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After a run of barnstorming diplomacy in Palau, Taiwan has signalled its desire to continue attending Pacific Islands Forum summits. However, it is not yet clear whether the 2027 host New Zealand will...
New Zealand has been left red-faced at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting, with no political attendee at the plenary. Foreign Minister Winston Peters left on Tuesday night, and Prime Minister C...
Australia's climate minister has launched a spirited defence of the Pacific pre-COP meeting after hosts Fiji revealed just eight leaders or senior ministers from outside the region planned to attend.
Of all the testimonies about the impact of global warming heard at the Pacific Islands Forum summit, Maina Talia's may be the most heart-wrenching.
Narco-subs and drug-trafficking vessels smuggling cocaine to Australia are in the sights of a new $600 million investment in the Pacific. At the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Palau, Anthony...
Fiji has revealed the first batch of attendees for the Pacific pre-COP climate talks in October, including leaders from four continents. Tuvalu and Fiji are hosting the event next month as part of an...
The US and New Zealand will jointly fund a port development in the Cook Islands that's expected to pave the way for deep sea mining. The $US60 million ($A84 million) project is both a rebuke to China'...
China has promised "consequences" for Taiwan's presence at the Pacific Islands Forum opening ceremony, which put the two rivals in the same room.
Australia will fund the development of Pacific athletes to bolster their medal chances at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Anthony Albanese announced a $15.
The Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit is underway, understrength, with a third of leaders likely to missing, and concerns about regional splintering.
The prime minister will still attend a summit of Pacific nations despite several key leaders pulling out at the eleventh hour. Anthony Albanese will fly out to Palau on Monday to attend the Pacific Is...
There are many factors that make postcard-perfect Palau a peculiar host for this year's Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. It's remote and closer to the Philippines than any other PIF member.
A third of Pacific Islands Forum leaders may miss this week's summit in a blow to regional unity that could deteriorate into a crisis. However, Australian and New Zealand officials are downplaying the...