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With Moana Pasifika’s demise who will rise to shape Pacific rugby’s future?
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Pacific drug trafficking surge puts children at risk
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Former Samoa PM Fiame warns Pacific future at risk if people can’t ‘stay and have a stake’
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Australia heads to UN nuclear talks as Thistlethwaite flags security push
Australia will take its case for stronger nuclear non-proliferation to the United Nations this week, with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Matt...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
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For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...