“We must not shy away from demanding climate justice for all” – Fiji AG Turaga
“We must not shy away from demanding climate justice for all."
This was the statement by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga while...
Nations aim to ink deep sea mining rules by 2025
The International Seabed Authority's member nations on Friday agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists' calls...
Pacific Seabed mining delayed as International Agency finalises Rules
The start of industrial-scale seabed mining to extract car battery metals from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has been delayed after the international...
Tuvalu launches world-class coastal hazard modelling tool in the face of growing climate impacts
In collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC), the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) has handed over to Government of Tuvalu a state-of-the-art online platform...
Maria Fuata appointed SPC Deputy Director-General Operations and Integration
Maria Fuata has been appointed the new Deputy Director-General Operations and Integration at Pacific Community (SPC).
Maria is part of SPC’s Senior Executive Team leading...
Millions of dollars in detention money went to Pacific politicians
By Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger
Australia’s Home Affairs Department oversaw the payment of millions of taxpayer dollars to powerful Pacific Island politicians...
Macron to visit New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea on ‘historic’ Pacific tour
French president Emmanuel Macron will travel to the south-west Pacific this week, in a “historic” visit designed to bolster his Indo-Pacific strategy and reaffirm...
Morrison government struck secret deal to pay PNG to take refugees and asylum seekers
The Australian government is refusing to say how much it is paying to Papua New Guinea in a secret agreement to hold about 75...
Cook Islands and Republic of Korea discuss ‘forward cooperation’
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, who is also the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI), along with Government and MFAI officials has...
Pacific Islander workers making as little as $200 a week in Australia seek protection visas for better pay
There has been a huge spike in Pacific Islanders applying for protection visas because they offer better working conditions than the government programme designed...
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Forum Strategic Plan sets six priorities to drive 2050 Blue Pacific Vision
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has adopted a new five-year Strategic Plan that sets six strategic goals to strengthen regional political solidarity, security, economic...
Pacific preparations underway ahead of Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau
The Pre-Forum Officials Committee (FOC) Meeting has begun, bringing together senior government officials to discuss key governance issues for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat...
Independent group clarifies position on Solomon Islands- U.S Ship Rider Agreement
Solomon Islands Opposition Independent Group has clarified that its concerns regarding the Solomon Islands–United States Ship Rider Agreement are focused on parliamentary oversight and...