Foley set for final World Cup audition as stacked Australia A side confirmed for Tonga clash
Overseas flyhalf Bernard Foley will get one final chance to impress Eddie Jones, named as part of a 25-player Australia A squad to face...
Defending champions Guam learn opponents for Solomon Islands 2023 basketball event
Guam are set to begin their Pacific Games men's basketball title defence against Papua New Guinea at Solomon Islands 2023.
The country is also grouped...
Tana Umaga named as new Moana Pasifika coach
All Blacks legend Tana Umaga has been named as the next head coach of Super Rugby Pacific side Moana Pasifika, replacing the outgoing Aaron...
Shipping set to boost climate targets
Governments are set to agree to boost the global shipping sector’s emissions reduction targets, at talks in London this week.
After a week of behind...
IAEA finds Japan’s Plans to release treated water into the Sea at Fukushima consistent with International safety standards
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety review has concluded that Japan's plans to release treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
New Zealand pushes back on Pacific-wide free movement
New Zealand cabinet ministers have considered, but dismissed for now, a Pacific proposal for easier movement of people around the region.
Pacific Islanders are subject...
Australian diplomats convinced ICAC to censor Pacific nations where Maguire schemed. It didn’t work
Federal Australian officials successfully persuaded the NSW corruption watchdog to “de-identify” a group of Pacific countries mentioned in last week’s report on Gladys Berejiklian’s...
Pacific nations worried over ‘disinformation’ about plan for carbon levy
Pacific island nations have sounded the alarm on a possible “disinformation” campaign peddled by a “couple of countries” about their proposal to introduce a...
Fukushima plan to release water into ocean approved by UN watchdog IAEA
The UN’s nuclear watchdog has approved plans by Japan to release more than 1m tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
Pacific groups condemn Japan’s attempts to dismantle Pacific solidarity against Fukushima nuclear waste plans
The Pacific Collective on Nuclear Issues, composed of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations and movements in the Pacific expresses grave concern that Japan is...
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Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organised crime’, President José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organised crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.
His comments come as Australian federal police (AFP) confirmed...
Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
This was the strong reminder from Fiji's Minister...