PNG MPs given two days to debate Bougainville referendum results
Bougainville Regional MP and leader of Government business Peter Tsiamalili Jr says MPs will be given two days to debate on the Bougainville referendum...
Pacific Islands face major mobile internet gap despite network coverage
Nearly two-thirds of people in the Pacific Islands remain without mobile internet access despite expanding network coverage, highlighting affordability and digital skills as major...
Fiji Coalition partner NFP wants Christianity removed as founding constitutional value
Fiji Coalition partner the National Federation Party (NFP) wants Christianity removed as a founding constitutional value of the State, arguing that Fiji’s next Constitution...
Solomon Islands on track to becoming ‘Weather Ready’ with new Radar by end of 2026
The Solomon Islands' first weather radar is rising from the ground, with construction now well underway on a facility that will give the nation...
Sydney Summit to advance Women’s Rugby in the Pacific
Around 50 women's rugby leaders and emerging changemakers from across Oceania and beyond will meet in Sydney this week to support the growth of...
Earn your jersey, Flying Fijians warned
Players must be physically fit and healthy if they want to represent the Flying Fijians, national men’s head coach Jake White has warned.
“It’s very...
40,000 reasons Kaufusi wants World Cup pay equality
The inequality in player payments at the Rugby League World Cup is a major issue that leading NRL players representative and Tongan rugby league...
Pacific nations warn UN sea-level rise declaration falls short
Pacific nations have warned that the first United Nations Declaration on Sea Level Rise falls short of the legal protections and climate action needed...
Former NZ PM Clark criticises New Zealand for abstaining on UN pandemic declaration
New Zealand has abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, citing concerns over national...
Fiji rights coalition questions legal authority for referendum date
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) has questioned the constitutional authority behind Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s announcement that Fiji’s national referendum will be...
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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...