PACNEWS ONE, 13 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Islands reject missile test in ‘blue continent’2. VAN — Vanuatu urged to strengthen defences against rising Pacific drug threat3. COOKS — Cook
PACNEWS TWO, Friday 10 July 2026
In this bulletin: 1. VAN — Chiefs demand PM Napat resign over Nakamal name2. VAN — Bilateral negotiations over, time for next step – Vanuatu’s DPM3. PACIFIC — U.S declares public health
PACNEWS ONE, Friday 10 July 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — China’s ballistic missile launch was a message for the U.S2. PACIFIC — NZ to discuss joining Fiji-Australia alliance3. FIJI — Fiji military urged to review pregnancy
PACNEWS THREE, 09 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific opposition grows: Tuvalu, Palau and Vanuatu condemn China missile test2. PNG — Marape calls for the Pacific to remain an Ocean of Peace3. SOL — Solomon Islands PM
PACNEWS TWO, 09 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia’s PM pressured to confront China over missile test2. PACIFIC — Pacific pushes back after Chinese missile test backfires3. PACIFIC — ‘We are family
PACNEWS ONE, Thursday 9 July 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Historic PNG-Australia Pukpuk Treaty comes into force2. TUVALU — Tuvalu PM condemns China’s missile test, uges powers to keep Pacific free of Military threats3. VAN
Marape calls for the Pacific to remain an Ocean of Peace
PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has urged major powers to keep the Pacific out of military rivalry after China fired a
Will Australia’s diplomatic streak last?
LAST week , Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Vanuatu’s Jotham Napat, signed the Nakamal Agreement in Canberra, a security pact that, among other things, bars foreign military bases from Vanuatu’s
PACNEWS THREE 08 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. AUST — Aust PM to host series of Pacific leaders’ meetings in Queensland2. PACIFIC — CROP heads discuss 2050 strategy, energy crisis and COP31 preparations3. FIJI — Fiji’s
PACNEWS TWO 08 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. SOL/AUST — Australia, Solomon Islands begin talks on comprehensive treaty as Albanese announces education package2. TONGA — Tonga ratifies CTBT, completing Treaty universalisation in
PACNEWS ONE, 08 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Forum Chair Wale protests China’s missile test in the Pacific2. PACIFIC — PNG PM Maape calls on global superpowers to halt missile tests after Chinese launch3. AUST
