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Australia's Eileen Cikamatana and Hannah Powell of Wales headline the two countries' weightlifting squads as their teams have been announced for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. At 22 years old, Cikamatana is the youngest weightlifter in Australia's Birmingham 2022 delegation, but she could become the first woman in history to win Commonwealth Games gold for two different countries in individual...

The Queensland Reds will look to continue unleashing returning star Suliasi Vunivalu, excited about what he can do as they prepare to begin Kiwi action on Saturday. The Reds enter Super Round in third position on the ladder, one point behind the top two as they prepare for the Hurricanes on Saturday. Brad Thorn's men were boosted by the return of...

“I think the 100 percent Ocean management is the critical agenda that needs to be pushed forward. When you say 100 percent management, it could mean a lot of things but it should be tied to the issues each of the nations are facing,” says Minister Steven Victor of the issues that Palau will take to the UN Our...

The momentum of celebrating a Pacific first with the 7th One Ocean conference has not been lost on marine resources, says Palau’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, Steven Victor. Asked about next steps and key issues to progress the Ocean-Climate nexus at COP27 in Egypt, he said the Pacific needs to be more strategic in its approach to the...

A year since Japan announced plans to dump treated Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean starting in 2023, a group of five independent experts wants those plans to be put on hold while more information is shared. One of the five experts, Dr Robert Richmond of the University of Hawaii said, “There is this time element that’s being pushed over...

Fiji's Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde has filed an application seeking orders that the Russian superyacht Amadea be restrained from leaving Fijian waters. This is until the finalisation of an application to register a warrant to seize the property and that a U.S warrant to seize the Amadea be registered. The ODPP filed an ex parte Originating Summons under the...

Actions from Denmark, the United States, and the Marshall Islands doubled the number of signatories to the Declaration on Zero Emission Shipping by 2050. Actions in the form of new plans to develop zero-emission shipping routes in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Many nations to commit new resources to the fight against IUU fishing, with nearly US$250 million pledged via policy,...

The U.S will urge Australia to increase its 2030 emission reduction pledge this year, with a senior official declaring it was “a long time ago” when the Abbott government set the target the Morrison government says is “fixed”. The assistant U.S secretary of state for environmental affairs, Monica Medina, said the U.S was “determined that everyone raise ambition” in tackling...

East Timor's citizens head to the polls on Tuesday to choose either a Nobel laureate or a former guerrilla fighter - the incumbent president - as their next leader. Polling stations in South-east Asia's youngest country open at 7am for what is a rematch of a 2007 election won handily by former revolutionary hero and peace prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta. Nearly...

The United States has warned a proposed security pact between Solomon Islands and China may destabilise the Pacific Island nation and set a "concerning precedent" for the region. State Department spokesman Ned Price made the comment as the White House confirmed reports that top U.S official Kurt Campbell would visit Solomon Islands later this week. Campbell, the Indo-Pacific coordinator of the...