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'Stronger together': Fiji pact brought to parliament
Australia has moved to ratify a landmark defence alliance with Fiji, which will...
Andrew Brown (AAP) 12 Aug 2026
Pacific-led research puts Indigenous health at centre of precision medicine
Pacific researchers, clinicians and community leaders have gathered in Sāmoa to...
Joseph Guenzler 11 Aug 2026
Indonesian security forces hunt for West Papuan militants who killed workers accused of spying for Jakarta
Indonesia's security forces have launched an operation to pursue a splinter grou...
Andrew Mathieson 10 Aug 2026
Marshall Islands expands action against plastic pollution
The Marshall Islands is moving to expand its ban on single-use plastics while la...
Rebekah Rasmussen 5 Aug 2026
Pacific backs regional youth framework for 2027 to 2036
Pacific youth ministry leaders have endorsed a regional framework intended to gu...
Rebekah Rasmussen 5 Aug 2026
Survey supports a better deal for Pacific workers

Employment conditions for thousands of Pacific workers in Australia should be improved, a new poll has revealed. An Australia Institute poll of more than 2000 people showed more than two-thirds suppor...

UN peacekeeping training program welcomes aspiring Pacific officers

Prospective police officers from across the Pacific have been welcomed into training at Magandjin / Brisbane's state-of-the-art Pinkeba headquarters on the way to becoming United Nations peacekeepers.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 5, 2026
Pacific calls for fairer global biodiversity reporting ahead of COP17

Pacific nations have warned the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework could undercount conservation work across small island states ahead of the 17th Conference of...

Tonga's courts hold ministers to account over bribery convictions, forcing government to face by-elections

Tonga's parliament has been forced to accept the resignation of two ministers after a ruling on bribery charges in the Nuku'alofa Magistrates' Court last week following the country's 2025 general elec...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 4, 2026
Nauru formally becomes the Republic of Naeoro

The Republic of Nauru has officially reclaimed its traditional name - Naeoro - marking an historic shift the tiny island's leaders say is about restoring the country's true identity on the global stag...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 3, 2026
From Parliament to PhD: A global journey to Pacific scholarship

A journey that began in Canada's political corridors led doctoral candidate Rodney Stehr to Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, to explore Pacific research methodologies and the importance of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2026
Australia joins Pacific nations flexing military muscle

Australia has taken part in the world's largest naval training exercise with its Pacific neighbours, combining to curb the threat of further Chinese militarisation in the region.

Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

Foreign leaders are being urged to not avert their gaze from the impacts of climate change and witness them firsthand in the Pacific region. Tuvalu High Commissioner Samuelu Laloniu issued the plea at...

Australia helps Pacific Islands dodge worst of aid cuts

International funding and financing for the Pacific Islands has largely avoided the worst of aid cuts as Australia leads the way, according to a new report.

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Noah Secomb (AAP) Jul 29, 2026
United Nations agency warns Pacific faces growing threat from global scam syndicates

A United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report has found Pacific communities are increasingly in the sights of global scam networks through the use of technology largely involving artificial intell...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 25, 2026
'Pacific futures are New Zealand's futures', experts argue in new book

Pacific peoples are not a "special interest" demographic but central to Aotearoa / New Zealand's future prosperity, social cohesion and leadership, according to a new chapter by University of Auckland...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 23, 2026
Super Red a lock in new coach's Test squad statement

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has earned an immediate Wallabies recall in Les Kiss's first big statement as newly-installed coach. The crash-and-bash lock was named in the Super Rugby Pacific team of the year...

Cash injection promises Pacific region boost to develop rugby league beyond PNG Chiefs

Rugby league is continuing to gain further ground throughout the Pacific following the Australian government announcing a $600 million commitment over the next decade in the region.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 23, 2026
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