Vanuatu
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...
Carbon capture and storage, geoengineering and other technologies that justify ongoing fossil fuel production have been denounced by Pacific nations in a landmark declaration.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
A global coalition agency combating corruption has found persistent political failings rated Papua New Guinea the worst country surveyed across the Pacific.
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...
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.
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.
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's Pacific minister has been chastised by a Vanuatu counterpart, being told to "check his facts" over comments about a Chinese policing agreement.