Australia changing Pacific perception: PM Albanese
Australia continues to step up its engagement with the Pacific amid concerns the Solomon Islands government is moving to further align itself with China.
Solomon...
Penny Wong visits PNG and Timor-Leste as expert warns neighbours are ‘playing the China...
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says Australian aid in the Pacific comes with “no strings attached”, in a veiled reference to China’s expanding...
Kiribati government labels NZ judges as ‘very biased’, as crisis deepens
Three New Zealand judges have been branded “very biased” by the Kiribati government, after a dramatic attempt to deport a fellow judge failed.
In July,...
Nauru to go to the polls on 24 September
The Nauru Speaker of Parliament Marcus Stephen has issued a Writ for 24 September to elect the 19 members of the 24th Parliament for...
Electoral Amendment Bill 2022 tabled in Fiji parliament
Fiji's Attorney General, and Minister for Elections, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has tabled the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2022 (‘Bill’) in parliament this morning which seeks amendment...
Japan’s nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right...
Japan's nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: Pacific Groups
Civil society...
Morobe Governor Wenge calls for fair treatment by Australia
Australia and Papua New Guinea are mates and it’s time Australia treats Papua New Guinea the same way we treat them, says Morobe Governor...
UN chief disappointed nuclear treaty conference ends without consensus
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted the need for dialogue to reduce the nuclear threat after countries failed to reach consensus at a conference...
France must give a date for New Caledonia’s sovereignty – Caledonian Union
A strategy meeting of the pro-independence Caledonian Union has been told that France must give a firm and irreversible date for New Caledonia's sovereignty.
The...
Japan’s MSDF, Tonga navy hold 1st joint drill amid China’s rise
Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) said it has conducted its first joint drill with the Tongan navy, as concerns grow over China's increasing military...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...