Australia Defence Minister Dutton’s warning as China tensions increase
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has issued a warning as tensions with China increase.
Last week a controversial security pact was signed by the Solomon...
PNG Parliament dissolves
Papua New Guinea's 10th Parliament of 2017-2022 reached the end of road Friday with Members of Parliament now heading into campaign mode to seek...
Dr Transform Aqorau cites loopholes with China-Solomon Islands treaty
Senior Solomon Islands scholar Dr Transform Aqorau says the China/Solomon Islands Security Treaty had lots of escape clauses that will become a problem for...
U.S warns Solomon Islands of action over pact with China
The Biden administration on Friday warned the Solomon Islands that the United States will take unspecified action against the South Pacific nation should its...
Japan closely eyes China’s moves in Pacific island region: PM Kishida
Japan is keeping a close eye on China's behaviour concerning Pacific island nations, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday after meeting with his Tuvalu...
Scott Morrison says Chinese military base in Solomon Islands would be ‘red line’ for Australia, U.S
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says China building a military base on Solomon Islands would be the "red line" for Australia and the United...
Cook Islands reports first Covid-19 death
Cook Islands has announced its first death from Covid-19 on Sunday, over two years since the pandemic began.
The country had long been free from...
Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley visit Fiji
The first-ever State visit from the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, David Hurley, to Fiji this week will be a landmark achievement in...
Rashmi Aslam appointed as Commissioner of FICAC
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) has announced that Rashmi Aslam has been appointed as it’s Commissioner with effect from 18 April 2022.
The...
Private paradise: The French Polynesian island locking locals out of beaches
Last November more than 2,000 people arrived on Temae beach, the heart of Mo’orea island in French Polynesia.
The gathering was a traditional cultural ceremony...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...