PACNEWS THREE,12 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. AUST — Australia committee reviews Vanuatu security and cooperation pact2. AUST — Australia, Palau deepen cooperation on security and development3. SOL — All 73 people rescued from
Briefs
American Samoa AMERICAN Samoa Governor Pulaali‘i Nikolao Pula has submitted formal comments to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding a proposed deep-sea mining lease, stating that commercial
PACNEWS THREE, 02 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1.TUVALU — Sea-level rise will not threaten sovereignty or maritime boundaries: Tuvalu PM2. TUVALU — Tuvalu’s future depends on educated, healthy people: PM Teo3. PACIFIC — Island
Crowded room: The problem with Forum partners
AS regional leaders flew home from the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, their final communique highlighted a central theme of
PACNEWS TWO, 01 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific must balance ocean protection with economic needs: Palau President Whipps2. UN — ICC board regrets Naoero withdrawal3. FIJI — Fiji steps up El Niño preparedness
PACNEWS ONE, 28 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — President Heine warns against seabed mining, calls for UN nuclear testing apology2. PACIFIC — Tuvalu reclaims land as sea-level rise threatens future: PM Teo3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS ONE, 25 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific media must stay independent while reaching remote communities2. PACIFIC — Solomon Islands Media Industry warns of growing journalist shortage3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS THREE, 24 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ‘The Pacific is our home, not a theatre for geopolitical competition’: Forum Chair Whipps2. PACIFIC — Pacific Climate envoys take Pacific priorities to UNGA and New
PACNEWS ONE, 23 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — This is the biggest attendance we have ever had at a PINA conference: President Kalafi Moala2. PACIFIC — “We may not always agree — and that’s how it should work,” says
PACNEWS ONE, 22 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — UNODC urges Pacific to build anti-corruption safeguards into disaster planning2. PACIFIC — Pacific Journalists urged to put inclusion at centre of corruption reporting3.
PACNEWS TWO, 21 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific journalists urged to scrutinise climate finance2. FIJI — Constitution timeline could put Fiji election at risk: GCC member Ro Naulu Mataitini3. PACIFIC — Pacific
