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Pacific Island Forum tweaks communique after China outburst
The Pacific Islands Forum secretariat has altered the communique from last week'...
Pacific First Nations people sound alarm on climate
On the sidelines of the frenetic Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting this week...
Ben McKay 31 Aug 2024
No, Fiji’s PM not taken ill at Pacific Islands Forum
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDA photo shows Fiji's prime minister in medical distress shortly...
Tom Wark 31 Aug 2024
NZ backs Pacific Policing, commits to climate finance
New Zealand has decided to tip both for the Pacific Policing Initiative and the...
Ben McKay 30 Aug 2024
Tonga pulls off Pacific Islands Forum staging
Tonga has overcome predictions the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting would b...
Ben McKay 30 Aug 2024
France clears PIF troika mission to New Caledonia

Pacific Islands Forum leaders will finally be let in to New Caledonia by colonial power France after breakthrough talks in Tonga. The overseas French territory - two hours flight from Brisbane - has b...

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Ben McKay Aug 30, 2024
Shadows of US-China contest over Pacific Islands Forum

The Taiwan-aligned Pacific nation of Palau has bit back at other nations acting as "fronts" for China, arguing moves to sideline Taiwan disrespect the Pacific Islands Forum.

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Ben McKay Aug 29, 2024
Climate gaffes mar New Zealand at Pacific Islands Forum

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon's debut at the Pacific Islands Forum has been overshadowed by his deputy, who has doubled down on his climate denialism.

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Ben McKay Aug 29, 2024
'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

A day after landing his Pacific Policing Initiative, Anthony Albanese has denied a senior US official's claim that Kevin Rudd convinced the Americans to call off plans for their own regional force.

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Ben McKay Aug 29, 2024
Pacific backs Australia's regional police initiative

Anthony Albanese has secured regional support for his Pacific Policing Initiative, which the Australian prime minister says will strengthen collective peace and security.

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Ben McKay Aug 28, 2024
Palau hopes to host 2026 Pacific Islands Forum summit

Palau President Surangel S Whipps Jr has nominated his country as Pacific Islands Forum chair in 2026. If accepted, it would confirm a return of the PIF Leaders Meeting to Micronesia for the first tim...

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Ben McKay Aug 28, 2024
'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

The trailblazing treaty between Australia and Tuvalu - the Falepili Union - has entered into force, on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Nuku'alofa.

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Ben McKay Aug 28, 2024
NZ's Peters downplays human-made climate change at Pacific Islands Forum

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has talked down the impact of emissions on climate change at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.

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Ben McKay Aug 27, 2024
UN issues rallying cry on climate for Pacific

Pacific communities face dozens of days each year battling floods caused by climate change, according to new United Nations forecasts. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released the "Surging Seas In...

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Ben McKay Aug 27, 2024
Diplomatic ruptures on display at Pacific Islands Forum

Anthony Albanese will join regional leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum as tension begins to show over New Caledonia. The Australian prime minister arrived in Tonga late on Tuesday, joining other lea...

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Ben McKay Aug 27, 2024
PIF confronts the knotty issue of New Caledonia

The New Caledonia question has catapulted to the top of the agenda for this week's meeting of Pacific Islands Forum leaders. The recent deadly violence has focused many minds.

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Tess Newton Cain Aug 26, 2024
Earthquake rattles opening day of PIF summit in Tonga

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has rattled the opening day of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga. Epicentred about 200km north of Nuku'alofa, delegates felt a long, rumbling tremor as well...

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Ben McKay Aug 26, 2024
Pacific leaders go to church ahead of Tonga summit

The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Nuku'alofa has kicked off in traditional Tongan style: a trip to church and a mighty feast. Leaders from across the region are descending on Tonga this wee...

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Ben McKay Aug 26, 2024
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