Creating pathways for Pacific climate solutions
Despite the capacity and resource constraints Pacific Small Island Developing States face in accessing global climate finance, communities across the region are already developing...
Fiji formally joins landmark Pacific Rugby League Partnership
Fiji has officially joined the Pacific Rugby League Partnership after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Minister for Youth and Sports Jese Saukuru formally signed...
Human rights groups urge Tuvalu and Ireland to put rights at centre of fossil fuel transition talks
Human rights groups are calling on Tuvalu and Ireland to make human rights a core part of the second International Conference on Transitioning Away...
Solomon Islands shapes first national response to climate Loss and Damage
Solomon Islands is bringing government, provincial, research and community expertise together to shape its first National Loss and Damage Policy and Investment Roadmap, turning...
Foreign influence could quietly weaken Pacific unity, expert warn
Pacific countries may need to look beyond the obvious signs of foreign interference with an international law expert warning that the bigger threat could...
Fiji PM Rabuka refuses to concede Malimali case defeat
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is leaving the Government’s next move in the Barbara Malimali case to his legal advisers, while refusing to concede...
Operation Island Chief identifies 16 vessels of interest in major regional surveillance effort against illegal fishing
Sixteen vessels of interest (VOIs) were identified during Operation Island Chief 2026 (OPIC26), one of the higher numbers recorded in recent FFA coordinated regional...
Inside Australia’s $150m gamble on the Pacific climate summit
The government says its plan to host a climate summit in Fiji will direct global eyes on the Pacific’s fight against rising seas. But...
Papua New Guineans to start serving in Australian defence force
Papua New Guineans will begin serving in Australia's Defence Force (ADF) over the next year, with recruitment ramped up to “thousands” over the next...
PIF 2026: Palau prepares for a Pacific meeting shaped by regional divisions
Palau is preparing to host Pacific leaders later this month as the region faces a series of political, security and economic questions that could...
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Forum faces packed agenda and partner pressure in Palau
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
Over the weekend, Pacific leaders started to arrive in Koror, Republic of Palau, for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum.
For...
Pacific pushes for special Climate finance window ahead of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries are pushing for concrete action on climate finance, keeping the 1.5-degree target within reach and strengthening...
Civil Society demands permanent seat at Pacific decision-making table
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific civil society organisations are demanding their participation in regional decision-making be formally institutionalised, saying they should no longer...