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...
Climate-heating El Niño has arrived and threatens lives, declares UN
The arrival of a climate-heating El Niño event has been declared by the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), with officials warning that preparation for...
Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub appoints advisers to Fiji and Tuvalu
As Pacific Island Countries are at the frontline of the impacts of climate change, they need adequate and accessible climate finance, which is necessary...
PNG soldiers killed in training incident
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) has confirmed that two of its members were killed early Tuesday, in a training incident.
This incident occurred...
Pacific treaties must be built with care and nurtured once they’re in place
By Lucy Albiston and Blake Johnson
Security agreements are an increasingly hot topic in the Pacific as Australia, the U.S, China and New Zealand...
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Forum Troika Leaders meet in Suva on regional governance and strategic prioritie
Pacific Islands Forum Troika Leaders met today in Suva, Fiji, for strategic discussions on the future governance of the Pacific regional system and key...
Solomon Islands PM Wale, Rabuka call for stronger united voice
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale and Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka have emphasised the importance of a stronger, more unified Pacific voice during...
Pacific nuclear justice delegation call on Australian PM to sign UN Nuclear ban treaty
-A delegation of Pacific nuclear survivors and advocates was in Canberra Wednesday to call on the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sign and...