Australian PM Morrison will ‘continue to press’ Solomon Islands over China influence
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he will continue to press the Solomon Islands amid its security pact with China if the Coalition is...
China requested heavily armed security team be sent to Solomon Islands, leaked documents reveal
China requested that a plainclothes 10-person security detail armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle be dispatched to Solomon Islands...
Former Palau leader fears marine sanctuary act could be ditched
A former leader of Palau is “frustrated” about the foreign fishing lobby trying to influence national leaders to get rid of a critical law...
PNG government puts UN on notice
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Australia, Vanuatu sign Pacific Fusion Centre MOU
The Australian Government and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu have reached an important milestone, signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...
Fiji votes against Russia, Helen Clark in disbelief 58 countries abstained including Vanuatu
Fiji has voted alongside 93 other countries to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The resolution to strip Russia of its seat...
Vanuatu upset by Indonesia’s US$100,000 donation to MSG
The Vanuatu Government through the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marc Ati, has expressed utter dismay at the announcement by the Director General of the...
Macron in the lead, as French Presidential contest impacts Pacific
By Nic Maclellan
Seeking re-election as French President, Emmanuel Macron topped the poll amongst 12 candidates in the first round of voting for leadership...
Fiji’s long trek to democracy and the quiet heroism of Fiji’s journalists
By Graeme Dobell
Fiji will soon vote on Frank Bainimarama, the military supremo who slowly morphed into an elected leader.
The man who has driven and...
Scott Morrison calls election in Australia on 21 May
Scott Morrison has kicked off his campaign to become the first Australian prime minister in a generation to win a second term after calling...
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