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IPCC report shows ‘possible loss of entire countries within the century’
Pacific island nations are already being battered by king tides, catastrophic cyclones and sustained droughtsG…
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‘Please explain what OG means’: delight as Fiji politician discovers Twitter
Pio Tikoduadua, president of the opposition National Federation Party, has won praise and followers with his f…
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Deep-sea mining could start in two years after Pacific nation of Nauru gives UN ultimatum
The International Seabed Authority has two years to finalise regulations governing the controversial industryD…
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US secretary of state warns Pacific leaders about ‘coercion’ in veiled swipe at China
Antony Blinken takes a shot at Beijing’s growing influence with rallying call for ‘international rules-based o…
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Fiji reef battle: judge finds China-linked developers guilty in landmark case
The case has been described as a ‘watershed’ moment that will test Fiji’s environmental lawsA years-long David…
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Rights groups call for Fiji to investigate alleged prison beatings and culture of intimidation
Commissioner of corrections should be held accountable if reports of inhumane treatment prove correct, say rig…
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The ‘real Lord of the Flies’: a survivor’s story of shipwreck and salvation
Sione Filipe Totau, known as Mano, was one of six Tongan boys who spent 15 months marooned on a Pacific island…
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Stranded at sea for months due to Covid-19 and refused port three times, sailor docks in Fiji
Wong Tetchoong set off from Singapore in February but the coronavirus pandemic meant he could not find anywher…
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Communications down after category 5 Cyclone Harold hits Vanuatu
Pacific nation lashed by heavy rain, flash flooding and ‘phenomenal seas’A category five cyclone has made land…
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New Zealand scrubs up for #formalfridays despite coronavirus lockdown
Kiwis are keeping their spirits – and sartorial standards – up by working from home while dressed in suits, bu…
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Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency after first coronavirus case
A foreign mine worker is confirmed as the country’s first case, as Guam records the Pacific region’s first Cov…
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Uighur woman says she was threatened by Chinese police after husband appeared on Q&A
Nadila Wumaier, the mother of an Australian, says police visited her in Xinjiang after she contradicted diplom…
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Australia slashes Pacific aid funding for health as region battles medical crises
New figures show the budgets of some programs, including health, slashed in favour of more infrastructure spen…
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Australian man in Wuhan says many Aussies will stay rather than go to Christmas Island
Rui Severino calls proposal to quarantine Australians in offshore detention centre ‘outrageous’ An Australian …
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Bougainville president accuses mining company of lying to Australian stock exchange
John Momis says his government ‘will not rest’ until Australian-linked miner seeking licence for Panguna mine …