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Deputy PM Marles visits Solomon Islands and could commit Australia to extended security presence

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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has suggested Australian troops and police might stay in Solomon Islands beyond this year, in a sign the federal government could push for an enduring security presence in the Pacific Island nation. Marles will land in the country's capital Honiara later today for a two-day visit, where he'll hold talks with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare...

How a small island nation is taking climate change to the world’s highest court?

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By Naveena Sadasivam More than 30 years ago, the tiny island nation of Vanuatu off the coast of Australia proposed a radical idea: Wealthy, high-emitting nations should compensate poorer, less energy-intensive nations suffering the disastrous consequences of climate change. For Vanuatu, those consequences continue to wreak havoc. The 320,000-person country is more vulnerable to natural disasters than any other nation,...

Forum SG Puna to meet with Forum Chair on regional priorities

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The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna, will undertake his first official mission to the Cook Islands this week as part of the Forum high-level consultations which have seen him, most recently, in Samoa and Australia. The Cook Islands mission will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on the progress of current and emerging regional priorities. Like his other high-level...

Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete

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All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed and will be ready for a safety inspection by Japanese regulators this week, the plant operator said Monday, as opposition to the plan continues in and outside Japan over safety concerns. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said it...

Solomon Islands leader of independent group of MP’s takes High Court action over election delay

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Solomon Islands leader of the Independent Group, John Kuku has filed a legal suit challenging the legality of the extension of Parliament to 2024. Parliament September last year passed the extension of Parliament by amending the constitution. The constitutional amendment though met with opposition was passed in September that subsequently resulted in the deferral of the dissolution of parliament by seven...

New Zealand marks 50 years of Pacific nuclear protests

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This Wednesday, New Zealand marks 50 years since the Government sent a frigate to French Polynesia to protest testing of nuclear weapons at Mururoa Atoll. On 28 June, 1973, HMNZS Otago sailed from Auckland, carrying a crew of 242 and immigration minister Fraser Colman – the first commitment from prime minister Norman Kirk to stand against atmospheric nuclear testing in...

Facing extinction, Tuvalu considers the digital clone of a country

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As the climate emergency threatens its existence, the tiny Pacific nation is not only trying to reclaim physical land but create a ‘twin’ to survive in future By Kalolaine Fainu in Funafuti When Lily Teafa was growing up in Tuvalu, her uncles would go fishing every day and come home with a big catch to share with the neighbours. Now,...

We could lose our status as a state’: what happens to a people when their land disappears

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Small island countries press for guarantees as rising sea levels risk leaving their citizens stateless By Jonathan Watts Small island nations would rather fight than flee, but rising sea levels have prompted apocalyptic legal discussions about whether a state is still a state if its land disappears below the waves. The Pacific Islands Forum, which represents many of the most vulnerable...

Japan Test gives Manu Samoa chance to ‘see where we are at’

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Manu Samoa's head coach believes their first warm-up game for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, against Japan in July, will reveal where they are in their preparations. Seilala Mapusua told RNZ Pacific they are a very strong squad which includes one former Wallaby and four former All Blacks. They are players who are taking advantage of the change in eligibility laws...

Players picked on merit, RWC selection door still open: Flying Fijians coach Raiwalui

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Many rugby fans in Fiji have been asking why France based Johnny Dyer wasn’t included in the 45 member Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad two weeks ago and also the 39 named Tuesday When questioned by FBC Sports, Head Coach Simon Raiwalui said players were selected based on form. “No, no, he’s not injured we have selected the players that have...

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2,000 Marines, sailors arrive in Australia for six months of Training, Exercises

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Coastal inundation from sea level rise identified as main risk to water quality and...

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The risks posed by climate-related hazards to the water quality and availability, and water infrastructure in Tuvalu were highlighted on the second day of...