Papua New Guinea’s PM to address Australian parliament as Pacific security race with China builds
Australia will roll out the red carpet to the visiting Papua New Guinea prime minister, James Marape, amid efforts to stall China’s security talks...
Tropical Cyclone Nat due to hit Cook Islands
Tropical Cyclone Nat is expected to move north over the Southern Cook Islands over the next 24 to 36 hours as a category one...
Heart of Pacific climate mobility adaption, not relocation
By Richard Musgrove
Pacific islanders have been on the move for 50,000 years, as explorers, as settlers and as traders.
But now that cultural phenomenon...
13 Political Parties to contest Solomon Islands Election
Thirteen political parties are slated to participate in the upcoming General Election in the Solomon Islands scheduled for April this year.
Registration of a new...
Kabui: Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption, a tiger without teeth
Chairman of the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC), Sir Frank Kabui has described the Anti-Corruption Commission as a tiger without teeth in...
NZ Government harpoons proposed South Pacific trawling restrictions
Following orders from the new Government, New Zealand successfully blocked consensus on a measure to restrict bottom trawling in the South Pacific at an...
PNG Marape unfazed, solid opposition keeps government in check
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed the recent transition of a number of Government MPs to the Opposition.
He described this movement...
GEF Council approves US$916 million for urgent environmental action
The Global Environment Facility’s 186 member governments on Monday allocated US$916 million for international action on biodiversity, climate change, nature renewal, and pollution control,...
Tongan Government remains tight lipped about King’s withdrawal of consent for Cabinet Ministers
Just days after the appointment of Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola as Tonga’s new Minister of Health, the King has withdrawn his consent for two other...
King Charles diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announces
King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and is already receiving treatment that will prevent him from undertaking public duties for the immediate future,...
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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...