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Australian government officials are working to bolster Canberra's relationship with Kiribati as the rule of law corrodes in the Pacific nation. The foreign affairs department's Pacific office head Ewen McDonald led talks with Kiribati officials via video conference on Tuesday. Discussions spanned co-operation on development, security and the economy and included Kiribati's foreign affairs deputy secretary Benny Teuea. Asia Pacific affairs expert...

Internationally respected human rights leader and former United Nations Representative, and Solomon Islands Ambassador, Rex Horoi has been appointed as Monash University’s inaugural Climate Change Envoy. The newly created role of Special Envoy on Climate Change in the Pacific is believed to be a first by an Australian university. It aims to aid Monash University in respectfully deepening its research engagement...

The Pacific Islands need an urgent commitment for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and a call for action is being launched by Pacific Small Islands Developing States in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) ahead of the UN Climate Conference COP27 in Egypt on 06 November. SPREP, an intergovernmental organisation charged with protecting and...

Samoa skipper Junior Paulo says his side's Pacific Island showdown against Tonga, shaping up to be the clash of the World Cup quarterfinals, will be a tribute to the supporters behind the two proud rugby league nations. Samoa have come a long way since their opening round demolition by England, defeating Greece and then France by big margins to finish...

--New Zealand players will use the humiliation of their quarter-final elimination from the 2017 World Cup by Fiji on home soil as motivation to avoid a repeat when the two nations meet in Hull this weekend. The Bati shocked the Kiwis 4-2 in Wellington a week after the host nation had been beaten by Tonga and the loss still hurts...

An intriguing quarterfinal lineup has been confirmed for the Men's 2021 Rugby League World Cup following the completion of the group stage matches. Australia will begin the quarterfinals with a clash against the runners-up in Group C, Lebanon, to be played at John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield. After topping Group A with three wins from their three games, Shaun Wane’s England...

A pair of impressive finishes from fullback Martha Molowia either side of half-time helped propel Papua New Guinea to a 34-12 victory over Canada, marking their first ever Women's World Cup win. Molowia smashed her way through would-be tacklers on a run down the sideline for her first just before break to give PNG a 8-6 lead, before carving through...

Registration of voters for Fiji’s 2022 General Election closed at 6pm Monday with the Fijian Elections Office marking a milestone achievement in terms of daily engagement numbers. Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem said by 7pm Monday, the Fijian Elections Office recorded more than 9,000 engagements across 60-plus locations that were opened across the country alone, adding that it was indicative...

The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is concerned at the Kiribati Government's treatment of its judiciary. The government last week appointed its Attorney General Tetiro Semilota as the acting Chief Justice. This comes because of the suspension of New Zealand's William Hastings as Chief Justice after he founded in favour of another expatriate judge, Australian David Lambourne. The...

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) will consider adopting a management procedure (MP) for skipjack tuna, but members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) are hesitant to commit to them. The measure will be taken up at the WCPFC’s 19th regular session, taking place 27 November to 3 December in Da Nang, Vietnam. The PNA said...