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PNG govt green lights military response to illegal mining at Porgera

The mine just reopened this year, after several years of negotiations between the mine operator...

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PNG woman entrepreneur hopes to share her knowledge with region

Esther Sione Daniels is the founder and owner of Te'hine Trend, based in the New Ireland...

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• 15 días

Tuvalu govt confirms it will ratify landmark security treaty with Australia

It comes as residents of the low-lying atoll nation recover from devastating king tides, with...

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• 15 días

Australian election observers arrive in Solomon Islands as vote edges closer

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Leaked document shows Tongan officials critical of Australia, NZ response to China security pact

It's a rare insight into what diplomats in the region were thinking at the height of the...

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• 15 días

PNG women become helicopter pilots, hope to inspire more

Three young Papua New Guinea women have realised the phrase "the sky is the limit" by training to...

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• 15 días

LISTEN: Five new films to highlight 'gritty reality' of West Papua at Australian film festival

Five emerging filmmakers will highlight the gritty realities of life in West Papua at an upcoming...

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• 16 días

Chinese logging company which breached agreement in Vanuatu hopes for a second chance

In Vanuatu, the government is considering giving a Chinese logging company a second chance,...

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• 16 días

Several left jobless as Vanuatu resort owners close popular casino

Iririki Island Resort has long advertised many offerings for tourists, however, a casino is no...

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• 16 días

More than half of World Heritage seagrass meadows now under threat

Professor Scott Heron, the UNESCO chair for climate vulnerability of heritage at James Cook...

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• 16 días

Lakapi Samoa CEO defends the union's decision to cut Manu coach's contract short and draft in former national captain

Lakapi Samoa's CEO says the board voted unanimously to ditch Manu coach Seilala Mapusua after a...

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• 19 días

As he takes the reins with Fiji, just how sound are Kolinisau's coaching credentials?

Former FRU development coach warns that Kolinisau may not be the magic solution to Fiji 7s...

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• 19 días

Vanuatu to set the example, as World ParaVolley's new VP seeks to grow the sport in more Pacific nations and push for..

Vanuatu's Debbie Masauvakalo on a mission as World ParaVolley's new vice-president to establish...

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• 19 días

Pacific Games gold medalist fears for the future of tennis in Oceania, and calls for a fairer deal for female players

Fijian tennis player and coach William O'Connell says his Pacific Games gold medal was tarnished...

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• 19 días

Nauru soccer project team plan to have a national team on the field before the end of 2024

Former English Premier League player Dave Kitson wants to create a soccer legacy on Nauru, as he...

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• 19 días

ABC's The Pacific readies for new season debut

The new season of The Pacific is on ABC Australia airing across the region tonight at 5:30pm PNG...

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Water shortages as drought conditions worsen across Micronesia

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• 20 días

ADF could look to Pacific to fill personnel shortage - expert

The Australian Defence Force is under intense scrutiny as to why it's workforce is well below its...

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Water shortages as drought conditions worsen across Micronesia

It comes as the US Drought Monitor has upgraded conditions on Wotje in the Marshall Islands and...

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CEOs pick up law books amid Guam lawyer shortage

They're being appointed to represent defendants on the island who can't afford a lawyer. 

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