Fewer Tropical Cyclones observed than forecast over November 2023 to April 2024 in the southwest Pacific
The Pacific National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NHMS) heard fewer Tropical Cyclones (TCs) have been observed than were predicted in the southwest Pacific over...
Solomon Islands faces tense wait for election results
Solomon Islands faces a tense wait for an election result after opposition parties pulled ahead of incumbent Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare's OUR party, as...
China rebuff in Australia PM’s Anzac Day PNG push
Stronger ties between Papua New Guinea and Australia will help promote Pacific stability and freedom, Anthony Albanese says, invoking the legacy of World War...
Solomon Islands: No clear winner as lobbying to form next government intensifies
Lobbying to form Solomon Islands' next government is intensifying.
With only four more seats in the 50-member parliament yet to be officially declared, there is...
Commonwealth Ministers call for collective ocean action ahead of CHOGM and COP29
Delegates attending the inaugural Commonwealth Ocean Ministers Meeting in the Republic of Cyprus committed to take forward their consultations to upcoming global summits.
They agreed...
Western Pacific Naval Symposium convenes in China’s Qingdao
The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium opened in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Monday.
The event has drawn approximately 150 high-level naval delegations from...
Australia pays controversial Chinese company millions for Nauru’s new port
Amid intensifying competition in the region, Australia is bankrolling a Chinese government-backed construction company with a chequered history to build Nauru’s new port.
In January,...
China pledges more infrastructure investments and economic aid for FSM
Barely a month after completing new agreements under the Compact of Free Association with Washington, Micronesian President Wesley Simina recently met with Chinese President...
Former PNG PM O’Neill cleared of UBS loan allegations
The Papua New Guinea National Court in Waigani on Friday closed criminal proceedings against Ialibu-Pangia MP and former prime minister Peter O’Neill regarding the...
Albanese arrives for walk on Kokoda track
Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso, NCD Governor Powes Parkop and Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko were on hand to welcome...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...