Electoral petitions lodged in the Cook Islands
Five electoral petitions and one application for a recount have been filed at the High Court in the Cook Islands.
The Cook Islands News reports...
Report to UN: New Zealand’s immigration system discriminates on disability grounds
Ahead of New Zealand’s review with the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) highlight a clear pattern of...
USAID launches five-year strategy for the Pacific Islands region
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced its five-year (2022-2027) Pacific Islands Strategic Framework that will guide the Agency’s work in...
Australian High Commissioner summoned by Solomon Islands government over ABC’s Four Corners report
The Solomon Islands government has hauled in Australia's High Commissioner to complain after the ABC's Four Corners program aired an episode exploring how China...
Row over Australian-born Kiribati judge intensifies in dramatic court hearing
A legal row over moves by the Kiribati government to deport an Australian citizen and senior Kiribati judge who is married to the country’s...
Probe into Mendi
Four prominent leaders are under the Papua New Guinea police radar for their alleged involvement in the Mendi madness last week which left one...
ANZ expects Fiji’s “high” liquidity to ease from next year
By Dionisia Tabureguci
Liquidity in Fiji’s banking system shattered the F$2.5 billion (US$1.25 billion) mark at the end of July, notching another historic high...
Solomon Islands validates new climate finance and public spending roadmap
Representatives from the government, private sector, civil society, and development agencies have validated a new draft climate finance and public spending roadmap for the...
Timor-Leste warns it will work with China if Australia insists on pumping Timor Sea gas to Darwin
Timor-Leste’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned his nation will seek Chinese support if Australia and Woodside Energy fail to back a gas pipeline between...
Mahuta outlines how $1.3b will be spent on climate action
A new strategy to drive New Zealand’s investment in climate action in the Pacific and globally has outlined how the record $1.3 billion (US$803...
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