Video showing arrest of Fiji bus driver reignites debate about police use of excessive...
Fiji police have suspended an officer pending an investigation after a video showing what appeared to be the use of excessive force against a...
PNG Commission sets poll timeline
Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai has announced that nominations will be accepted from Thursday onwards and counting will be carried out in...
‘The new normal’: Defence expert’s China warning
A defence expert has issued a stark warning about the presence of Chinese ships in the Pacific region, suggesting more sightings could be “the...
Report highlights risk of climate-induced statelessness and nationality loss in the Pacific
Kiribati-born Tiibea Baure moved to Australia in 2008 as a nursing student with a plan for her extended family's future.
“So when one day they...
France warned against ‘recolonising’ New Caledonia
The Kanak people won't accept France's attempt to recolonise New Caledonia, a pro-independence delegate has told the United Nations.
Addressing a UN's decolonisation committee seminar...
French Polynesia and Cook Islands to expand co-operation
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Mark Brown has met with his counterpart Edouard Fritch, President of French Polynesia...
Independence must not be compromised: Bougainville President
Bougainville's political aspirations on independence must never be compromised, says ABG president Ishmael Toroama.
He said this while speaking at the launching of the Bougainville...
Partnership to address risk of WWII oil spill at Chuuk lagoon announced
There are over 1200 potentially polluting shipwrecks (PPW) in the Pacific Ocean, many from World War II.
Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia...
‘Pay more attention’: Taiwan’s foreign minister warns Australia of China’s rise in the Pacific
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has warned Australia must pay more attention to China’s increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific, describing Beijing's new security pact...
Former Kiribati president slams Australia’s ‘politicisation’ of climate action and power of fossil fuel...
A former president of the Pacific nation of Kiribati has blasted the influence of the fossil fuel lobby in Australia and the “politicisation” of...
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Australia and Fiji upgrade relationship with alliance
Australia and Fiji have sealed a new defence alliance, marking a major diplomatic win for Anthony Albanese against China for influence in the Pacific.
The...
El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather
More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño...
Australian PM Albanese receives traditional welcome ahead of treaty
Australia is set to sign an alliance with Fiji in a major diplomatic win over China.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was given a traditional welcome...