Fijian Drua working on areas they were outplayed in
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Kicking, scrummaging,...
How netball is growing leadership in the Pacific
Netball Australia welcomed four Pacific partners in a bid to extend its presence and grow leadership in the region.
With Fiji and Tonga looking towards...
U.S President Biden announces nuclear-powered submarines for Australia
U.S President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday announced that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from...
Pacific Leaders meet in Port Vila to discuss pathways for a global just transition away from fossil fuels
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Australian PM mounts diplomatic blitz to calm AUKUS fears, visit Fiji Wednesday
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Sticking to ‘cold, hard’ climate facts can end global warming: UN SG Guterres
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Who let the guns in – Former Fiji A-G’s bodyguards carried firearms in plane
Fiji Airways staff say bodyguards for former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum were allowed to carry guns onto Fiji Link domestic flights when he was a...
Six new portfolios likely: PNG PM
Cabinet may be increased by six new portfolios as Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape wants to see “more hands on deck” to...
FSM preparing for diplomatic switch to Taiwan amid China’s protest
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will be much better off without China, outgoing President David Panuelo said, disclosing the initial steps he has taken...
High seas treaty ‘central to Pacific nations’ says campaigner
After close to two decades of negotiations, an historic United Nations ocean treaty has been agreed to protect marine biodiversity in international waters.
The agreement,...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
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Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...