Pacific youth are worried but want to engage
A SURVEY of young people across four Pacific Island nations has produced telling results. Youth are not that happy with
Development
PACNEWS THREE, 27 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific cannot ‘arrest’ its way out of organised crime, says NZ Customs Minister2. FIJI — Fiji Police seize nearly $10m in drug-linked assets and unexplained wealth3. PALAU
PACNEWS TWO, 27 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: UN – CLIMATE CHANG: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Wed 27 May 2026 UN Climate Chief Stiell warns fossil fuel crisis shows urgent need for clean energy transition COPENHAGEN, 27 MAY 2026 (PACNEWS) — UN
PACNEWS ONE, 27 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Quad strengthens Pacific presence with new Fiji Ports partnership 2. PACIFIC — Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime security and energy3. FIJI
PACNEWS THREE, 26 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — IRENA pushes faster fossil fuel exit as electrification becomes key to energy transition2. COOKS — Cook Islands declares end to dengue outbreak after more than a year3. FIJI —
PACNEWS TWO, 26 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Solomon Islands leads Pacific call against nuclear weapons at UN2. PACIFIC — Taiwan rejects Nauru’s ‘Province of China’ label, says ‘does not reflect
PACNEWS ONE, 26 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific leaders push climate justice and sea-level rise action2. PACIFIC — NZ defence spend meets Pacific reality of rising drug threat3. PACIFIC — Pacific digital growth
PACNEWS THREE, 25 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Fiji general election campaign officially commences today2. PACIFIC — Pacific Police chiefs back Joint fight against Transnational Crime3. PACIFIC — Climate insurance eyed
PACNEWS TWO, 25 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Kiribati demands nuclear justice as Pacific nations recall devastating legacy of nuclear tests2. PACIFIC — Fiji Media Association slams Australia over lack of real support for
PACNEWS ONE, 25 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Special FFMM session endorses regional response mechanism under the Biketawa Declaration2. PACIFIC — PIFS continues in-person meetings despite costs and fuel worries3. PACIFIC
PACNEWS THREE, 22 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. VAN — Vanuatu to sign Nakamal Agreement with Australia, Namele Agreement with China: PM Napat2. PACIFIC — AOSIS welcome UN Climate vote as push for accountability grows3. PACIFIC—
PACNEWS TWO, 22 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Benny Wenda calls for Indonesia’s expulsion from MSG and Pacific Islands Forum2. UN — Right to strike protected under key labour treaty, says UN World Court3. MARSH —
Australia’s 4Rs and development cooperation
DEVELOPMENT cooperation is no longer the soft edge of foreign policy. It is now uniquely suited to
PACNEWS THREE, 12 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — PNG Ombudsman refers Chief Justice to NEC for tribunal probe2. SOL — Agovaka camp says PM bid will continue GNUT “transformational vision”3. PACIFIC — Hantavirus
PACNEWS TWO, 12 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — PNG champions Melanesian unity on Ocean Protection2. VAN — Vanuatu’s cabinet approves new version of Nakamal Agreement with Australia3. PALAU — Billions promised,
PACNEWS ONE, 12 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — PNG PM Marape welcomes Leaders to Melanesian Ocean Summit2. SOL — Climate crisis costs Solomon Islands US$79M annually, says Ministry of Environment3. PNG — Timor-Leste
PACNEWS THREE, 4 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — “No Need for State of Emergency” – Fiji Government says situation under control2. SOL — “Press Freedom is not only about the right to report” – PM Manele urges
PACNEWS TWO, 4 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Tuna stock hold firm, but FFA warns future at risk2. PACIFIC — Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index3. FIJI — Fiji Medical Association calls for
PACNEWS ONE, 4 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ADB ready to mobilise support for Pacific countries impacted by the Middle East crisis2. NIUE — Niue voters stick with experience as Tagelagi eyes top job again3. SOL —
PACNEWS THREE, 1 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Fiji’s PM: Emergency won’t affect polls2. SOL — Appeal Court to decide if Solomon Islands PM must call parliament to face no-confidence vote3. GUAM — Guam Senator
Iran war, fuel woe: Iran watches the Pacific and hits when the time is right
THE war in Iran has sent shockwaves to the other side of the globe, affecting Pacific aviation, tourism, energy prices and
PACNEWS ONE, 1 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — ‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout2. PACIFIC — Pacific activists call out fossil fuel dependence as prices
PACNEWS THREE, 29 APRIL 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — State of emergency possible amid crackdown: Fiji PM2. PACIFIC — Pre-COP31 to put Pacific reality front and centre: Fiji Climate Change Minister3. PALAU — Zero-Tolerance Drug
