Coast Guard’s Petty Officer Aviles strengthens Pacific fight against illegal fishing

Aviles brought her expertise to the RFSC, where she worked alongside 32 secondees and partners from 13 FFA Member nations, including Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Republic of...

Live: PM says he believes Vanuatu agreement will be signed 'soon'

11m agoTue 9 Sep 2025 at 7:00am 'Racism is a big problem in this country': Thorpe says of Nampijinpa Price's remarks Lidia Thorpe says she was very disappointed with Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments about Indian migration. She...

Nauru was once the second-wealthiest nation. Here's how it lost everything

Nauru's government was once so flush with cash it funded an ill-fated West End musical in which Leonardo da Vinci had a love affair with the Mona Lisa. The show bombed and the critics hated it. It was a venture that cost the country millions of...

Pacific news in brief for 2 September

Aerial view of Garapan, Saipan seen from Mt Tapochao, Saipan's highest peak. Photo: 123RF Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Marianas government's special assistant for military affairs is urging the US to ensure that the billions of dollars...

The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some...

AFL PNG academy squads set for Pacific Nations Challenge

The AFL PNG Academy is in the final stages of its training camp as its Under-17 male Binatangs and female Kurakums squads prepare to fly to Cairns, Australia, on Thursday for the 2025 Pacific Nations Challenge. The three-day tournament will run...

The Metals Company pushes ahead with deep sea mining plans in Pacific waters

New information shows Canadian mining group The Metals Company (TMC) is a step closer to deep sea mining in international waters under controversial U.S laws. Two Pacific nations, Nauru and Tonga, are involved as the company’s partners, even...

€300 million to rewrite Pacific futures

LEADERS of the Smaller Island States (SIS) grouping within the Pacific Islands Forum met on Monday this week, ahead of the annual Forum Leaders Retreat, to prepare a common view to advance their agenda in the larger meeting, alongside nations like...

General : Nauru Grants Citizenship To Stateless Kuwaiti Under Climate Resilience Programme 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- A stateless Kuwaiti national has been granted citizenship in Nauru under its Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program, an initiative designed to strengthen economic growth and climate adaptation while...

Smaller island states call for unity, boldness in facing vulnerabilities

HONIARA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Kiribati took over the helm as Chair of the Smaller Island States (SIS) grouping in the Pacific on Monday, reaffirming the collective commitment of the region's most vulnerable nations to tackle shared challenges. "If...

The Pacific’s diplomatic retreat from great power competition

The agreement to restrict non-member states from attending the forthcoming Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting next week in Honiara is seen to signal a risk of fragmentation. But the decision appears to be less controversial and more prudent...

Delegates arrive in Honiara for Pacific Islands Forum

DELEGATES from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) 18-member countries are slowing arriving into Honiara, Solomon Islands for the 54th PIF Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). The meeting starts on Monday and will end on Friday with discussions and decisions to...

From Guam to Honiara: Aviles strengthens Pacific fight for sustainable fisheries

SANTA RITA, Guam — Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathalie Aviles from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam played a pivotal role in the success of Operation Island Chief 2025 (OPIC25), a multinational maritime surveillance operation conducted...

Pacific Island Nations are Divided Over Deep Sea Mining

[By Kolaia Raisele and Aidan Craney] In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as...

Nauru president says sovereign wealth fund ‘building the nation’

David Adeang YAREN (Government of Nauru) — President David Adeang has hailed the success of the Nauru Intergenerational Trust Fund, which he chairs, saying that no one should underestimate the country’s economic turnaround or the importance of the...

The division exposed by the March for Australia was a test for our politicians. They failed it – and put the nation last

Predictably, debate over last weekend’s so-called “March for Australia” degenerated into a slanging match between the nation’s three major political parties in the chambers of parliament. Situation normal. In the usual tone-deaf response to social...

Polynesian Anglican woman joins traditional voyage to voice youth concerns at Pacific Islands Forum

The Most Revd Sione Uluilakepa, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia blessed the voyage Uto ni Yalo Trust / Anglican Diocese of Polynesia A traditional canoe carrying young Pacific activists sailed...

Nauru Airlines relaunches Suva route after more than a decade

A TOTAL of 108 passengers aboard Nauru Airlines flight ON019 landed at Nausori International Airport at 11.47pm on Thursday on its inaugural flight to Suva, marking the return of the Republic of Nauru’s flag carrier since ceasing this route in the...

Government signs $400 million deal to deport foreign criminals to Nauru

The Australian Government has signed a $400 million deal which will allow it to deport foreign-born criminals to Nauru. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has travelled to Nauru to sign a memorandum of understanding with the country's president....

Nauru strikes $400m deal to take foreign criminals from Australia

Australia has confirmed it will deport hundreds of foreign-born criminals to Nauru under a $400 million agreement signed by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke. The move comes just months after a High Court decision forced the release of around 350...