Calls for a COVID ‘kava bubble’ as supply from Pacific to Australia dries up
Kava-crisis - With little of the homemade Pacific brew available in Australia, prices have skyrocketed, and there’s been a spike in seizures at the border Read More
Region | Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
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From the Forum Foreign Ministers…
Last week, the Foreign Ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum met as one of the standing committees of the inter-governmental organisation. Dr Tess Newton Cain shares her insights. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 21 October
New security centre to be located in Vanuatu The government of Australia has announced that its Fusion Centre will be homed in Vanuatu. The Centre… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 14 October
Solomon Islands reports COVID-19 cases Authorities in Solomon Islands have confirmed that their country is no longer free from cases of COVID-19. There have… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 7 October
New Caledonia referendum on independence The people of New Caledonia have voted in a referendum on whether they should become independent from France. It was… Read More
New Caledonians will vote again on independence. Will the answer this time be ‘Oui’?
On October 4, New Caledonians will go to the polls. For the second time in the past two years, they will be asked if they wish to remain a part of France or become an independent country. Read More
Geostrategic competition is intensifying in the Pacific
A more powerful China is relentlessly contesting the maritime security order in the Pacific. Dr Wesley Morgan shares his insights. Read More
Battling COVID-19 amid dwindling government finances: An update from the Solomon Islands
JACK BOE | In April this year, scores of public servants, those considered nonessential, were briefly put out of work. Although they have… Read More
New Caledonia – towards a new Pacific nation?
On 4 October, the Pacific Nation of New Caledonia will take part in, a referendum to determine their political future. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 30 September
Bougainville president-elect receives congratulations Having been confirmed as President-elect in Bougainville, Ishmael Toarama has received congratulations on his electoral victory. The Prime Minister of Papua… Read More
