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The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) (the “Company” or “TMC”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, has announced that the International Seabed Authority has completed its review of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan (EMMP) submitted by its subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc (NORI), and recommended that it proceed with its...

The federal government has trumpeted its successful bid to enshrine its emissions reduction targets in law, telling investors Australia is now “open for business”. The bill to lock in a 43 percent greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030 and net-zero by 2050 passed the Senate on Thursday with the support of the Greens and crossbenchers. The legislation was waved through the...

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. Her son King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was...

At the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales. But there are a number of practical - and traditional - steps which he must go through to be crowned King. He will be known as King Charles III. That was the first decision of the new king's reign. He...

The Solomon Islands parliament has voted to delay the country's national elections to 2024, backing a push from Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to postpone the poll until after the Pacific Games next year. The bill to delay the poll for seven months passed parliament with 37 votes in favour to 10 against. Elections in Solomon Islands are meant to be held...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has clarified that the constitutional amendment bill 2022 is not an attack on the nation’s democracy nor does it intrude on the fundamental rights of the people to vote. PM Sogavare made the clarification in parliament when he raised to table the second reading of the constitutional amendment bill 2022 which seeks to suspend...

Fiji's Deputy Supervisor of Elections, Craig Rickards will not be able to continue as Deputy Supervisor for the 2022 General Election. In a statement, Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem said Rickards has to return to Australia for urgent medical attention. Saneem said it is unfortunate that Rickards fell ill while he was here and is currently receiving medical treatment in Australia. He...

World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has joined the rugby family in paying tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday. The longest-serving British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth was synonymous with some of the sport’s greatest events, presenting the Webb Ellis Cup to the victorious captains of the men’s teams at Rugby World Cup 1991 in England...

Solomon Islands Parliament will get to decide today when the next national general elections will be held. The government is pushing for a deferment of the elections to 2024, while the opposition is calling on the government to hold the elections as scheduled in mid 2023. The government has been pushing the argument that they cannot host two major events concurrently,...

Fiji' Military chief of staff Colonel Sapenafa Motufaga has been promoted to Brigadier General. “Congratulations to Colonel Motufaga on his promotion to Brigadier General this morning. Brigadier General Motufaga is currently the Chief of Staff of the RFMF,” the Fiji Military said on twitter Prior to his current appointment, Motufaga was the Military Police advisor at Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the...