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Pacific envoys appointed to push island priorities at COP31
Kristina Eonemto Stege from the Marshall Islands, Inia Seruiratu from Fiji and R...
Rebekah Rasmussen 18 Jun 2026
Fijian Government signs US$17.89 million coastal climate resilience agreement
Fifteen vulnerable coastal communities in Fiji are set to receive support throug...
Rebekah Rasmussen 18 Jun 2026
Trump restores commercial fishing - sparking fears for Pacific's protected areas
Donald Trump has returned mass commercial fishing in the Pacific; rolling back p...
Andrew Mathieson 18 Jun 2026
The Nature Conservancy appoints Palauan leader to guide Pacific conservation work
Palauan conservation leader Keobel "KB" Sakuma has been appointed executive dire...
Rebekah Rasmussen 15 May 2026
Fiji coastal communities to benefit from $37.3 million climate grant
The Fiji Government has secured a $37. 3 million grant to strengthen climate res...
Rebekah Rasmussen 1 May 2026
Indigenous rangers lead turtle protection push across Cape York

Indigenous ranger groups across western Cape York are intensifying efforts to protect endangered marine turtles, with new figures showing the scale of feral pig control and nest monitoring across remo...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 31, 2026
Traditional Owners exempt from new fee system to visit Great Ocean Road's natural wonders

A new entry fee and booking system is being introduced for visitors to the Great Ocean Road's natural wonders, enforced by a new visitor centre.

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Melissa Meehan Mar 9, 2026
Cook Islands agreement with US sparks alarm over seabed minerals

The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has warned a new critical minerals agreement between the Cook Islands and the United States could move the region closer to deep-sea mining.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Feb 23, 2026
Fiji targets 30 per cent ocean protection under new Blue Economy Framework

Fiji has launched a 10-year national framework to guide ocean-based development while protecting marine ecosystems. The Fiji Blue Economy Framework 2025-2035 sets national policy direction for governm...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jan 20, 2026
New Oceania professional football league future proofs the world game

Five Pasifika sides recently entered the ranks of professional football for the first time. The clubs from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu stepped onto a new stage across t...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 19, 2026
Caring for Sea Country supported through extension of ghost net initiative

The Northern Territory's Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed the federal government's support of Indigenous ranger groups through its ghost net initiative. Announced Thursday, $25.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 19, 2025
RUN Aotearoa to lead Pacific tourism plastics phase out campaign

Māori and women-led creative agency RUN Aotearoa will lead a new Pacific campaign to eliminate single-use plastics from the tourism industry.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Nov 10, 2025
Tongan women to lead major weaving commission for Powerhouse Parramatta

Powerhouse is calling on the community to join Pacific weavers across Western Sydney through summer to help create 80 handmade woven mats that will feature at the opening of Powerhouse Parramatta.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 4, 2025
Bigambul nurse Kymberlie Cox named finalist in National Palliative Care Awards

Bigambul registered nurse Kymberlie Cox has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2025 National Palliative Care Awards, recognised for her outstanding contributions to culturally safe, community-le...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Sep 10, 2025
Fishing in Pacific protected area halted after ruling

Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again, after a judge in Hawaii sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rol...

Hobbs sets new Oceania record at Czech Republic meet

Zoe Hobbs has raised the bar for Oceania sprinting, surpassing her own 100m record with a 10.94 second run at the prestigious Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 25, 2025
Cook Islanders demand transparency in public seabed mining talks

Campaigners against seabed mining in the Cook Islands have slammed a series of meetings held across Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand informing the Pacific nation's diaspora about the future of their...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 17, 2025
Noongar Wardandi health worker Oceania Harris is leading by example

Oceania Harris has worked hard to blaze a trail for herself and to set a strong example to her five children and her community. The Noongar Wardandi woman from Busselton in the south west of Western A...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 5, 2025
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