Australia brushes off China treaty concerns
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has hosed down concerns that Papua New Guinea would sit out a potential conflict between Australia and China despite...
Solomon Islands Assumes Presidency of the OACPS
Solomon Islands has formally assumed the Presidency of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) for a six-month term, from 1st August...
Fiji’s former UN Ambassador rejects Trump’s claim that climate change is a ‘con job’
Fiji’s former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr Satyendra Prasad, has “respectfully and with deep humility” disagreed with U.S President Donald...
Cabinet reshuffle a symptom of ‘weak leadership’: Solomon Islands Opposition leader : Wale
Solomon Islands leader of Opposition Matthew Wale while lashing out at last week’s reshuffles of the Finance portfolio, described it as a sign of...
Australia lacks ‘legitimate objective’ in fast-tracking Nauru deportations, Labor-led committee finds
The Albanese government does not have a “legitimate objective” in denying fair hearings to those set to be deported to Nauru and could place...
Australia gets PNG ‘pukpuk’ defence pact over the line
Australia and Papua New Guinea have inked a landmark mutual defence pact, while playing down a lack of unity behind the deal in Port...
Bougainville President Toroama announces Caretaker Government
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has announced the caretaker Bougainville Executive Council (BEC) following a formal swearing-in ceremony presided over by Resident Judge, Justice Peter...
NZ Green MP questions Sāmoa shipwreck payout, warns peace declaration at risk
Green MP Teanau Tuiono is questioning whether the New Zealand government’s $6 million (US$5.84 million) payout to Sāmoa is enough to address the damage...
Solomon Islands PM Manele confirms urgent action to close legal gaps on meth and other drugs
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has confirmed that the government is working urgently to address existing legal gaps that hinder the effective prosecution...
Why loss and damage matter in the Pacific
By Cushla Loomb
For many Pacific Island nations, climate change isn’t a distant threat or an abstract statistic – it’s an everyday reality reshaping homes,...
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UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonisation as 17 territories remain
More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonisation drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished...
Global climate law shifts after Pacific islands push historic rulings
When Pacific Island students secured a historic advisory opinion from the world’s highest court last July, the legal victory was immediate.
What came next has...
WTO ministerial spotlights digital trade, revenue concerns for Pacific islands
As trade officials and civil society groups prepare for the World Trade Organisation’s 14th Ministerial Conference, or MC14, Pacific island nations are watching closely,...