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The solutions to restore the health of the ocean – which provides us with oxygen, food and livelihoods – are out there, and in 100 days they will be in the spotlight in Lisbon, Portugal, at the second UN Oceans Conference. Billions of humans, animals and plants rely on a healthy ocean, but rising carbon emissions are making it more...

Netball Australia will host the first PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Sydney this month to consolidate international netball relationships. Their ambition is to provide the highest level of competition for the national teams of Netball Australia’s PacificAus Sports partners, including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga. Singapore has been invited to participate in the series as part of Netball Australia's...

Vanuatu have pulled out of Oceania's qualification tournament for the World Cup finals in Qatar due to a majority of their players and staff testing positive for Covid-19, the country's football federation (VFF) said. In addition, the Cooks Islands' second game has been postponed due to covid positive cases in their squad. Vanuatu's first match of the tournament against Tahiti was...

Fijiana Drua have blitzed their way to a convincing Super W victory over the Western Force, winning 45-17 on Saturday. The Drua scored seven tries in the first half at Leichhardt Oval and were too quick and physical for the Force right from the start. The Force did, however, lift after trailing 45-0 at the interval, scoring the second stanza's only...

When Timor Leste heads to the polls on Saturday to elect its next president, there will be more candidates and more female candidates than ever before. It's been five years since the last presidential election was held in the country. Australian National University scholar Andrea Fahey, who has studied Timor Leste politics for 20 years, said the country had a semi-presidential...

At the sitting of the Fono Ekepule this week, Niue Member of Parliament Terry Coe tabled the notice of intention to move a motion of no confidence against the Cabinet. As stipulated by article six of the Niue Constitution four members of the Legislative Assembly may give notice of their intention to move a vote of no confidence. The four members...

A surreal controversy has erupted in Solomon Islands after the Chinese Embassy allegedly shipped several crates holding replica firearms into the capital Honiara, just months after the city was shaken by violent riots. Last week, local media in Solomon Islands reported that a large shipment of weapons had been secretly brought into Honiara in February on a logging vessel. The prospect...

Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa confirmed a community transmission case in Samoa late Thursday, with the country moving to Alert Level 2 for 24 hours before being elevated to Alert Level 3 from 12am Saturday to go into lockdown. The positive community transmission case was discovered on Thursday afternoon, after an individual underwent testing for COVID-19 as part of...

Port Moresby North West MP Lohia Boe Samuel was arrested and charged for murder and locked up at the Boroko Police Station cells Thursday. Commander NCD/Central Assistant Commissioner Anthony Wagambie Junior said the MP was invited to Boroko Police station, escorted to the NCD Homicide section and charged today under section 300 sub section (1) (b)(ii) of the PNG Criminal...

Fiji's campaign period for the 2022 general election will start on 26 April. This has been confirmed by the Electoral Commission in accordance with Section 109A of the Electoral Act 2014, following their meeting today. Electoral Commission chairperson Mukesh Nand, Jawahar Lal, Kavita Raniga, Selina Lee Wah, Margot Jenkins, Simione Naiduki and Ateca Ledua attended the meeting. The campaign period will end...