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US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell says bases and other agreements could be on the cardsThe Pacific may be the part of the world most likely to see “strategic surprise”, the US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell has said, in comments apparen…
Read MoreA Pacific labour scheme has been transformative for Kiribati families but the loss of nurses has hit the country’s hospitals hardEvery night, sitting in her room in the remote Queensland town of Doomadgee, Bwerere Sandy Tebau calls her husband and daug…
Read MoreSurvey of more than 6,000 people by Transparency International is the most comprehensive look at corruption in the region to dateOne in three people across the Pacific Islands region have paid a bribe when using a public service in the last year, while…
Read MoreThe Phoenix Islands Protected Area is about the size of California and has been fully closed to commercial fishing since 2015The Kiribati government has announced it will open up one of the world’s largest marine protected areas to commercial fishing, …
Read MoreConstant change in the climate policies of Australia and New Zealand has been a huge disappointment to Pacific island nationsWhen I came into office as president of Kiribati in 2003, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had released its…
Read MoreKinaua Biribo says she wants to empower women in the Pacific island nation, where almost 60% of men have perpetrated intimate partner violenceKinaua Biribo is unlikely to win an Olympic medal. When the elimination rounds of her judo category begin late…
Read MoreEritara Aati Kaierua is one of more than a dozen observers who have died since 2009. A year later his family are still waiting for answersIn his last email to his family, Eritara Aati Kaierua told them he loved them and apologised for not being in touc…
Read MoreThe Kiribati island survived droughts due to sacred caves that captured rainfall but rampant phosphate extraction ruined this precious resourceRead more of our Pacific Plunder series hereThe last decent rain on Banaba was more than a year ago.Without r…
Read MorePresident of Kiribati says China will provide ‘technical assistance’ to convert land in Fiji into a working farm to ‘supply produce to Kiribati’A block of land the government of Kiribati bought in Fiji half a decade ago – ostensibly to serve as a refug…
Read MoreFourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050Pacific leaders have condemned Australia’s Paris climate target as “one of the weakest”, urging Canberra to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and abandon its Ky…
Read MoreDisplacement is growing in the Asia-Pacific region, and a new policy paper argues migration policies must be established nowAustralia should establish a new “Pacific Access” visa category that could be used by Pacific islanders forced from their homes …
Read MoreAccess to clean, safe drinking water across the Pacific is the lowest of any region in the world, raising fears for the rapid spread of coronavirus Papua New Guinea’s battle against a climbing rate of Covid-19 infections is being hampered by the most b…
Read Morei-Kiribati writers say the media frenzy over the image of Tang Songgen walking on men’s backs diminishes local customs and culture The image flew around the world, far ahead of any understanding of what it represented.In the grainy picture, the Chinese…
Read MoreImage criticised as emblematic of China’s rising influence in Pacific, but i-Kiribati say practice is part of traditional welcoming ceremony A photo reportedly showing the Chinese ambassador to Kiribati walking on peoples’ backs as part of an island we…
Read MoreExclusive: Taneti Maamau says Kiribati will seek support from China and other allies to elevate islands from the sea, partly through dredgingKiribati will raise its islands above the ocean as part of its fight against sea-level rise, seeking help from …
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