Pacific islands
- Asia Pacific, Fiji, New Zealand, Oil, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga
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…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Donald Trump, Environment, Pacific islands, South Pacific, Trump administration, United Nations, Vanuatu, World news
Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major pollut…
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Papua New Guinea offers cash for guns as amnesty opens to combat escalating tribal violence
Weapons amnesty and buyback scheme will run until August as PM James Marape says illegal guns ‘destroying fami…
- Animals, Asia Pacific, Environment, Marine life, New Caledonia, Pacific islands, Sharks, Wildlife, World news
Shark culls brought in after fatal attack cause division and anger in New Caledonia
Authorities say capture of bull and tiger sharks necessary to protect lives as environmentalists launch urgent…
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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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Palau lawmakers vote to block controversial Trump deal to resettle migrants from US
A plan to resettle third-country nationals from the US to the Pacific nation faces an uncertain future amid un…
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As climate crisis threatened her home, Alolita was offered a chance at a new life in Australia
Alolita Tekapu and her family among the first arrivals under a world-first agreement that allows people from T…
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‘Hard to say who’s winning’: China and Australia battle for influence in Solomon Islands policing
Beijing and Canberra have adopted different strategies to support policing in the Pacific nation and observers…
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Anger in Papua New Guinea after Starlink ordered to shut down internet services
In mid-December PNG said the company did not have a licence to operate in the country and ordered it to halt o…
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‘Magical place’: tourists see another side of Papua New Guinea’s most troubled region
Tourism operators in PNG’s highlands offer access to lush scenery, adventure and culture – in contrast with th…
- Asia Pacific, Pacific islands, Tonga, Trump administration, Trump travel ban, US immigration, World news
‘Tonga is not a threat’: anger as small Pacific nation falls under Trump visa restrictions
Community leaders raise alarm over study links and Polynesian ties, with Tonga to face restrictions from Janua…
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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…
- Asia Pacific, Cryptocurrencies, Marshall Islands, Pacific islands, Technology, Universal basic income, World news
Marshall Islands launches universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency – in world first
Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease c…
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Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts
Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware th…