Pacific leaders tackle Bowen over fossil fuels during Fiji visit
Pacific Island nations should delay supporting Australia’s bid to host a United Nations climate conference until it commits to ending support for fossil fuels,...
Alternatives to dumping Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific
Robert Richmond, University of Hawaii
Japan plans to dump treated, radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific but it could...
Weaving new strands to strengthen the Pacific’s school leadership standards
Representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries revisited and restructured the Regional School Leadership Standards at the regional summit convened by the Pacific Community’s (SPC)...
Forum SG shares 2050 hopes, 1.5 climate ambition message at Tonga meeting
The Pacific region's chief advocate of regionalism has told a Pacific Parliamentarians meeting in Tonga of 2050 vision for the Forum, and called for...
Forum Chair calls on the region to be wary of nuclear wastewater discharge
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown has cautioned the region to be wary and ensure the “highest...
Pacific is scarred by past betrayals: Former Fiji AG
Former Fiji Attorney-General and Minister for Climate Change Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says our region is scarred by past betrayals, where we were misled and lied...
Japan’s decision to release nuclear-contaminated wastewater “disappointing”: expert
Japan's decision to go forward with the release of the treated radioactively contaminated water is “not surprising, but certainly disappointing,” a marine expert has...
Australia welcomes Japan’s transparency and international engagement on its plan to release ALPS treated water
Australia, like other countries in our region, is committed to the ongoing protection of the Blue Pacific.
“We welcome Japan's transparency and international engagement including...
Melanesian leaders outlines challenges encountered by the Melanesian bloc
Leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)met in Port Vila Wednesday to discuss issues that continue to affect the region.
Following a welcome ceremony at...
Stakeholders to discuss digital trade rules in the Pacific
By Brittany Nawaqatabu, USP Journalism Student
A public webinar will focus on digital trade rules which are being negotiated and agreed to in trade bodies...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...