‘In the spotlight’: Climate boss warns Australia needs to lift its climate ambitions
Alok Sharma, the man entrusted to accelerate global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has warned Australia must be prepared to lift its own...
Marshall Islands celebrates coronation of paramount chief
Thousands of Marshall Islanders converged on Ebeye Island last week for the first coronation ceremony of a paramount chief in half a century.
The gala...
PNG Police condemns election related violence in Port Moresby
A stand off outside the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby culminated into a violent attack in which supporters of rival candidates clashed...
Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation
Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand ‘too little’, and which...
‘No support’: Pacific Island labour-hire workers fear $6,000 cost of giving birth in Australia
Pregnant women working under the Palm scheme face exorbitant healthcare bills and no easy options
By jordyn Beazley
Since Ulamila gave birth to her baby...
Tonga qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023
A hat-trick from captain Sonatane Takalua was the highlight as Tonga defeated battling Hong Kong 44-22 in the Asia/Pacific 1 play-off at the Sunshine...
Fiji through to OFC Women’s Nations Cup semis after 2-0 victory over Cook Islands
Host nation Fiji are through to the semi-finals of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 after overcoming a stubborn Cook Islands side at the...
Women’s Nations Cup: Solomon Islands into semi-finals after tense 1-0 win over Tahiti
The Solomon Islands have reached the semi-finals of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 after grinding out a 1-0 win over Tahiti at the...
Three thrilling wins qualify Tonga for Netball World Cup 2023
Tonga’s National Team Tala has qualified for the Netball World Cup 2023 in Cape Town, after three thrilling consecutive wins last week at the...
ONOC announces Pacific call to action to BRISBANE 2032
A new generation of young aspiring athletes in the Pacific Islands can now look forward to new innovative opportunities to guide them to winning...
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UNODC-PINA launch regional initiative to strengthen anti-corruption journalism in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today signed an agreement to implement the Journalism for...
PNG Parliament must now deal with Bougainville referendum result with respect, responsibility and unity:...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on the National Parliament to deal with the 2019 Bougainville Referendum result with maturity,...
Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished decades after nuclear testing
Decades after nuclear testing ended across the Pacific, regional leaders and advocates say many of the issues that fueled anti-nuclear and independence movements remain...