PACNEWS THREE, 06 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Australia and Fiji upgrade relationship with alliance2. UN — El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather3. W|PAPUA — Indonesian troops recover
Security
PACNEWS THREE, 02 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific must shape its own future: Forum Chair Wale2. VAN — Vanuatu to strengthen border defences as drug trafficking threat grows across Pacific3. FIJI — Fiji –
Vanuatu, Australia sign landmark Nakamal Agreement
AUSTRALIA and Vanuatu have signed a new treaty which will deepen security, disaster response, and economic ties between the two countries.
PACNEWS ONE, 30 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. AUST — Australia signs landmark Vanuatu security deal to help parry China in Pacific2. NIUE — Niue secures $11m climate and ocean resilience deal to protect communities3. PACIFIC —
Vanuatu, Australia close to revised Nakamal Agreement
VANUATU Prime Minister Jotham Napat is expected to lead a delegation to Canberra this weekend ahead of the planned signing next week of the revised Nakamal
PACNEWS THREE, 26 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia open to Pacific-wide security pact push2. VAN — Vanuatu, Australia to sign Nakamal Agreement next week3. PACIFIC — Marshall Islands to chair inaugural Pacific
Australia’s huge nuclear dilemma
THE 2026 Lowy Institute Poll reflects an Australia uneasy about its place in the world.
PACNEWS TWO, 25 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Ministers seek long-term fix to fuel crisis as costs hit households2. PACIFIC — Forum regional architecture review heads to Leaders as strategic partnership decisions
NZDF removes WWII-era explosives in Papua New Guinea
SPECIALIST New Zealand troops have destroyed about 2200 explosive remnants left over in Papua New Guinea from the Second World
PACNEWS TWO, 24 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific must move faster on financial inclusion, Marshall Islands President Heine tells Ministers2. SOL — Solomons sirens call for climate action3. PNG — East New Britain
PACNEWS THREE, 23 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific Ministers to turn regional resilience plans into action amid global turmoil2. PACIFIC — Marshall Islands declared State of Emergency over fuel price
PACNEWS TWO, 23 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Banaban leaders accused of using proposed pinnacle extraction as “quick fix” for Banaban Trust Fund corruption crisis2. PACIFIC — Palau President Whipps pushes Climate
Boost for Tuvalu police with qualified officers
TUVALU’S police force will be boosted by 10 newly graduated officers next week.The officers—six men and four women—completed a
PACNEWS THREE, 19 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital2. UN — Triple climate threats affect nearly half the world’s children3. AUST/VAN — ‘Pressure, not
PACNEWS ONE, 19 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — “When you deny us the science, you deny our future”: Pacific advocate at Bonn Climate Talks2. PACIFIC — PIFS leans on ASEAN model as it retools for a changing region3. SOL
PACNEWS THREE, 18 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia, PNG push ahead with Pukpuk treaty as Wong backs U.S-Iran Deal2. PACIFIC — Regional security pact proposal gets support3. PACIFIC — Decarbonisation necessary
PACNEWS TWO, 18 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Verified news must survive the AI age, say PNG media chief2. JAPAN — Yokohama to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in 20273. PACIFIC — China says the Pacific should
PACNEWS ONE, 18 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Vanuatu celebrates historic appointment of Anna Naupa as MSG Director General2. SOL — Solomon Islands Governor General suspends Police Commissioner Vaevaso3. PACIFIC —
PIFS leans on ASEAN model as it retools for a changing region
PACIFIC Islands Forum (PIFS) leaders are trying to redesign the region’s political and security machinery to better protect unity,
Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
TONGA’S criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is
Regional response needed as Pacific drug threat grows
COOK Islands Secretary of Health Bob Williams has called for a tougher, more coordinated Pacific response to drug
Patrol vessel to boost maritime security in New Caledonia
THE French Navy's patrol vessel, Jean-Tranape, will arrive in Nouméa today in a significant upgrade to the territory's
Spies, security, and aid: Christopher Whitcomb’s Anonymous Male
THE Development Intelligence Lab's recent breakdown of Australia's foreign affairs spending in the 2026 Federal Budget turns up
