Pacific Resilience Facility Launches Capitalisation Memorandum for Investors at UNGA80

As part of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ broader engagement at UNGA80 — the PRF Partners Roundtable Talanoa was convened at the UN Headquarters on 23rd September. The event marked the launching of the PRF Capitalisation Memorandum for...

Pacific leaders launch memorandum for investors to climate fund

Pacific leaders meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA for a PRF Partners Roundtable Talanoa. 23 September 2025 Photo: Supplied / Finau Soqo Pacific leaders have met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to launch a...

Bold move for The Blue Pacific

THE Pacific Islands leaders have taken a strong first step toward regional unity and self-reliance. The approach is timely and necessary. We, the Blue Pacific, must now push forward with a broader agenda that reflects our shared interests and...

Everything that’s wrong with this immigration debate

On his London visit last week, after his meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Anthony Albanese shared his thoughts on fighting the far right. Politicians, he said, must keep their promises on economics and immigration. He cited first...

Nauru President defends seabed mining in UNGA speech

Nauru's President David Adeang has defended moves to open his country's waters to deep sea mining. He called on the International Seabed Authority to speed up its drafting of regulations for Nauru to adopt...so it could have global approval on...

Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a…

Refugees and asylum seekers held on Nauru claim they can’t afford to eat and are forced to skip meals. Their plight comes despite Australia spending $1.5m(US$989,504) per person for a U.S prisons operator to house them, although the contract does...

Nauru ratifies Pacific Resilience Facility, calls climate finance a “lifeline” for…

Nauru has deposited its instrumental of ratification for the historic Pacific-led climate initiative – the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), during the partners roundtable talanoa, at the United Nations headquarters in New York Tuesday. During...

Japan boosts Pacific alliances as global confidence in U.S wanes

TOKYO (PMN)—As trust in the United States fades globally, one of its closest allies, Japan, is actively seeking to strengthen its ties with countries in the Pacific and Asia regions. Concerns over trade disagreements, security pressures, and...

UN must adapt to Blue Pacific, not the other way around...

Pacific leaders took the 2050 Strategy to the UN, calling for climate justice, fair finance, and security defined by peace and solidarity. By Renate Rivers Pacific Island leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 80th session...

Delays on the Pukpuk treaty with PNG were Australian missteps, not failures

When it comes to the Pacific, there are always going to be Australian foreign policy missteps. Due to the sheer size and scope of the unique partnerships with each country, and the increasingly complex set of challenges faced by the region, no one...

Build wealth that survives tax shocks and rand volatility

“Resilience is the new North Star,” says Matthew Sumner, MD of the Outbound Investment Summit. “With tariffs spiralling, fiscal policy in flux, and a rand that moves on headlines, South Africans need robust, diversified investment structures, not...

Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person

Refugees and asylum seekers held on Nauru claim they can’t afford to eat and are forced to skip meals. Their plight comes despite Australia spending $1.5m per person for a US prisons operator to house them, although the contract does not provide...

Morning Mail: Nauru asylum seekers ‘going hungry’, ATO hunt for old debts, UK synagogue attack

Morning everyone. It seems the vast cost of holding refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru – about $1.5m paid out per year to an American prisons operator for every detainee – is not enough to keep hunger at bay, with many telling us they can’t...

PNG approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: PM

Agence France-Presse . Sydney, Australia 02 October, 2025, 22:58 Papua New Guinea’s cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country’s prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with...

Papua New Guinea Approves Contentious Defence Treaty With Australia: PM

Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and counter Beijing's rising influence. The deal will...

Japan boosts Pacific alliances as global confidence in US wanes

As trust in the United States fades globally, one of its closest allies, Japan, is actively seeking to strengthen its ties with countries in the Pacific and Asia regions. Concerns over trade disagreements, security pressures, and political...

Why migrants aren’t to blame for the housing and rent crisis

Thousands joined the racist anti-immigration March for Australia rallies on 31 August, with further racist rallies planned for 19 October. The far right wants to exploit frustration with house prices, rent increases and the cost of living and...

Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: officials

Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, officials told AFP on Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with Pacific nations and counter Beijing's rising influence. The deal will see the two...

Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: PM

Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and counter Beijing's rising influence. The deal will...

Expert: Backing Israel ties Pacific nations to powerful allies – NZ…

An international relations expert says recent support for Israel and the United States by several Pacific Island countries highlights the region’s reliance on influential allies to secure its interests. In an interview with on Pacific Mornings,...