PACNEWS THREE, 21 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Bougainville independence must be resolved by PNG, Bougainville: Aust Foreign Minister Wong2. PNG — PNG, Australia deepen alliance with new health, security and digital
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PACNEWS SPORTS, 21 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — Women’s Rugby Impact Beyond Pasifika Summit unites Oceania rugby leaders to grow women’s and girls’ game2. RUGBY LEAGUE — Weight and see as Opetaia enters fight mode
PACNEWS ONE, 21 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — 430 million face hypertension threat in Western Pacific2. PNG — More PNG citizens able to enlist in Australian military3. PACIFIC — Israel granted request to become
PACNEWS THREE, 20 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Australia, PNG to turn new alliance into defence and economic action2. A/SAMOA — U.S takes final step to award first seabed mineral lease sale in American Samoa3. PALAU —
PACNEWS TWO, 20 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. VAN — Vanuatu PM says government remains stable amid leadership challenge claims2. PACIFIC — Washington warnings mount as four Pacific nations risk loss of US aid3. FIJI — SODELPA
PACNEWS SPORTS, 20 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY LEAGUE — Jacob gets Fiji Bati party started after waiting nine years for an invite2. RUGBY LEAGUE — The fire in Benaiah burns bright with blood brothers by his side3.
PACNEWS ONE, 20 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific churches reject U.S call to end UN decolonisation mandate2. PACIFIC — Chair Skea warns against excluding vulnerable nations from IPCC decisions3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS THREE, 19 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — U.S calls for end to UN decolonisation committee, criticises Pacific visits2. PACIFIC — Pacific leaders must turn climate promises into action at COP31: Former Fiji Ambassador to
PACNEWS TWO, 19 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific children face online safety risks as internet access expands2. COOKS — Warnings in place as Wati bears down on southern Cook Islands3. FIJI — SODELPA wants Fiji
PACNEWS SPORTS, 19 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY LEAGUE — Fiji Bati ride first-half blast to topple Cook Islands 40-122. RUGBY LEAGUE — Four-try Fa’alogo leads Samoa’s 74-8 rout of France in Rugby League World Cup
PACNEWS ONE, 19 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PALAU — ‘Our choice, not yours’: Palau President stares down China over Taiwan threats2. UN — IPCC suspends climate talks as key decisions remain unresolved3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS THREE, 16 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags2. FIJI — Fij PM rules out extending Constitution consultation period3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS TWO, 16 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Islands hit hardest by food and fuel shock, IMF says2. PACIFIC — IMF warns Pacific, low-income Asian economies face growth downgrades3. PACIFIC — Guam, CNMI brace
PACNEWS SPORTS, 16 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY LEAGUE — Bostock hat-trick inspires Kangaroos to thrilling 24-22 win over Kiwis in World Cup opener2. RUGBY LEAGUE — TNRL rejects claims it is blocking Tonga from using
PACNEWS ONE, 16 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — After U.S accuses Fijian of corruption for China, experts warn of region-wide network2. PACIFIC — Australian sea drones to combat Pacific drug crime3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS THREE, 15 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — New Zealand scores poorly on health protection in climate plans, Timor-Leste among top performers2. PACIFIC — SPC climate programme records US$129.9 million in new funding
PACNEWS TWO, 15 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — U.S strengthens Fiji’s cyber defences amid warnings over China-linked threats2. SOL — Dick Stanley Pirione sworn in as Solomon Islands Ombudsman3. AUST — Palau
PACNEWS SPORTS, 15 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — Sydney Summit to advance Women’s Rugby in the Pacific2. RUGBY — Earn your jersey, Flying Fijians warned3. RUGBY LEAGUE — 40,000 reasons Kaufusi wants
PACNEWS ONE, 15 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC— Pacific head rebukes Australia’s focus on pre-COP costs2. PNG — PNG MPs given two days to debate Bougainville referendum results3. FIJI — Fiji Coalition partner NFP
PACNEWS THREE, 14 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific nations warn UN sea-level rise declaration falls short2. NZ — Former NZ PM Clark criticises New Zealand for abstaining on UN pandemic declaration3. FIJI — Up to
PACNEWS TWO, 14 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia’s ruling on coal ‘a clear signal’ to the world, Pacific minister says2. PACIFIC — Southwest Pacific faces increased tropical cyclone risk3. PACIFIC
PACNEWS SPORTS, 14 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY LEAGUE — Tonga settle on spine for World Cup ‘Game of Death’2. RUGBY — Mark Nawaqanitawase’s Wallabies future thrown into doubt as he considers switch of
PACNEWS ONE, 14 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ‘Long memory’: Pacific faces decades of global warming2. PACIFIC — Pacific calls for stronger support as shipping moves towards alternative fuels3. FIJI
