France, Australia and the First Nations foreign policy
By Nic Maclellan
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles have just met their French counterparts Catherine Colonna and Sébastien Lecornu...
Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs to meet in May
One of the Pacific’s oldest political institutions, the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) abolished in 2012 by former Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will...
Fiji Parliament selected Standing Orders waived, President urges government to uphold rule of law
Members of Fiji Parliament can pray in their own faith and speak in their own language if they choose to.
Speaker of Parliament Ratu Naiqama...
Former Fiji’s Supervisor of Election Mohammed Saneem referred to FICAC
The Fijian Elections Office (FEO)has referred Mohammed Saneem to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) for probable abuse of office and for corrupting...
NZ welcomes Kiribati back to the Pacific Islands Forum family
New Zealand has welcomed the decision by Kiribati to return to the Pacific Islands Forum.
In July 2022, President Taneti Maamau announced his government was...
Fiji’s Home Affairs Minister Tikoaduadua pledges support to RFMF
Fiji’s Minister of Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua, has reassured the Republic of Fiji Military (RFMF) Commander Ro Jone Kalouniwai that he would support the...
New Zealand PM to look into Pacific overstayer petition
New Zealand's new Prime Minister has agreed to look at an overstayer petition that was launched by Pacific community leaders almost three years ago.
The...
U.S opens embassy in Solomon Islands, Blinken says
The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands after a 30-year absence as it seeks to boost diplomatic relations in the...
Australian Government delivers on expanding the Pacific workforce – six monthly early
The Albanese Government has reached a major milestone – six months ahead of schedule – with more than 35,000 Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM)...
Climate change: WMO unveils plans for sustainable monitoring of greenhouse gases
A UN-led plan to tackle climate change by radically improving the way heat-trapping atmospheric pollutants are measured all over the planet, is being given...
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Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
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Fiji Government split on Emergency Powers; Polls won’t be automatically delayed
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