NZ’s Peters follows Wong in Pacific tour de force
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is taking a leaf from Penny Wong's book, looking to visit all Pacific Islands Forum members within...
First round of French Pacific results show radicalisation, especially in New Caledonia
French Pacific results for the first round of French national snap elections have shown on Sunday a firm radicalisation, especially in the case of...
Le Pen’s far-right party wins first round of French elections as Macron’s gamble backfires
Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigrant National Rally led a first round of voting on Sunday in exceptionally high-stakes elections that could put France’s government in...
World getting a ‘failing grade’ on Global Goals report card
With just six years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress is alarmingly insufficient, with a mere 17 percent of the...
PNG Supreme Court will hear special reference filed by Opposition to recall Parliament
Papua New Guinea Supreme Court has ruled that Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa had “standing” to pursue the special reference filed to recall Parliament to...
No word on FijiFirst party deregistration
The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) is expected to provide an official response next week on the de-registration of the FijiFirst party.
The party had until...
Japan to provide weather data to Pacific islands
Japan's government is set to provide weather data to South Pacific islands to help them deal with disasters.
The announcement of the scheme will be...
Samoa minimum wage increases to $4 per hour
There will be more money to take home for those on minimum wage as the Samoa cabinet has approved an increase in the minimum...
Anti-corruption advocacy strengthened at global conference in Vilnius
Journalists and civil society actors from Southeast Asia and the Pacific made strong advocacy contributions at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), a global biennial...
FRU Constitution Passed, Fiji Rugby Union Limited under new structure
The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) had its Constitution passed Saturday after a unanimous vote by Union members at the FRU Special General Meeting which...
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Australian PM Albanese receives traditional welcome ahead of treaty
Australia is set to sign an alliance with Fiji in a major diplomatic win over China.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was given a traditional welcome...
AFP to push Australia’s Pacific police training model to reduce UN costs
An Australian Federal Police model could help train United Nations peacekeepers in weeks, not months, while a new Pacific policing bloc is designed to...
Pacific leadership recognised in global plastics negotiations
Pacific voices have led from the head table in the global plastic negotiations as the world works together to develop a legally binding instrument...