Island leaders push global agenda on climate adaptation, ocean governance and finance
Island communities are already developing practical responses to climate, ocean and economic challenges, but stronger collaboration, finance and partnerships are needed to take those...
Tuvalu expands transport and digital links with cheaper Fiji airfares
Tuvalu is expanding transport and digital links, with subsidised airfares to Fiji, improved maritime services and cheaper internet access forming part of the Government’s...
Pacific leaders slam NSW government coal mine decision ahead of UN climate summit
The Minns government’s approval of the state’s biggest ever coal mine expansion has created a major headache for Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen after...
Key Ocean of Peace Alliance deliberately vague on Australian military game plan
A formal Australian military alliance designed to repel China will be left “deliberately not prescriptive” about what will happen in the event of a...
Fiji PM Rabuka to chair proposed special committee on Constitution Bill
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is set to move a motion in Parliament today for the establishment of an 11-member Special Committee to scrutinise...
Fiji taro varieties show different levels of drought resilience
New research into seven Fijian taro varieties has found major differences in how the crop responds to drought, providing potential leads for developing taro...
Ahead of the global climate summit, Pacific leaders call on nations to keep 1.5°C within reach
By Vaeno Wayne Vigulu, Richard Levy, Tim Naish
Pacific leaders are gathering in Fiji and Tuvalu for a meeting ahead of the annual global climate...
Pacific must be at centre of global climate decision-making: Fiji Climate Change Minister Tabuya
Fiji’s Minister for Information, Climate Change and Environment, Lynda Tabuya says the Pacific must be at the centre of global climate decision-making as the...
Limiting Overshoot Report reinvigorates Pacific negotiators to hold the line on 1.5°C
As negotiators from Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) strategise and finalise their plans in the lead up to COP31 in Türkiye, there is...
Kiribati pushes to ‘re-engineer’ climate finance ahead of COP31
Kiribati's cabinet has approved work on an ambitious proposal to fundamentally rethink how climate finance reaches small island developing states, with the country preparing...
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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration
Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says
Australia is considering expanding military recruitment from Pacific Island countries beyond Papua New Guinea but says its initial focus will be on ensuring the...
Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council
Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside...