China has lifted trade restrictions on two Australian meat processing facilities, allowing the full resumption of red meat exports to the country, the Australian government…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on December 4, as part of a trip aimed at shoring up international…
The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on December 2, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless…
New Caledonia's High Commission has announced its curfew has been lifted. It was first brought in after riots broke out in May and has been…
Voters in Vanuatu will go to the polls for a snap election on 14 January next year. This comes after President Nikenike Vurobaravu dissolved parliament…
New Zealand said on December 2 that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry…
The New Zealand government said it has found the first case of high pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu at an Otago farm. The Ministry…
Japan has officially confirmed that it is bidding for a contract to develop a new class of frigates for the Australian navy after the government…
Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of…
Australia's prime minister said December 1 he was ready to "engage" with billionaire X owner Elon Musk over his criticism of the government's ban on…
New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), on November 28 unveiled the main outcome of its Congress last weekend, including its plans for…
Tuvalu purchased millions of dollars of property in Fiji from prominent Chinese Communist Party-allied businessman Zhao Fugang, just weeks after reporting by OCCRP and partners…
An Air New Zealand flight was stuck on the tarmac for hours before being canned on November 30 night after it suffered a fuel fault…
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on November 28, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites…
Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong said that if New Zealand were to join security grouping Aukus, it would “inevitably” have negative consequences for…
Australia’s Senate approved an overhaul of the Reserve Bank, which includes splitting its board in two, in a last-minute deal between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s…
Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameliku Siaosi Sovaleni is facing a second vote of no confidence next week. The prime minister has pointed out that this is…
Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms November 27, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines.…
Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te will visit three Pacific allies at the end of this month. Presidential spokeswoman Karen Kuo confirmed Lai will visit the Marshall…
Fijian immigration authorities are investigating a case of eight migrant workers from Bangladesh absconding earlier this month. Local engineering company CR Engineering is seeking public…
Australia’s biggest pension fund hired three senior investment managers to expand its international equities team in London. AustralianSuper tapped AXA Investment Managers’s Steve Kelly to…
Fiji has taken delivery of a new Guardian-class Patrol Boat in Henderson, Western Australia. The new vessel will enhance Fiji’s maritime security capability in support…
Mining group Anglo American on November 25 said it had agreed to offload its remaining Australian coal mines for steelmaking to US group Peabody Energy…
A new health report has emphasised that underfunding and a lack of healthcare workers are main challenges facing parts of the Pacific region. The Sustainability…
Tonga's Office of the Lord Speaker has received notification of a plan to move a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni.…
