Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
No waiting as Pacific leads
Islands Business
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September 8, 2025
A GAME-CHANGING commitment has been forged in the Pacific Region with European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, boldly declaring a new era of partnership. With an investment strategy in focus in the Pacific...
Pacific leaders to meet amid flurry of 'comical' gift giving
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 7, 2025
This week, Pacific leaders — as well as hundreds of officials, diplomats and journalists — will gather in the capital of Solomon Islands, Honiara, for the region's most important political meeting. It comes amid a flurry of gift-giving between...
Fiji to host ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East-Asia Pacific Qualifier for the first time
The Assam Tribune
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September 8, 2025
Suva, Sep 8: The East-Asia Pacific region is poised for a historic moment in women’s cricket as Fiji prepares to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 East-Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier, beginning on Tuesday at Albert Park. Apart from Fiji, Cook...
Bulldogs prop forced to move out of home on eve of NRL finals
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 8, 2025
Max King has had good reason for feeling below his best over the past six weeks and it is not just Canterbury's worrying late-season form that has left the front-rower under the weather. King has been living with a mould infestation at home that...
Fiji set to stage ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East-Asia Pacific Qualifier
Sambad English
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September 8, 2025
Suva: The East-Asia Pacific region is poised for a historic moment in women’s cricket as Fiji prepares to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 East-Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier, beginning on Tuesday at Albert Park. Apart from Fiji, Cook...
BSP ushering in a new era of banking
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 8, 2025
BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) has reopened its flagship Port Moresby Branch, marking a transformative milestone in its commitment to innovation, inclusion, and excellence in banking across PNG and the South Pacific. Valued at K4 million, the...
MILITARY TATTOO SHOWCASES UNITY AHEAD OF PNG’S 50TH
EMTV
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September 8, 2025
As Defence Week ends, military personnel from participating nations reflect on the final events. Music, culture and fireworks lit up Sir Hubert Murray Stadium as Papua New Guinea hosted a Military Tattoo in the lead-up to its 50th anniversary of...
Miliatary Tattoo showcases unity ahead of PNG50
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 8, 2025
As Defence Week ends, military personnel from participating nations reflect on the final events. Music, culture and fireworks lit up Sir Hubert Murray Stadium as Papua New Guinea hosted a Military Tattoo in the lead-up to its 50th anniversary of...
Do or die for Ja surfers on day 3 of World Surfing Games
The Gleaner
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September 8, 2025
LA BOCANA, El Salvador: Jamaica’s quest for glory at the International Surfing Association’s World Surfing Games enters a critical phase today as all three representatives face the consolation repechage round, their last chance to keep their...
Polynesian Anglican woman joins traditional voyage to voice youth concerns at Pacific Islands Forum
Christian Daily International
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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...
From Guam to Honiara: Aviles strengthens Pacific fight for sustainable fisheries
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 8, 2025
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...
Magistrate tightens bail for accused ATM fraudster after boarding plane
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 9, 2025
A Broken Hill man accused of stealing from ATMs and other fraud worth nearly $1 million has had stricter bail conditions placed on him. NSW Police last month charged 32-year-old Lyndon Jake Pace after $700,000 went missing from ATMs in Broken...
Anger builds as Newcastle residents remain in landslip limbo
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 9, 2025
Laura Jackel and her family were given less than an hour to grab what they could and get out of their New South Wales home when the ground beneath it started to give way earlier this year. Theirs was one of 16 houses affected by a landslip in the...
$1m on legal fees and feeling 'powerless': Inside the family law system
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 7, 2025
Financial abuse from "high conflict" ex-partners, lawyers "maximising fees" and a family report writer's warning to a client that "your case is a murder-suicide waiting to happen". These are just some of the allegations parents have told the ABC...
With global powers barred, can Pacific nations find unity at their annual summit?
The Conversation
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September 7, 2025
It’s been a testing time for Pacific regional unity. So far this year, there have been rifts between Cook Islands and New Zealand over security arrangements with China; New Caledonia and France over independence for the French territory; and among...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 29 – September 4, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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September 5, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Australia dealt strategic blow as China looms over neighbour
9News
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September 9, 2025
Albanese arrived in the capital of Port Vila today for talks on the Nakamal Agreement with local counterpart Jothan Napat, with both leaders confirming to the media that it is yet to be inked. That comes amid reports China is proving to be a...
Vanuatu’s Forestry Module To Streamline Export Permitting Process
Pacific Scoop
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September 5, 2025
Press Release – UNCTAD Developed in close collaboration with the national project team, the Forestry Module digitizes and automates the application, processing, and issuance of Export Permits for regulated forestry products. 05 September 2025:...
Why the Pacific Islands Forum matters for Australia, and for climate action
The Climate Council
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September 5, 2025
The annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is one of the most important – if not the most important – political gatherings in our region. Each year, leaders from across the Pacific come together to discuss shared challenges and opportunities. And...
Climate Justice after the ICJ: Authority, Diffusion, and State Responsibility
E-International Relations
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September 7, 2025
The International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s advisory opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change marks a constitutional moment for global climate governance. Requested by a UN General Assembly resolution that was spearheaded by...