Quad to build ties with other blocs to counter Chinese influence
Foreign Ministers from Australia, Japan, India and the U.S will canvass how the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue can work in concert with other regional blocs...
Australian soldiers enter Tonga to help with disaster recovery
Australian soldiers have hit the ground in Tonga to help the country recover from a devastating volcano and tsunami after the country’s largest warship...
Musk’s SpaceX working to restore Tonga’s internet – Fiji official
Elon Musk's satellite internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji where...
Australia to reopen international border on 21 February
Australia will open its border for fully vaccinated tourists and all visa holders, a decision branded “bittersweet” by those who have missed funerals in...
Macron gets New Caledonia backing for election
Three of New Caledonia's four members of the French legislature have jointly declared support for Emmanuel Macron in this year's presidential election.
The three politicians...
ADB provides $5 million grant to Solomon Islands response to the Impacts of COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Monday announced the release of a US$5 million (SBD$40.3 million) grant from its Pacific Disaster Resilience Programme (Phase 3)...
The social benefits of seasonal worker programmes
By offering more effective training opportunities through its Seasonal Worker Programme, the Australian Government can contribute to the lives of workers and their home...
Scrum safety fears drive Super Rugby Pacific rethink as Covid-19 hits Reds
Australian and New Zealand rugby officials are mulling a rule change to allow Super Rugby games to start with uncontested scrums in the event...
Pacific athletes celebrate female surfing tournament
Pacific athletes are celebrating a female surfing championship that took place in Hawaii over the weekend, an event that has been generations in the...
Blinken Pacific trip aims to reaffirm U.S focus on Asia
U. S Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim with a trip to the Pacific this week to remind the world that Washington's strategic...
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Samoa calls for climate finance reform as island states face mounting pressures
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Fiji to ‘hold the line’ on 1.5°C at Pre-COP31
Hold the line on science and 1.5, is the first position Fiji will take into Pre-COP31, as Ministry of environment and climate change permanent...
Why Fiji is urging the world to slow down on deep-sea mining
By Sera Tikotikovatu - Sefeti
It is a Friday afternoon, and the sun hangs high over the Yasawa Islands, pouring light across a vast expanse...