King Charles III to attend CHOGM in Samoa in 2024
As head of the Commonwealth, His Majesty King Charles III has been confirmed to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to...
Pacific leaders meet as Australia nets new agreement
-Foreign Minister Penny Wong has declared Australia shares the vision held by Fiji for a stronger relationship between the two nations.
Speaking in Fiji, Senator...
Pacific ‘Family’ free to form any ties but need to work together, says New Zealand deputy PM
Pacific island nations are free to form relationships with whichever countries they chose, New Zealand's new deputy prime minister said, but those decisions impact...
Australia’s major Pacific move amid China ‘security concerns’
Australia has taken a significant step in countering China's growing influence in the Pacific by signing an important agreement with Kiribati.
Australia will scale up...
PIF plays a vital role in global diplomacy: Australian diplomat
The Australian Government recognises the pivotal role that the Pacific Islands Forum plays in terms of regional and global diplomacy, says Chargé d’affaires of...
Climate change, a human rights issue: Fiji AG
Climate change is an emerging human rights issue posing a serious risk to the fundamental rights to life, health, food and an adequate standard...
Small is (sometimes) beautiful: perceptions of corruption in seven small Pacific Island countries
By Grant Walton
Over the past few years the Pacific has been a hive of anti-corruption activity. Pacific Island nations have introduced new anti-corruption...
One year of war against Ukraine: acting together to ensure international law will prevail
By Josep Borrell
24 February 2022 will forever be recalled as the day when Russia started its brutal, unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine. This...
Telekom TV and SIBC agree on relationship for SIBC TV Pacific Games coverage
Solomon Telekom Company Limited’s television service TTV and National Broadcaster Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) have agreed on a carriage relationship to broadcast the...
Fiji Rugby Union 2023 Women’s Rugby campaign launch
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has acknowledged the Australian Government for its continuous support towards Fiji after the launching of the Fiji Rugby Union...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific climate champions to turn Pre-COP momentum into COP31 outcomes
Pacific political climate champions must turn the region’s priorities into concrete outcomes at COP31, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says.
Speaking at the...
COP30 President backs climate finance push and implementation drive ahead of COP31
COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago says stronger cooperation between governments, finance ministers and development banks will be critical to turning global climate...
Bowen defends Australia’s climate role amid coal export concerns
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia’s shift towards renewable energy is central to its efforts to work with Pacific countries...