Australia commits $AUD550 million to regional climate resilience

AUSTRALIA hosted Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders for a PIF Troika meeting in Brisbane this week to discuss progress on arrangements for a special pre-COP hosted in the

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Vaping’s grip tightens across the Pacific

VAPING is increasing in the Pacific, and governments are scrambling to respond as a black market expands around the habit, causing growing harm to public

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Pacific LBQ Activists Hold Feminist Strategy Meeting in Fiji

TWENTY-SEVEN Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer (LBQ+) feminists from ten Pacific Island countries and territories gathered in

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Oceans treaty: Countries start work on new protections

JUST days after the historic High Seas Treaty officially took effect, governments and ocean experts have started the process of putting the agreement’s commitments into

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Fiji Link welcomes new ATR to fleet

FIJI Link’s newest ATR aircraft has arrived in Nadi following an extensive delivery journey across eight

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Pacific nations strengthen port control oversight

PACIFIC Island countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen port state control as maritime officials met in Auckland, New

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MSG Prime Minister’s Cup Strengthens Leaders’ Vision of Unity

As the curtains fell on the 2025 Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Minister’s Cup, two weeks of intense competition and sportsmanship came to a close ending with a spectacular awards evening in amazing Port

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Taiwan boosts Palau economy ahead of Pacific leaders’ meeting

TAIWAN has started to strengthen Pacific alliances ahead of the regional leaders’ meeting scheduled for

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Pacific initiative to save the Ocean

THE signing of the Pacific Ocean Initiative- Sustainable Protection and Management of Coastal and Marine

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Briefs

THE Commonwealth Election Commission (CEC) wants the CNMI Legislature to pass an election reform bill to modernise the territory’s voting system.

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See, judge, act: Bougainville – Elephant in the Pacific room

AROUND Papua New Guinea (PNG), views are being heard on the next step for the Bougainville Referendum of

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Labour mobility: Double-edged sword

LABOUR mobility in the Pacific has reached a significant scale, with seasonal schemes driving the most recent migration

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