New Caledonian separatists sign MoU with West Papua counterpart
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which wants independence from...
Sherman and Kennedy to visit Solomons, where fathers fought and U.S. now vies with...
U.S Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and U.S ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy plan next month to visit the Solomon Islands, where their...
Armed supporters cause chaos in PNG capital
Running in a group like a pack of animals, they were armed with bush knives, iron bars and other weapons as they chased down...
We are not rigging elections: Pangu leader Marape
Pangu party is not rigging the Papua New Guinea elections says party leader James Marape.
He said if Pangu had rigged the elections, it would...
After eight rounds of voting, Vanuatu elects new president
Nikenike Vurobaravu has been voted the 12th President of Vanuatu.
It took eight rounds of voting by the 58-member Electoral College before he secured the...
PNG Police condemns election related violence in Port Moresby
A stand off outside the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby culminated into a violent attack in which supporters of rival candidates clashed...
‘No support’: Pacific Island labour-hire workers fear $6,000 cost of giving birth in Australia
Pregnant women working under the Palm scheme face exorbitant healthcare bills and no easy options
By jordyn Beazley
Since Ulamila gave birth to her baby...
108 seats yet to be declared –PNG Electoral Commissioner Sinai
-About 108 seats are yet to be declared in Papua New Guinea with nine days the return of writ date.
The PNG Electoral Commission expects...
Worry over return of writs in PNG
Nine days from the scheduled date for the return of writs, some Papua New Guinea election officials are worried that they will miss the...
Niue premier to meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington
Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi will meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington, and the pair are set to sign a renewed partnership agreement.
Tagelagi will...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...