Opinion: Australia should support minimum terms and conditions for Pacific seabed mining

The extraction of deep seabed mining resources on an industrial scale at incredible depths is a new frontier with many unknowns. But the potential gains are immense. Deep sea deposits contain manganese, cobalt, nickel,

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Collision course: Australia’s flatlining aid and its climate finance commitments

Recent data shows that official development assistance (ODA, “aid”) is increasingly being spent as a form of climate finance. The OECD reported that climate finance increased from 21.7 percent of bilateral ODA in

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Japan, Australia, U.S to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China’s influence

Japan announced Tuesday that it joined the United States and Australia in signing a US$95 million undersea cable project that will connect East Micronesia island nations to improve networks in the Indo-Pacific region

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PNG high on the cards for NRL expansion, says Australian rugby league boss

Australian Rugby League Commission boss Peter V’landys has revealed plans for an expanded National Rugby League competition by 2026 with Papua New Guinea at the “top of the list” to win the code’s coveted 18th

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Christian Lealiifano eyes shock Samoa World Cup selection

Cancer survivor Christian Lealiifano is close to penning another special chapter in his rollercoaster career with a 2023 Rugby World Cup appearance for Samoa. The former Wallabies playmaker has revealed he is

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AIFFP, ADB, PNG Ports and corruption

The recent two-part ABC Background Briefing series “Dead Man’s Secrets” makes for compelling listening. It is the story of two men, Fego Kiniafa, former PNG Ports CEO, and Don Matheson, Australian businessman and

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PNG delays bilateral security pact with Australia over sovereignity concerns

A proposed bilateral security treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea has been delayed due to Port Moresby's fears the proposed wording encroached on the nation's

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Vanuatu’s Brian Kaltak voted in A-League’s PFA Team of the season

Vanuatu international and Central Coast Mariners defender Brian Kaltak has been voted in the PFA Team of the Season for Australia’s A-League. The imposing stopper has enjoyed an incredible season, his first full

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Digitising without data

Pacific policy makers need support A recent United Nations report on the Digital Economy has recommended the formation of an ‘Institute for Pacific Digital Economies’ in one of the region’s universities to track

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Nauru offshore processing to cost Australian taxpayers $485m

Offshore processing on Nauru will cost Australia $485m (US$320 million) this year, despite the fact there are just 22 refugees and asylum seekers left at the Pacific Island’s regional processing centre. Department of

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Fijiana rugby goes down to Wallaroos

The Fijiana 15s side went down 22-5 against the Australia Wallaroos at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney last night. While halfback, Evivi Senikarivi made a few clean line-breaks to spark the attack for the Fijiana, passes

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A lasting legacy: Tui Kamikamica’s ultimate gift to family

To the untrained eye they are just hills, but to Tui Kamikamica they are the ticket to building generational wealth for his family. It’s here in the place the Storm front-rower was raised, on an island made up of

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