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Oceania: China Signs a Pact with Solomons

‘American Song Contest’: Tenelle from American Samoa is a Grammy-nominated artist

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Chinese vessel grounded on French Polynesian reef to be dismantled
China’s pact with the Solomons is a direct threat to Australia
Ol’au Palau Campaign Rewards Responsible Travel to Preserve Pristine Destination
Palau restores AM radio service
Indonesian House seeks speedy deliberation to establish new provinces in Papua
West Papuan students’ dreams dashed after scholarships suddenly cancelled
New Caledonia politician in court over dual role

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Tongan songwriter inspires world representatives at Our Ocean conference
China “guarantees the security” of the Solomon Islands and imposes itself in the Pacific Ocean
China’s security pact with Solomon Islands signals a new era in the South Pacific for Australia and its allies
China is muscling its way into Pacific island nations. The U.S. must push back.
Our Ocean Conference Closes in Palau with more than 400 Commitments to Protect Ocean Health and Security

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Australia must ‘change the way it talks’ to Pacific Islands
UBS could be subject to 10-year ban from Papua New Guinea over oil loan

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Private paradise: The French Polynesian island locking locals out of beaches
It’s Official: Tonga’s Volcano Was The Largest Explosive Eruption of The 21st Century
Proposal to carve up Indonesian Papua rings endangers people and forests
Pacific Elders call on Indonesia to allow UN visit to Papua before Bali

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Japan Offers 500 B. Yen to Solve Water Issues in Asia-Pacific
Queensland Aboriginal soldier Peter Craigie travelled 1,300km to enlist in World War I

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Expand NATO to Hawaii
Seasonal workers from Tonga plea for urgent NZ work visa exemptions
Palauans Are Protesting A Plan To Roll Back Their National Marine Sanctuary
‘Don’t fear the moko, don’t fear Māori’: Mum with facial tattoo asked to leave Havelock North park
Anzac Day: The trio from Tonga who joined the Māori Battalion
Take 5 with Anita Heiss, author and Aboriginal rights advocate

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A divided nation: Five takeaways from France’s election
French Polynesia Mayors Support Safeguarding South Pacific Ocean and Traditions
Guam prepares to host 2022 FIBA Micronesia Cup
Anzac Day remembered at dawn services across the Pacific
Clues to Pacific Migration Paths Discovered in Papua New Guinea
Japan wades into China-Solomon Islands pact panic
The importance of rebuilding New Zealand’s ‘soft power’ overseas

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