Assange back in Australia, avoids land of the free
A jubilant Julian Assange has embraced his wife Stella on his emotional return to Australia as a free man and convicted US criminal.
Assange arrived...
Pacific islands leaders to meet in Tokyo in July
The Pacific Islands leaders are set to meet in Tokyo next month, 16 - 18 July, for the tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting 2024...
Conference in Rome highlights Pacific islands’ climate peril and calls for global action
The effect of climate change on vulnerable populations among the Pacific Island nations was the subject of “Oceania Speaks,” a conference held in Rome...
Fiji receives 14 PMVs from Australia to strengthen UN Peacekeeping
Fiji's acquisition of 14 Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) from Australia will bolster its UN peacekeeping capabilities, with the vehicles set to arrive at Lautoka...
FFA members gather in Honiara to review new real-time e-PSM system for Fisheries monitoring
Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Members are convening in Honiara to assess the recently launched electronic Port State Measure (e-PSM) system, which enables real-time sharing...
Last year he helped knock the Wallabies out of the World Cup. Now his job is to fix the Waratahs
The man who masterminded Fiji’s historic triumph over the Wallabies at the 2023 Rugby World Cup has been recruited to help rebuild the Waratahs...
Australia in talks with Solomons to expand policing
Australia will help prop up the Solomon Islands police force after a request from its prime minister as the federal government works to increase...
French Ambassador responds to Vanuatu’s Kanak solidarity march petition
In response to the petition presented to the deputy French Ambassador during a solidarity march led by the Vanuatu President of the Malvatumauri Council...
Australia-Solomon Islands Leaders’ meeting
Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, welcomed Jeremiah Manele, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands to Canberra on 26 June 2024 on his first international...
Pacific Security Conference highlights the vital role of stakeholder engagement in shaping national security strategies
The Pacific Regional and National Security Conference (PRNSC) wrapped up today with a key panel discussion this week focused on national security.
The panel emphasised...
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AFP sounds alarm over Pacific drug trade after 17 tonnes seized in 2026
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says the Pacific is facing an escalating national security threat from transnational drug trafficking after 17 tonnes of illicit...
PNG highest Court rejects Nomane case over no-confidence motion
Papua New Guinea Parliament will not be recalled to debate a motion of confidence in Prime Minister James Marape.
This follows a Supreme Court ruling...
Naupa warns Australia’s Pacific security focus is hurting Vanuatu ties
A new policy brief by ni-Vanuatu researcher Anna Naupa has warned that Australia’s growing focus on security threats in the Pacific is straining relations...