Australia snubs China and Russia at major maritime conference
The Chinese and Russian militaries have been banned from attending a major military trade show in Sydney, as concerns heighten about the recently signed...
Bid to stay new electorates in PNG election
Papua New Guinea Supreme Court will hear an application by opposition leader Belden Namah on whether Parliament’s decision to create 13 new electorates as...
U.S to announce plans to battle Illegal fishing in the Pacific
The United States will soon announce plans to better battle illegal fishing in the Pacific, U.S Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Monday, as...
Labor signals more aid to south-east Asia and accuses Scott Morrison of ‘bullying behaviour’...
Labor has flagged an increase in aid to south-east Asia while ramping up its attack on Scott Morrison by accusing him of “bullying” behaviour...
‘Very concerned’: Morrison responds to new details of China’s ties with Solomon Islands
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to a leaked draft MoU between China and the Solomon Islands outlining how they will further deepen...
FLNKS insists on New Caledonia sovereignty
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement and five other small nationalist parties have agreed that they will only discuss the territory's accession to full sovereignty...
Solomon Islands Opposition says Government’s regional tour a disgrace
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale says the foreign minister’s visit to Suva on an ‘explain tour’ of the China security treaty is a...
Tonga restrictions eased as COVID cases drops across the country
The Tongan Government has agreed to allow bars and kava clubs and certain face to face education in classrooms to open and put in...
UNODC & PINA partner to build capacity of anti-corruption media
A new project on Building the Capacity of Pacific Media to Report on Anti-Corruption was launched in Fiji today by the United Nations Office...
Fiji Opposition MP Nawaikula disqualified from contesting election
The seat of convicted SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula has become vacant and he has been disqualified from contesting Fiji's 2022 General Election.
Speaker of Parliament,...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...