Former Australian Coalition should have set higher climate target, says Birmingham
The former Australian Coalition government’s failure to set more ambitious climate change targets hurt Australia’s standing in the Pacific, senior Liberal Simon Birmingham has...
Enhanced support for ocean conservation should consider Pacific’s special circumstances
As a large ocean state, Palau has called on the United Nations Ocean partners for enhanced support for the conservation and sustainable use of...
Commonwealth support for new digital securities will benefit investors in Fiji
Work by the Commonwealth Secretariat to support Fiji's Reserve Bank in digitising its paper-based certificates of securities, such as government bonds, will benefit investors,...
Landmark partnership forged between Warriors and Pasifika Aotearoa Collective
New Zealand Warriors and the Pasifika Aotearoa Collective (PAC) have joined hands to provide a range of football and commercial benefits for both organisations.
PAC...
SODELPA demands a full manual count of all votes, Fiji Labour Party questions provisional poll results
The Social Democratic Liberal Party is demanding a full count of the votes cast in Fiji's 2022 General Election.
In a press conference Thursday, SODELPA...
Fiji’s main opposition leader Sitiveni Rabuka says he has ‘no faith’ in vote count after glitch in election results app
Fiji's main opposition leader Sitiveni Rabuka says he doesn't have faith in the vote count underway from Wednesday’s general election, and will complain to...
Pacific voices crucial in global plastic treaty – Greenpeace
There are calls for Pacific and indigenous voices to be at the forefront of global plastics treaty talks, along with stronger action from New...
FijiFirst leads provisional results
As at 7am today before the provisional results were flushed, FijiFirst Party was leading the tally board with a total of 162,084 votes, in...
Be wary of outsiders, says Pacific leader who thwarted China
One of the Pacific’s top leaders has endorsed Australia’s newly inked security treaty with Vanuatu, warning that the Pacific “family” has to make sure...
‘We worry about the future,’ Pacific youth advocate for survival at COP15
Youth representatives from Pacific islands attending the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Montreal Canada this week,...
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Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organised crime’, President José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organised crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.
His comments come as Australian federal police (AFP) confirmed...
Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
This was the strong reminder from Fiji's Minister...