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The Australian Government has safely airlifted 255 people utilising two Royal Australian Air Force flights (a KC-30A and a C-17A Globemaster III) and a Government-supported private charter from Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The deployment of the two Defence aircraft, activated under Operation BEECH, follows the commencement of Australian Government assisted-departure flights from Tel Aviv...

Senator Jesse Lujan has introduced a resolution expressing solidarity with Jewish communities around the world and showing support for Israel, following an unprecedented airstrike by Hamas, a Palestinian militant group in Gaza, killing 1,400 Israelis. “We need to put it on the record that the 37th Guam Legislature strongly opposes these horrific acts of evil,” Lujan said. “We believe in protecting...

By Angie Bone, Karin Leder, Tin Tin Su and Tony Capon The climate crisis is already affecting millions: bringing death, injuries and mental health consequences, as well as the loss of homes, livelihoods, health services and critical infrastructure like power, transport and communications. By now, there should be no doubt: the climate crisis is also a health crisis. And, as COP28...

The Australian Government has announced that it would provide funding that will help support the Fijian and Fijiana Drua teams. The investment as part of the next phase of the PacificAus Sports funding ensures their participation in the Super Rugby Pacific and Super W competitions over four years. Both teams have thrived since their inclusion in their respective competitions, with the...

Portugal, who beat them, might think otherwise, but the story of the pool stages of this World Cup has been the arrival of Fiji as a contender among the big nations. Rugby still unashamedly distinguishes between its tier-one nations and tier two. Fiji, as they were in 2007, are this edition’s tier-two interlopers among the quarter-final elite, when they eyeball...

Fiji’s World Cup campaign started and ended with defeats in exhilarating contests against tier one nations, and while they have a wound that will take time to heal, coach Simon Raiwalui is confident there is more to come from the Pacific islanders. Sunday’s 30-24 quarter-final loss to England in Marseille was Fiji’s third defeat in five games at the tournament...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister and Minister responsible for the 2023 Pacific Games Manasseh Sogavare launched the 2023 Pacific Games tickets Monday. Launching the tickets at Our Telekom’s Point Cruz Office, Prime Minister Sogavare said, the XVII chapter of the Pacific Games is coming to our shores in a few weeks. He encourages Solomon Islanders to purchase their tickets and support...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to Australia from 16 - 21 October for an official guest of Government visit. Australia and Fiji have a close and longstanding relationship that is underpinned by mutual respect and trust. The Prime Ministers will renew and elevate the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership, which has set out the shared principles...

Pacific leaders in New Zealand fear they will have little or no voice in the new National-led Government with the real possibility of not a single Pacific person making it into the new coalition. Labour had 11 Pacific members of parliament, then 10 when Kris Faafoi left, included was Carmel Sepuloni who became Deputy Prime Minister when Chris Hipkins became...

The EU-Pacific Policy Dialogue Roundtable on the Ocean Programme concluded on Friday with a strong emphasis on bolstering ocean governance and effective policy implementation. Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni expressed gratitude towards the European Union and the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme for the invitation, highlighting the recent discussions with EU Commissioner for the Environment, Ocean, and Fisheries,...