biden administration officials are pushing back against criticism over the decision to postpone a visit to Australia and a historic trip to Papua New...
Loughman withdrew his motion of no confidence against PM Kalsakau
The Leader of the Opposition, Bob Loughman, withdrew his motion of no confidence against Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau this morning in parliament.
Loughman told parliament...
Pacific pressure: Island leaders say security ties at risk unless Australia does more to...
Pacific leaders are warning the Albanese government it must raise its climate goals or risk harming Australia’s security ties to the region, following an...
‘Weak and insufficient’ progress made towards disaster risk reduction
Countries met to review progress on implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction - a landmark 2015 agreement to reduce damage, losses and...
Pacific meetings, defence pact, to go ahead in PNG without Biden
U.S President Joe Biden telephoned his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape on Thursday after cancelling a historic meeting in the Pacific islands nation...
China to consult Canberra on any Pacific security pacts
China says it will consult Australia on any future Sino-Pacific island security pacts after a policing agreement with the Solomon Islands took the region...
United Nations Resident Coordinator to Fiji and Pacific sent on administrative leave
The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, Sanaka Samarasinha is currently on administrative leave, after complaints against...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...