‘Australia is a great friend’: Scott Morrison defends Pacific strategy after China-Solomons deal
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Solomon Islands knows Australia is a "great friend" as he defended his government's response over the Pacific Island nation's...
U.S. should regard Pacific Island countries as independent states: FM spokesperson
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday reiterated that the security cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands does not target any third party,...
No climate action without ocean action — Fiji President Katonivere
A symposium to review the efforts and the impact on the execution of Fiji’s commitment to the UN Oceans Conference (UNOC), to review Fiji’s...
Norton Rose lawyers face PNG royal commission wrath
Three current and former lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright’s Australian unit are among those facing a potential five-year ban from doing business in Papua...
Solomon Islands’ security pact with China raises the question – is Australia the partner...
Opinion by Kate Lyons
The Australian government woke up Wednesday morning to a Solomon Islands-shaped headache.
Tuesday night, news broke that the Pacific nation, less...
Solomon Islands PM says security pact with China won’t undermine regional peace
Solomon Islands' decision to sign a security pact with China will not hurt or undermine peace and harmony in the region, Prime Minister Manasseh...
Government to operate until return of writs on 29 July, says PNG PM Marape
The Papua New Guinea Government and Cabinet will continue to operate up until the return of writs scheduled for 29 July, says Prime Minister...
Solomon Islands China pact labelled ‘worst failure of Australian Pacific foreign policy’ since World...
Federal Labor is accusing the government of the “worst failure of Australian foreign policy in the Pacific” in almost 80 years, after the governments...
Australia ‘deeply disappointed’ by signing of Solomon Islands’ security pact with China
The Australian government has sounded the alarm about the newly-signed security agreement between China and Solomon Islands, arguing the pact has been negotiated in...
U.S. concerned after China says it signs security pact with Solomon Islands
China said on Tuesday it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to heighten the concerns of the United...
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Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...