PACNEWS ONE, 03 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Israel opens Embassy in Suva as Fiji and Israel deepen relations2. FIJI — Fiji PM Rabuka hails ‘golden era’ with Israel3. AUST — Solomons PM to meet Albanese with China
Diplomacy
PACNEWS THREE, 02 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Quad’s Fiji port plan will challenge China’s Pacific supply-chain dominance2. FIJI — Pasifika for Palestine Australia and APAN condemn Israeli Embassy opening in Fiji3.
PACNEWS ONE, 02 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — PNG leader says no foreign bases as Australia’s defence presence grows2. AUST/SOL — Albanese launches bid for ambitious Solomon Islands treaty to counter China3. AUST/SOL
No other way
RALPH Regenvanu has consistently spoken out on the issue of climate change at home in Vanuatu, in the region and on the global stage.
France will try
LAST month, France missed the chance to win the Rugby Six Nations Championship Grand Slam, but it continued strengthening its
PACNEWS TWO, 29 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Israeli Foreign Minister heads to Fiji to open new embassy2. PACIFIC — Pacific aid rises as domestic cuts hit Ministry for Pacific Peoples in Budget263. PACIFIC — Samoan
PACNEWS THREE, 28 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific leaders warn the Government’s ‘cold Budget’ risks putting numbers before people2. PACIFIC — Solomons leader to visit Australia in first official
PACNEWS ONE, 28 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Announcement of Quad support towards Fiji’s national development priorities welcomed2. FIJI — Fiji opens door to redemption3. SOL — Sogavare supports affordable education
Australia, New Zealand back Pacific Response Mechanism plan
PACIFIC Ministers have taken the first concrete step toward creating a regional mechanism to help member
Pacific Ministers approve Middle East peace statement
PACIFIC foreign ministers have approved a statement on peace in the Middle East, moving the documents to member
PIFS continues in-person meetings despite costs and fuel worries
THE Pacific Islands Forum (PIFS) is pushing ahead with in-person regional meetings despite mounting financial and
Australia’s 4Rs and development cooperation
DEVELOPMENT cooperation is no longer the soft edge of foreign policy. It is now uniquely suited to
PACNEWS TWO, 14 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — France backs Pacific Ocean push at Melanesian Summit2. PACIFIC — MSG visionary defends Udaune declaration as shield against global greenwashing3. PACIFIC — “Our
PACNEWS TWO, 13 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Tuvalu to launch historic first National Ocean Policy on World Ocean Day2. PACIFIC — Tonga to launch National Ocean Policy in 20263. PACIFIC — Palau pushes blue economy
FLNKS delegation causes controversy in Port Vila
A DIPLOMATIC row has erupted after Vanuatu invited an FLNKS delegation led by Christian Tein to a forum in Port
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
Vanuatu rejects China security suggestions
VANUATU’S Prime Minister, Jotham Napat, has refuted reports that his country is about to sign a security agreement with
Vanuatu and India strengthen cooperation
VANUATU is set to receive a visit from India's Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra
Former Fijian President passes away
FORMER Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has passed away, aged 84. The career soldier, turned
Whispers
SO which diplomat funded a university conference on ‘Sovereignty in Oceania’, but then didn’t like the line-up of
Friend to all, enemy to none: PNG launches strategic blueprint for next 50 years
PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has introduced a comprehensive Foreign Policy White
Latvia and Fiji cement ties
Senior government ministers Sakiasi Ditoka, Ro Filipe Tuisawau, and members of the diplomatic corps joined
Trump says America needs no one’s help—Australia included
But Trump, who never ceases to generate more fodder for analysis, has just offered a new catchcry for his approach to the
