カテゴリー: Fiji
Foreign minister Penny Wong visits Fiji this week to progress the security and economic agreementFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia looks close to signing a landmar…
After his project got rejected in Sydney, a rubbish disposal magnate now hopes to build a $630m port and waste incinerator near a tourist gateway cityAn Australian billionaire’s plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to “waste colonialism” and…
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea grapple with higher fuel prices amid the Iran warThe leaders of some Pacific countries have appealed for help with oil supplies while others urg…
Vulnerable young people, partners of drug users and victims of sexual violence also among those afflicted in world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic The night her baby’s heart stopped, Clare* blamed herself. Had she taken her out in the cold too much? Had…
A luxury Chinese sedan gifted to Fiji is the latest in a string of vehicles donated by foreign countries to deepen partnerships and seek influence in the regionAt a ceremony in January, a shiny black luxury sedan rolled into the leafy, rain-soaked grou…
Move to bring back customary marine rights is celebrated, but concerns remain about potential effect on tourism and lack of clarity about how it might workIn Fiji, babies know a connection to the sea from birth; their umbilical cords, or vicovico, are …
A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some criticism of its environmental credentialsChina, the climate crisis and security concerns dominated the agenda as Pacific leaders gathered for t…
Countries including Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga have given Israel vital backing at the UNAfter almost two years of war in Gaza, tens of thousands of deaths and now the reality of famine, Israel has found itself increasingly isolated on the world s…
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warmsThe climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say, a…
Kanbar Hossein-Bor, who says his mother once feared he ‘might not be British enough’, lands Fiji post“In her mind this was a bastion of the establishment, she was a little worried of rejection,” Kanbar Hossein-Bor said of his mother’s reaction, two dec…
Nicknamed ‘Moana’, Charlene Erasito is the only female Pacific Islander on the expedition to document unexplored parts of the oceanOn the island of Rotuma in Fiji, Christmas is a time of joy, a celebration bursting with song, dance and laughter. Charle…
Samoa’s prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is ‘very disappointing’ and puts the survival of Pacific countries at greater riskLeaders and environmental advocates in the Pacific have expressed alarm over Donald Trump’s decisio…
Airline staff were celebrating New Year’s Eve in Nadi when the alleged incident occurredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji…
Airline sends support staff to Nadi after reports of assault during a night out in the early hours of 1 JanuarySign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailA suspect known to Fijian police has been questioned over an alleged sexual assault of a …
Pio Tikoduadua tells the Guardian the Pacific is ‘not a space for missile testing’ after China’s launch earlier this year raised concern in the regionFiji’s defence minister has stressed the need for stability in the Pacific and welcomed moves to stren…