China’s Belt and Road Initiative sets off great power competition in the Pacific
As China marks the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative, also known as the BRI, many are assessing the impact of its...
IAEA team joined by China takes samples after Fukushima water release
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and experts from China, South Korea and Canada on Monday collected seawater samples near the crippled Fukushima nuclear...
Cabinet reshuffle change ‘stands’, Vosarogo to become Fiji’s new Attorney-General: PM Rabuka
Fiji's Lands Minister Filimoni Vosarogo becomes Attorney-General today, despite mounting opposition about his appointment.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said his appointment stands as he’d rather...
U.S negotiator expects to sign new deal with strategic Marshall Islands on Monday
The United States has finalised a 20-year extension to its agreement on ties with the strategic Marshall Islands and expects to sign the US$2.3...
Fijian leader in Australia for trade, security talks
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will outline his nation's role in the Indo-Pacific during a visit to Australia, amid soaring regional tensions.
Anthony Albanese will...
Defence support for assisted-departures for Australians in Israel
The Australian Government has safely airlifted 255 people utilising two Royal Australian Air Force flights (a KC-30A and a C-17A Globemaster III) and a...
Resolution filed to express Guam’s solidarity with Israel
Senator Jesse Lujan has introduced a resolution expressing solidarity with Jewish communities around the world and showing support for Israel, following an unprecedented airstrike...
COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis
By Angie Bone, Karin Leder, Tin Tin Su and Tony Capon
The climate crisis is already affecting millions: bringing death, injuries and mental health consequences,...
Australian Government announce funding for Fiji Super Rugby Pacific, Super W participation
The Australian Government has announced that it would provide funding that will help support the Fijian and Fijiana Drua teams.
The investment as part of...
Drua’s emergence in Super Rugby is shaping talent-rich Fiji’s bright future
Portugal, who beat them, might think otherwise, but the story of the pool stages of this World Cup has been the arrival of Fiji...
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Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...