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Tuvalu calls for stronger UN support to tackle Pacific security threats
Tuvalu has called for stronger United Nations support to address growing securit...
Andrew Mathieson 21 Jul 2026
Asylum-seekers on Nauru face food, water shortages
Asylum-seekers being detained within the community in Nauru are struggling to bu...
Duncan Murray (AAP) 20 Jul 2026
Seed donation supports household food security in Fiji
UN Women has donated FJ$10,000 worth of seeds to support home gardening and impr...
Rebekah Rasmussen 16 Jul 2026
Remote Aboriginal community receives major water security boost
The remote Aboriginal community of Scotdesco on South Australia's far west coast...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jul 2026
Marshall Islands talks tough to Chinese government over Pacific missile testing
The Marshall Islands has condemned China's recent submarine-launched missile tes...
Andrew Mathieson 10 Jul 2026
Fiji targets meat imports with sheep and goat farming push

Fiji's Farmer Training on Small Ruminant Husbandry and Management has been launched to boost sheep and goat production, reduce meat imports and strengthen rural livelihoods.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 10, 2026
First Nations equity deal at Bulabul Battery points to new clean energy model

A First Nations equity arrangement at AMPYR Australia's Bulabul Battery project in central west New South Wales is being held up as a potential model for Aboriginal ownership in Australia's clean ener...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 3, 2026
Female farmers drive rice production in Fiji’s north

A female-led farming cooperative in Fiji's north is looking to expand rice production after harvesting 30 tonnes and receiving a new government-backed harvester.

'A major game changer' - Laauwan Energy Solutions champions rooftop wind energy

First Nations entrepreneur Marliee Liddell hopes to change people's attitudes toward using clean energy, one rooftop wind turbine at a time. A descendant of the Worora and Nyul-Nyul people from the Ki...

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Brendan Foster Jul 1, 2026
One year on, 120 remote stores have signed up to the federal government's low-cost essentials subsidy

More than 120 remote community stores have joined the Federal Government's Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme in its first year, with ministers touting the program as a key cost-of-living measure for...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 1, 2026
Australia open to Pacific-wide security pact push

Australia is open to pursuing a proposed Pacific-wide security deal to counter growing Chinese influence. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale raised the idea with Anthony Albanese during a rec...

Remote Fiji farmers to benefit from Starlink launch

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry has launched Starlink internet services at Wainikoro Station in Macuata to improve support for remote farming communities.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 25, 2026
Rirratjingu Fuel celebrates milestone shipment

Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation recently celebrated a significant milestone with the arrival of its 150th fuel consignment and 13 years of success in its joint venture with Cambridge Gulf Limited (...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2026
Pacific ministers weigh response to global economic shocks

Pacific finance and economic ministers are meeting in Majuro in the Marshall Islands, as global fuel, energy and food pressures place renewed strain on vulnerable Pacific economies.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 24, 2026
Power boost for Pilbara’s most isolated residents

Almost 60 homes from a tiny community in Western Australia's Pilbara region have been given access to safer power that can be secured through prepayment at the local town store.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 24, 2026
Organic farming policy launched to strengthen Fiji food systems

Fiji has launched a five-year national organic farming policy aimed at increasing organically managed land, expanding export certification and creating new opportunities for smallholder farmers, women...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 19, 2026
Traditional Owners take water governance campaign to Barunga Festival

Traditional Owners from across south-east Arnhem Land have used the 2026 Barunga Festival to build support for Indigenous-led water governance, collecting signatures on a petition calling for greater...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 10, 2026
Budget misses opportunity to strengthen Indigenous-led biosecurity across northern Australia

The Federal Budget has delivered renewed investment in native species protection, however Indigenous land and sea management leaders say it has fallen short of securing one of Australia's most effecti...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 8, 2026
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