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Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy, has announced reforms to make skills training more accessible, flexible and affordable for Pacific Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers and their Australian employers. The changes will ensure that more Australian businesses can access funding to train PALM scheme workers and support employers to partner with training organisations to develop courses...

A second half hat-trick by front-rower Junior Rop underpinned the PNG Hunters’ strong 26-12 win over the Kaiviti Silktails to claim the inaugural Melanesian Bowl at Fiji’s Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka on Saturday. The Silktails led 12-4 at halftime but Rop’s take-no-prisoners running style helped the PNG team pile on 22 unanswered points in the second term. His tries in the...

The NSW Waratahs have emerged battered and bruised but with a vital win against Fijian Drua in a brutal Super Round rugby clash in Melbourne. The Waratahs scored six tries, including five in the second half, to post a rousing 46-17 victory at AAMI Park on Saturday night to bank their first win of the Super Rugby Pacific season. The Sydneysiders...

-Day two of the HSBC Canada Sevens has taken its toll on the top teams. South Africa, Fiji and New Zealand, all in the top four in the world, failed to reach the Cup semi-finals. South Africa were knocked out in the pool stage for the first time this season and were then beaten in their ninth-place quarter-final against Kenya....

Robert Steffy has been elected as President of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Oceania. The decision to elect the Guam Baseball Association representative was taken during the 2023 WBSC Oceania Congress at Guam National Olympic Committee (GNOC) headquarters on Saturday (March 4). WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari was present at the Congress that saw 13 National Federations participate, with four joining...

More than 100 countries have backed a plan by Vanuatu to enlist the UN's top court in tackling climate change, after what the nation's officials on Thursday described as a “herculean” diplomatic effort. With rising sea levels threatening its future, Vanuatu has spearheaded a drive for the court to define what legal responsibility countries have for the changing climate and...

A global conference to save the world's oceans kicked off in Panama on Thursday with an EU pledge of more than US$860 million for research, monitoring and conservation in 2023. For two days, political and business leaders, environmental activists and academics are grappling with how best to address a multitude of threats facing the oceans -- from climate change and...

The government must be sensitive to mainstream media roles and responsibilities before drafting a National Media Development Policy, says a Papua New Guinea provincial assembly member. That is a comment from deputy governor of New Ireland, Sammy Missen, after sighting a draft copy of the National Media Development Policy which has been circulating for the public to see. Speaking on behalf...

Japan’s persistent plan to discharge radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean constitutes a “disregard for the human rights” of people living in the region, according to the Pacific Elders Voice (PEV). “Japan has obligations not to allow pollution from their own waters to pollute international waters or the waters of other countries,” PEV said...

Just one day after being battered by Tropical Cyclone Judy, Vanuatu is bracing itself for a second cyclone which is intensifying with the possibility of developing into a category 3 system. Tropical Cyclone Kevin will bring more destruction while the people are still cleaning-up after category 3 TC Judy. Some homes have not been rebuilt and the government is yet...