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Triple fatal in Macedon Ranges as six lives lost on Vic roads this weekend
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 6, 2025
Three people have died after two SUVs collided on a rural road in the Macedon Ranges, north-west of Melbourne. The crash took place on Bolinda-Darraweit Road in Bolinda about 7.20am on Sunday. Debris from the crash was scattered across the road....
Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s men’s baseball team is back in the gold medal game at the Pacific Mini Games after handling the Federated States of Micronesia, 10-6, Saturday afternoon in Palau. Guam's medal tally as of Sunday noon was nine, including two gold, three...
Anthony Albanese hosts Fijian prime minister at Wallabies test in Newcastle
The West Australian
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July 6, 2025
Anthony Albanese focused on diplomacy at home on Sunday, hosting Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in Newcastle for a Wallabies Test match against Fiji. Australia edged out Fiji 21-18 in front of a lively crowd at McDonald Jones Stadium....
Catfishing teens behind rise in homophobic attacks
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 5, 2025
Josh is lying on a footpath, curled up into a ball, his head covered with his hands as three men lay into him with metal bars. "Am I going to make it out of here alive?" he remembered thinking. "What's going to happen?" He managed to get up but...
Vanuatu Statement On Inter-American Court Advisory Opinion On The Climate Emergency And Human Rights
Scoop
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Statement from Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology & Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management for the Republic of Vanuatu PORT VILA, VANUATU (4 July 2025) “The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu...
FEATURE | The beginning of surveillance patrol
The Fiji Times
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July 5, 2025
BY FIJI NAVY FOLLOWING the welcoming ceremony on February 19, 1976, the commissioning and the naming ceremony for the first two Fiji naval ships was held on February 21, 1976. The quarter guard led by Sub Lieutenant David AG. Lane with the RFMF...
In the Pacific, 'who has kava is king' but some fear it's hurting families
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 5, 2025
Michael Louze has seen a kava-led boom unfolding on the roads of Vanuatu's remote islands. Over the 25 years he's exported the crop, he's never seen prices so high — or growers so flush with cash. "Farmers are buying Land Cruisers with cash...
Fiji edge Solomon Islands in five-goal thriller to kick off Group B campaign
The Fiji Times
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July 5, 2025
A second-half brace from New Zealand-based forward Cema Nasau inspired Fiji to a thrilling 3-2 comeback win over the Solomon Islands in their OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025 Group B opener at Suva’s HFC Bank Stadium. In front of a vocal home crowd,...
13 Gorgeous South Pacific Island Destinations for Every Type of Traveler—and the Cruises That Sail There
AFAR
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June 30, 2025
Few places conjure up images of exotic, far-flung getaways quite like the South Pacific’s island destinations, such as Bora Bora and Pago Pago, and their sweeping volcanic mountains, white beaches, and clear turquoise waters. But these...
SPTE 2025: How the World Reached the Pacific
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 4, 2025
The South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) 2025 was a celebration of connection, culture, and collaboration. Held in Fiji, this year’s event welcomed media, buyers, and seller’s from across the globe — and many of them arrived thanks to the...
Mapped: The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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July 5, 2025
The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Finland has the...
Kulas stage comeback to edge Solomon Islands 3-2 in OFC Women's Nations Cup pool match
Fijivillage
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Kulas stage comeback to edge Solomon Islands 3-2 in OFC Women's Nations Cup pool match The Fiji Kulas made a strong comeback in the second half to beat the Solomon Islands 3-2 in an exciting first pool match of the OFC Women's Nations Cup. The...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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June 28, 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,...
Simon Scores An Explosive Hat-trick As Vanuatu Power Past Tonga In Group B Opener
Scoop
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The striker scored twice in the first half and saved her best for last, a 53rd minute long range effort that will take some beating to not be the goal of the tournament. Jean Robert Yelou’s side had struggled in recent OFC tournaments, and they...
Thousands Of UAE Residents Who Bought Second Passport Face Uncertainty
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Thousands of UAE residents who acquired Citizenship by Investment (CBI) passports from countries like Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Cambodia, and Egypt are staring at a storm they didn't see coming. Some had...
Rising Palau Star Hits Overtime Game Winner in Front of Home Fans
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - Confidence is a powerful force, and for Akeelah Ngairakoranges of the Palau Women's U23 3x3 team, it showed on day two at the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania event when she delivered an unforgettable game-winning shot in an...
Vanuatu’s PM says he won’t sign Australia pact without immigration reform
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 2, 2025
The Prime Minister of Vanuatu has declared he won’t sign a landmark new strategic pact with Australia unless Canberra agrees to radically relax immigration restrictions for his citizens The ultimatum comes as the government presses ahead with...
PM Manele defends international engagements
Solomon Star
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July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has defended his recent international engagements, during which he participated in three major forums from 4 to 25 June 2025. These included the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France; the OPEC Fund...
Pacific news in brief for 2 July
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
Sitiveni Rabuka met with Sam Mostyn, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Photo: Fiji Government Facebook Fiji/Australia - visit Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is leading a delegation on a high-level visit to Australia this...
Taskforce Kiwi Deploys To The Tasman Region To Provide Flood Relief
Scoop
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Deployed Taskforce Kiwi volunteers at their local Tasman base, the Riwaka Rugby Club (Photo/Supplied) Taskforce Kiwi has deployed a disaster relief team to the Tasman Region to provide direct assistance to those impacted by the severe weather...