France, Australia and the First Nations foreign policy
By Nic Maclellan
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles have just met their French counterparts Catherine Colonna and Sébastien Lecornu...
Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs to meet in May
One of the Pacific’s oldest political institutions, the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) abolished in 2012 by former Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will...
Fiji Parliament selected Standing Orders waived, President urges government to uphold rule of law
Members of Fiji Parliament can pray in their own faith and speak in their own language if they choose to.
Speaker of Parliament Ratu Naiqama...
Former Fiji’s Supervisor of Election Mohammed Saneem referred to FICAC
The Fijian Elections Office (FEO)has referred Mohammed Saneem to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) for probable abuse of office and for corrupting...
NZ welcomes Kiribati back to the Pacific Islands Forum family
New Zealand has welcomed the decision by Kiribati to return to the Pacific Islands Forum.
In July 2022, President Taneti Maamau announced his government was...
Fiji’s Home Affairs Minister Tikoaduadua pledges support to RFMF
Fiji’s Minister of Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua, has reassured the Republic of Fiji Military (RFMF) Commander Ro Jone Kalouniwai that he would support the...
New Zealand PM to look into Pacific overstayer petition
New Zealand's new Prime Minister has agreed to look at an overstayer petition that was launched by Pacific community leaders almost three years ago.
The...
U.S opens embassy in Solomon Islands, Blinken says
The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands after a 30-year absence as it seeks to boost diplomatic relations in the...
Climate change: WMO unveils plans for sustainable monitoring of greenhouse gases
A UN-led plan to tackle climate change by radically improving the way heat-trapping atmospheric pollutants are measured all over the planet, is being given...
Forum SG welcomes Kiribati return to the Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed Kiribati's decision to return to the premier political body.
“I am delighted at the announcement on...
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MSG puts Indonesia on notice over UN rights visit to West Papua
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders have warned that Indonesia’s Associate Member status could be reviewed in 2027 if...
Kanaky Groups urge Forum Leaders to back decolonisation action
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Kanaky New Caledonia civil society groups have called on Pacific Islands Forum leaders to take stronger action on decolonisation,...
ADB pushes Pacific-led finance as climate and debt pressures grow
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
The Asian Development Bank says it is working to expand access to affordable climate and development finance for...