PNG to hold climate investment summit in Sydney
Papua New Guinea will take a major step towards climate leadership with a climate investment summit on 08 December during the PNG Investment Week...
2026 Rugby League World Cup fixtures announced
Three tournaments, 14 nations, 26 teams, 53 matches, 31 days – the most competitive, ambitious and anticipated Rugby League World Cup will be played...
Palau Minister warns COP30: “Islands could disappear” without climate action
Palau’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment, Steven Victor, raised the alarm at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, urging world leaders to meet climate targets...
Fire disrupts COP30 in Belém, but Pacific holds firm on ocean and 1.5°C goals
A fire at the COP30 venue in Belém forced events to end early, but Pacific delegates say their priorities remain unchanged as global climate...
COP31 Compromise: Pacific Nations maintain influence despite hosting setback
Pacific leaders say the compromise that will see Türkiye host COP31 while Australia lead the negotiations still offers the region a meaningful platform to...
Pacific climate leaders ‘deeply disappointed’ as Australia loses bit to host COP31
Pacific climate leaders are disappointed that Australia has lost the bid to host the United Nations Climate Conference, COP31, in 2026.
Palau's President Surangel Whipps...
ICJ ruling makes 1.5°C a legal obligation, not a target: OACPS tells COP30
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has delivered a blunt message to world leaders at COP30, declaring that the new International...
Tuvalu and climate sector want more from Australia
Tuvalu has warned Australia needs to take “true leadership” and match words with action as it assumes a leadership role in global climate negotiations.
Australia's...
Lift the ban, respect press freedom: Pacific media bodies tell Samoa PM
Pacific media groups have called on Samoa’s Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt to immediately lift his government’s ban on the Samoa Observer, warning...
Turkey will host COP31, Australia will play a role. So where does that leave the Pacific?
By Eliza Northrop
After a long and deadlocked bidding process for Australia and Pacific Island nations to co-host the UN climate summit (COP31), the event...
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Pacific leaders seek US$500m resilience fund as climate impacts worsen
Pacific leaders are calling on governments, development partners and private investors to help raise US$500 million for the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), warning that...
Forum Chair backs Australia’s COP31 role as Albanese defends conference spending
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the cost of hosting and participating in COP31, saying climate action is a matter of Australia's national...
Multilateral Development Banks commit US$103 billion in climate finance as COP31 pushes implementation
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) provided US$103 billion in climate finance to low- and middle-income countries in 2025 and mobilised a further US$35 billion in...