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RNZ Pacific reporters Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale’s Government for Reform, Empowerment, Accountability and Transformation (GREAT) coalition appears headed for a major test after three of his most senior ministers formally quit on Monday. This comes after Wale, 57, who was elected to the top job just over 100 days ago, cut short a
Asia Pacific Report An exiled West Papuan leader living in Australia is calling on Oceania leaders at the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Palau this week to condemn growing military violence in the Indonesian-ruled Melanesian region. Paula Makabory, an executive member of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), has also appealed to Melanesian
A new study has found that Tasmanian tigers had an adaptation is found in no living carnivorous mammal.
By Teuila Fuatai of RNZ Pacific in Koror, Palau With the final list of leaders attending the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting in Palau still unconfirmed, the regional body’s policy hub is moving to emphasise the robustness of potential decisions and outcomes from the week. The annual summit is supposed to bring together
Jorjia Gillis’ comedy on racism and sexism is premiering at Griffin Theatre Company. It has a sharp edge and a big heart.
There are fewer students continuing to study history in Year 12 than ever before. But that doesn’t mean they don’t value it.
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Vanuatu Daily Post The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) should revisit a proposal for an independent regional delegation to visit West Papua and assess reported human rights concerns, says Vanuatu Special Envoy on Decolonisation and Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Joe Natuman. With the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) opening today, Natuman said Pacific leaders would
A case in the Gold Coast is the first in Australia and only the third reported worldwide.
Understanding the true magnitude of the current H5N1 outbreak is key to curbing its spread.
Asia Pacific Report A national pro-Palestine advocacy group has criticised the “absence of signature” by the New Zealand government on a 22-member joint statement condemning the E1 Israeli settlement in the Occupied West Bank as a “moral collapse” in foreign policy. The recent joint statement was issued by the foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada,
The gain means Labor’s two-party vote against One Nation would likely drop.