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Australia eyes security pact with Fiji as pushback from Beijing undermines agreement with Vanuatu
Foreign minister Penny Wong visits Fiji this week to progress the security and economic agreementFollow our Au…
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‘Pacific ashtray’: Australian billionaire’s plan to ship and burn waste in Fiji condemned by villagers
After his project got rejected in Sydney, a rubbish disposal magnate now hopes to build a $630m port and waste…
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Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea gr…
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Drugs, denial and stigma: the babies and children swept up in Fiji’s HIV nightmare
Vulnerable young people, partners of drug users and victims of sexual violence also among those afflicted in w…
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‘A free limo is hard to turn away’: how car diplomacy turbo charges politics in the Pacific
A luxury Chinese sedan gifted to Fiji is the latest in a string of vehicles donated by foreign countries to de…
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Fiji wrestles with plans to restore Indigenous rights over world-famous surf breaks
Move to bring back customary marine rights is celebrated, but concerns remain about potential effect on touris…
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China, climate crisis and Cop31: five takeaways from the Pacific Islands Forum
A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some cr…
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As censure increases over war in Gaza, Israel finds support among Pacific Islands
Countries including Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga have given Israel vital backing at the UNAfter almost two…
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Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common an…
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Diplomat makes history as first refugee to become a UK high commissioner
Kanbar Hossein-Bor, who says his mother once feared he ‘might not be British enough’, lands Fiji post“In her m…
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The woman unlocking the mysteries of the deep sea in Fiji
Nicknamed ‘Moana’, Charlene Erasito is the only female Pacific Islander on the expedition to document unexplor…
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Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze
Samoa’s prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is ‘very disappointing’ and puts the su…
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Man charged over alleged rape of Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji
Airline staff were celebrating New Year’s Eve in Nadi when the alleged incident occurredGet our breaking news …
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Suspect questioned over alleged sexual assault of Virgin Australia flight crew member in Fiji
Airline sends support staff to Nadi after reports of assault during a night out in the early hours of 1 Januar…
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Fiji defence minister welcomes US security deal and criticises China missile test
Pio Tikoduadua tells the Guardian the Pacific is ‘not a space for missile testing’ after China’s launch earlie…