Tuvaluans get second shot at Australia visa under Falepili pathway
The Governments of Australia and Tuvalu have announced the reopening of the Falepili Mobility Pathway visa ballot, offering Tuvaluans another chance to live and...
Death on Jone Vakarisi now murder probe as Fiji Military admits error
The death of Jone Vakarisi is now being investigated as murder, with Fiji Police Force confirming a major escalation as the Republic of Fiji...
Cook Islands PM keeps election date ‘close to his chest’ as opposition eyes unseating...
Election fever is building in the Cook Islands as residents await the pending announcement of a date for this year's general election.
The Cook Islands...
Foreign Minister Tkatchenko certifies PNG-Australia defence treaty
Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko, on behalf of the Government, has certified the Papua New Guinea-Australia Defence Treaty, which Parliament ratified...
PNG Opposition accuses PM Marape of ‘deception’, demands defence force probe
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape’s government is under fire, with Opposition leader James Nomane alleging the Defence Force is being undermined and...
Solomon Islands AG advice questioned amid political standoff
Solomon Islands Office of the Attorney General (AG) is facing mounting scrutiny over its handling of the current political situation, with claims emerging that...
Vanuatu pursues climate justice at UN despite backlash
Vanuatu will renew its climate justice fight at the United Nations General Assembly with a draft resolution that was watered down after pushback from...
12 dead, 100,000 hit as Bougainville battles cyclone Maila devastation
Following two weeks of extensive damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Maila across Bougainville, the number of fatalities now stands at 12 and over 100,...
Migrant workers in Cook Islands call for better medical evacuation system, mandatory insurance
The recent sudden passing of a migrant worker in the Cook Islands has sparked discussions, especially among expatriate communities, who are now calling for...
Vuda must not become the Pacific’s ashtray: Fiji UN envoy Tarakinikini warns
Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Filipo Tarakinikini has issued a strong warning against a proposed $1.4 billion (US$700 million) waste-to-energy incinerator at...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...