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Pacific climate forum to become biennial platform
The Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment (PIFCE) will become a bi...
Rebekah Rasmussen 9 Jul 2026
'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign
Samuel Barton began his journey from the Marshall Islands to the corridors of po...
Will Nicholas (AAP) 2 Jul 2026
Pacific-led climate solutions showcased in Vanuatu
Pacific students, entrepreneurs, policymakers and environmental leaders have gat...
Rebekah Rasmussen 1 Jul 2026
Vanuatu, Australia to continue negotiating revised Nakamal agreement after Pacific visa omission
Vanuatu intends to sign a revised Nakamal agreement on a government visit to Can...
Andrew Mathieson 29 Jun 2026
Vanuatu puts ecosystems at centre of climate planning
Vanuatu has launched new policy tools to strengthen the role of forests, mangrov...
Rebekah Rasmussen 24 Jun 2026
Vanuatu leads the Pacific to pass landmark United Nations climate change ruling

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution to enforce the legal obligations on its member states to combat climate change, marking a diplomatic victory for Pacific islands in their fi...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 25, 2026
Pacific declaration urges end to age of fossil fuels

Carbon capture and storage, geoengineering and other technologies that justify ongoing fossil fuel production have been denounced by Pacific nations in a landmark declaration.

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Poppy Johnston Apr 17, 2026
Fuel support considered for diesel-dependent Pacific

Australia is considering aid options to ensure Pacific nations have access to fuel, as the Middle East war threatens to derail several diesel-dependent island economies.

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Poppy Johnson Apr 1, 2026
'Pillar of the Pacific media community' - journalist Dan McGarry dies aged 62

An investigative journalist is being hailed as "irreplaceable" and a "pillar of the Pacific media community" after his death. Vanuatu-based Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) edi...

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Ben McKay Mar 26, 2026
Vanuatu's connection to Melanesian neighbours a vital boost to economy

Trade is set to be strengthened between Melanesian neighbours following the introduction of a new Pacific shipping service. The movement of ferry lanes from New Caledonia to Vanuatu follows a number o...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Mar 20, 2026
Vanuatu takes stand on UN climate change resolution

The Pacific islands of Vanuatu are standing up to the US government over a United Nations global warming resolution, demanding the world's major polluters pay reparations for failing to stem climate c...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Mar 9, 2026
New school unveiled in Port Vila as Vanuatu undergoes national education reform

A new six-classroom campus has opened in Port Vila as the Government of Vanuatu rolls out nationwide education reform focused on foundational learning and stronger support for teachers and school lead...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Feb 20, 2026
Agency finds political institutions a factor behind corruption findings in PNG, Solomon Islands

A global coalition agency combating corruption has found persistent political failings rated Papua New Guinea the worst country surveyed across the Pacific.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Feb 18, 2026
'Exploitation, underpayment and poor conditions' - Economic benefit from federal labour scheme comes at steep cost to Pasifika workers

A federal government program recruiting Pacific workers to fill agricultural labour gaps across regional and rural Australia has been compared to the 19th-century indentured 'blackbirding' of South Se...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 20, 2026
Action demanded from Vanuatu government over Indonesian occupation of West Papua

West Papuan activists in Port Vila are demanding the Vanuatu government "take a stronger and more decisive stance" and support the continued struggle for independence from Indonesia.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Dec 12, 2025
Watchdog warns of detrimental China influence on Pacific human rights institutions

A global watchdog has issued a warning over the growing influence of China in the Pacific which could be impacting civic freedoms on the island nations, according to its own report.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Dec 5, 2025
Vanuatu's most remote province receives first ever x-ray service

Torba Province's first x-ray service is now operational at Quatvaes Hospital, supported by a new solar energy system delivered through Australia's REnew Pacific Respond Global HELPR-1 project.

Australia cops it over Vanuatu's police deal with China

Australia's Pacific minister has been chastised by a Vanuatu counterpart, being told to "check his facts" over comments about a Chinese policing agreement.

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Dominic Giannini Sep 27, 2025
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