AOC President Chesterman elected to ONOC Executive Board at General Assembly
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President Ian Chesterman has been elected to the Executive Board of the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC).
Chesterman secured the position...
World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 2023: South Africa women and Tonga men crowned opening tournament champions
South Africa women and Tonga men took one step closer towards promotion by winning the opening tournament of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series...
Solomon Islands become ground zero in the fight to contain China
As James Cleverly took the rutted gravel road from the main airport of the Solomon Islands that leads to the prime minister’s residence, he...
UK govt confronted on West Papua in House of Lords
The United Kingdom's commitments to upholding human rights came under question on Monday over the West Papua issue, resulting in a heated exchange between...
Current climate polices ‘a death sentence’ for the world, warns UN Chief Guterres
If governments continue with the same environmental policies currently in place, the world will become 2.8°C hotter by the end of the century, which...
PNG sitting on time bomb regarding the selling and consumption of synthetic drugs: Police
Papua New Guinea is sitting on a ticking bomb regarding the selling and consumption of synthetic drugs, says a senior policeman in charge of...
Britain’s foreign minister Cleverly skips Samoa meeting to co-ordinate Sudan response
British foreign minister James Cleverly has skipped a planned trip to Samoa to focus on coordinating the UK response to the Sudan crisis, which...
Fritch warns chaos should anti-independence party lose election
French Polynesia's President Edouard Fritch has warned of chaos, should his party lose power to the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira.
In last Sunday's first round of...
INTERVIEW: Making family planning choices simpler for 8 billion
Women’s bodies should not be held captive to choices made by governments or individuals, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said, as it launched...
Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom tighten defence relationship
Papua New Guinea and the United Kingdom signed a defence agreement that the Pacific island country’s foreign minister said had been “gathering dust for...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
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Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...