Australia and Fiji upgrade relationship with alliance
Australia and Fiji have sealed a new defence alliance, marking a major diplomatic win for Anthony Albanese against China for influence in the Pacific.
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El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather
More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño...
Australian PM Albanese receives traditional welcome ahead of treaty
Australia is set to sign an alliance with Fiji in a major diplomatic win over China.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was given a traditional welcome...
AFP to push Australia’s Pacific police training model to reduce UN costs
An Australian Federal Police model could help train United Nations peacekeepers in weeks, not months, while a new Pacific policing bloc is designed to...
Pacific leadership recognised in global plastics negotiations
Pacific voices have led from the head table in the global plastic negotiations as the world works together to develop a legally binding instrument...
Australian PM Albanese touches down in Fiji ahead of new Pacific deal
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji to seal a landmark treaty in a bid to counter China's influence in the Pacific.
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PM Wale urges Indonesia to pursue dialogue and reduce tensions in West Papua
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called on the Government of Indonesia to take constructive steps toward reducing tensions in West Papua.
This includes...
Opa takes Commerce as Daki loses portfolio but stays in PNG Cabinet
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has stripped the Commerce and Industry portfolio from Win Bakri Daki, appointing Finance Minister Thomas Opa to...
U.S envoy says Cook Islands minerals are a top priority
The new U.S Ambassador to New Zealand and several Pacific Island nations said on Friday that securing Cook Islands seabed minerals was a top...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama says One Nation party shares his values
Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama says the principles contained in One Nation's constitution mirror the values he stood for while leading Fiji, prompting...
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Pacific climate finance falling far short of need: ADB President Kanda
Pacific Island countries are facing a climate finance crisis, with current adaptation finance covering only 26 percent of their projected annual needs, Asian Development...
Tuvalu PM Teo urges Pacific leaders to unite behind Taku Pakasoa climate declaration
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has urged Pacific leaders to unite behind the Taku Pakasoa Declaration, saying the region must speak with one voice...
COP31 cannot be another climate ‘talk fest’: Solomon Islands PM Wale
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has warned that COP31 must deliver concrete action on emissions and climate finance, saying 31 years of climate...