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Island states back Vanuatu’s quest for climate justice at the UN
The Covid-free Pacific islands looking to rejoin the world
Diplomatic allies highlight Taiwan’s contributions to global health during WHA debate
Talks underway on air links between French Polynesia and the Cook Islands
Challenge on property sale tax in French Polynesia rejected by court
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1948 May 25: Day of Heroes of Fight Against Totalitarianism
Nuclear tragedy in the Marshall Islands
Pacific leaders welcome Australia’s change in direction on climate
China wants 10 Pacific nations to endorse sweeping agreement
China seeks region-wide Pacific Islands agreement, Federated States of Micronesia decry draft as threatening ‘regional stability’
West Papua: Protests reject Indonesia’s ‘divide and rule’ strategy
American Samoa launches new programme to deal with drug abuse
China is pursuing a Pacific-wide pact with 10 island nations on security, policing and data – report
Australia urges China to drop trade tariffs
Immense crater hole created in Tonga volcano
China wants 10 small Pacific nations to sign on to ‘game-changing’ security agreement
Australia Supplies New Ships To Papua New Guinea
Polynesian Voyaging Society, French Polynesia government commit to ocean management
Kiribati included in China’s Foreign Minister’s visit to Pacific region
What can Papua New Guinea expect from Australia’s new government?
Guam Would Get Command Center With Integrated Air Picture in Missile Defense Agency Budget
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What Is Indigenous Foreign Policy? Lessons from Australia and New Zealand
Māori and Pasifika students set sights on IT careers through P-TECH
A Far Way From Paradise: State Violence and Insurgency in West Papua
West Papua students fighting for rights to education in NZ
Palau Women Believe Anything Is Possible
Bevacqua: Use the UN as a venue to speak to the rest of the world about decolonizing Guam
Kiribati ‘forced’ to allow China visit says journalist
China Wants 10 Pacific Nations to Sign a Major Cooperation Agreement
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Northern Mariana Islands Volleyball Association names Mini Games team
Call for super to heed Indigenous kinship
China’s Pacific tour spurs hopes and fears in tiny island nations
China’s Foreign Minister Visits Kiribati, Where Fishing Ground Is at Stake
Humanity’s Last Chance Saloon: Indigenous traditional knowledge & custodianship
Kiribati focuses on trade not security for China visit to remote Pacific island
Fiji to join Biden’s economic framework aimed at countering China
Former Wallaby Israel Folau picked for Tonga as international exile ends
Religious leaders support constitutional referendum on Indigenous voice to parliament
US wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji
‘60 years on, we have seen Samoa, our country, develop’ – Samoan matai reflects on independence
Native Hawaiians Are Split Over How to Spend $600 Million to Help Those Who Need Housing
Pacific Islander finds place in melting pot of Army Family
Review: Pacifiction
Electing eight Aboriginal women to parliament is one of Australia’s greatest achievements
Three Northern Mariana students among NOAA art contest winners
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Indonesia plan to add eastern provinces not viable, says Papua governor
New Zealand signs partnership with California on climate change
Vanuatu declares climate emergency
Fiji PM calls meeting with new Australia foreign minister ‘wonderful’
China’s Pacific Plan Seen as Regional Strategic Game-Changer
China signs deal with Samoa during Pacific trip watched closely by U.S. officials
Samoa signs China agreement amid South Pacific push
Samoa latest to sign China bilateral agreement
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Sydney Harbour’s Me-mel Island returning to Aboriginal owners as NSW commits $43m for revamp
Māori and cybersecurity – Examining an unsafe online climate and the need for action
Māori and Pacific mothers and babies’ care should have top health research priority
Time for Australia to counter Beijing’s cross-border coercion and de-securitise ‘Chinese influence’
More than 100 ADF personnel to be sent to PNG to help with election, cyber threats
University of Guam graduates share their journeys to getting their degrees
Kiribati runway project in focus as China’s Wang Yi tours region
Samoan Language Week: How moving to Samoa changed one Auckland woman’s life
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Meet the LGBTQI Pacific Islanders overcoming a ‘colonial mindset’ and ‘narrative of shame’ to embrace their true selves
Tiny Pacific island nation declares bold plan to protect 100% of its ocean
New fund for Marshallese women moves into high gear
China eyes security pact in talks with Pacific islands in Fiji
New Australian opposition leader says China ‘biggest issue’
Lateral violence is rampant in the Aboriginal community, so what is it?
China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on regional pact
Niue Continues Relations With The People’s Republic Of China
Kiribati signs multiple deals to work more closely with China, govt says
China falls short on big Pacific deal but finds smaller wins
Top British diplomat’s husband pokes fun at New Zealand’s ‘crappiest fountain’
15 new Aboriginal rangers to protect our parks and wildlife
Japan assists Tonga’s fisheries sector recovery
Niue is latest Pacific nation to sign a cooperation agreement with China
Guam: $34M in war claims paid; program closes soon
The surreal value of a Papua New Guinea statue
New Caledonia blockade lifted, activists to speak with fuel company top brass
Opinion: Mark Parton’s Aboriginal journey
China’s influence in the Pacific is growing, former Tuvalu PM says it’s a ‘scary development’
44th Guam Annual Island Wide Science Fair brings achievement, opportunity
EU funded UN Joint STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia, Tahiti seeded in badminton mixed team event
Sailor the Pufferfish gets Māori makeover
China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on regional pact
Guamanians celebrate graduation from Chaminade
Palau’s president urges Pacific neighbors to ‘tread cautiously’ in agreements with China
Australia can’t stay silent on decolonisation in the Pacific
Indonesian Governor in Papua Casts Doubt on Plan for New Provinces: Report
China Suffers Setback as Pacific Nations Spurn Broad Deal
President urged to include Guam in U.S. Free Trade Agreements
Chinese-Linked Casinos in Pacific Islands Are Vehicles for Corruption, Expanding CCP Influence: Analysts
PM welcomes new Japanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands
Energy-efficient appliance rebate program launched on Saipan
Cook Islands Budget focuses on health, minimum wage and pensions
China, Pacific security deals: Chinese politics specialist warns of NZ being ‘blockaded’ as Niue latest nation expected to ‘deepen cooperation’
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1962 June 1: Samoan Independence Day
1992 June 3: Mabo Day, Australia
1970 June 4: Tonga Emancipation Day
1989 June 4: Tiananmen Square protests/June 4th Incident