Commonwealth Secretary-General visits Australia to discuss climate action in the Pacific
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland has concluded a visit to Australia this week where she held discussions with government officials and civil society representatives...
Ambitious targets needed to eliminate problematic single-use plastic waste
Plastics are found in all the world’s oceans - on remote shorelines, in coastal waters, in the seabeds of the deep oceans and even...
Denmark and Fiji partnership reaffirmed
Fiji's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign AffaiSitiveni Rabuka received a courtesy call from Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark, Wednesday...
Australia aims to start making guided missiles within two years
Australia said on Wednesday it would start domestic manufacture of guided missiles by 2025, two years sooner than expected, in a wide-ranging shakeup of...
NZ Navy chief on China: We can’t stand aside and say ‘nothing to see here’
New Zealand Navy chief David Proctor warned an Anzac service in Hawaii of an “increasingly coercive state” challenging freedom and prosperity in the Pacific.
Rear...
Tonga’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Tonga’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on...
Championing the ocean – Takeaways from the Commonwealth Blue Charter All-Champions Meeting
By Subaskar Sitsabeshan, Outreach and Project Development Manager, Commonwealth Blue Charter
Last month, the champion countries of the Commonwealth Blue Charter gathered in Ottawa, Canada...
More drama unfolds at FRU
The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) Annual General Meeting scheduled for Saturday in Lautoka is expected to be cancelled.
FBC Sports has been reliably informed the...
ONOC leaders remind Melanesian athletes’ to ensure their voices are heard at all levels
Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) President, Dr Robin Mitchell, opened the Melanesian Sub-Regional Athletes’ Forum by encouraging athlete representatives to work for the best...
Senator Kennedy introduces bipartisan U.S and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act to counter communist aggression, strengthen diplomatic ties in Pacific
U.S senator for Lousiana John Kennedy has introduced the U.S and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act to promote diplomacy and combat Communist China’s increased...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...