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Anxieties abroad bring greater Australian focus to the Pacific
Australia's government released its foreign policy White Paper last week, identifying the Pacific as a key focus. While scholars say that's great news, it's also raised some eyebrows.
Vanuatu emergency declared as eruption displaces thousands
A state of emergency has been declared on the Vanuatu island of Ambae, as the volcano that towers from the island's centre continued to erupt, forcing thousands to flee their villages. Audio
Guam's Catholic Church abuse scandal widens
The Catholic Church on Guam, one of the most Catholic places in the world, is facing more than 100 lawsuits alleging decades of child sex abuse, along with signs of an official cover-up. Audio
Dissolution of Tonga parliament rouses democracy concerns
Analysis - The Tongan King's sudden decision to dissolve parliament is likely to reignite questions about the state of democracy in the Kingdom, writes Jamie Tahana.
Four years on, PNG govt still dragging chain on SABL
Activists in Papua New Guinea say the newly re-elected government needs to step up and rein in illegal logging by meeting its promise to cancel a fraudulent land lease scheme.
In phone call, Trump assures Guam of safety - and fame
Guam's governor was assured of his island's safety - and a surge in tourism - in a phone call with US President Donald Trump.
Nuclear wasteland teeming with coral could yield cancer insights
While Bikini Atoll is a radiation-saturated no-go zone that still bears the scars of dozens of atomic bomb detonations, life under the water is fighting its way back. Video
Final list of Vanuatu presidential candidates released
Former prime ministers, politicians, chiefs, priests, teachers and public servants are among the names on the final list of candidates for Vanuatu's presidency.
'The hospital is out of everything': PNG crippled by drug shortage
A nationwide drug crisis has crippled hospitals and health centres in Papua New Guinea, with some hospitals completely running out of supplies. But relief may finally be on the horizon. Audio
Pacific leaders react to US climate move with indignation
Tuvalu's prime minister has reacted to President Trump's decision to leave the Paris agreement with indignation, a reaction shared by many Pacific leaders. Audio
Tuvalu watches anxiously as Trump changes US climate policy
Tuvalu's prime minister says if the United States leaves the Paris climate agreement, it will be disastrous for his country - and the world.
Tributes pour in for American Samoa's Faleomavaega
Tributes were pouring in from across the Pacific and the United States on Friday following the death of American Samoa's long-serving Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin, who died on Thursday in Utah…
Long-serving American Samoa congressman dies
Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin, American Samoa's former long-serving representative to the United States Congress, has died in Utah, aged 73.
Trailblazing Vanuatu scientist Roger Malapa dies
Dr Roger Malapa, the first ni-Vanuatu to graduate with a PhD in science who went on to become one of the Pacific's most distinguished agricultural scientists, died in New Caledonia this week after a…
Reviving a maritime culture lost for centuries
It seems the most unlikely of places, but in a dark red shed in rural Waihi an ambitious project is underway to restore the maritime culture of the Chamorro people of the Northern Marianas and Guam.
'Red flags all over it' - Instacharge app launches in Fiji
Fiji's Prime Minister has helped launch a "multi-billion dollar venture" - a battery-saving phone app - but what that app claims to do would overcome fundamental laws of science.
At least five dead in New Caledonia 'catastrophe'
Five people are dead and three people are still missing after flooding and landslides in New Caledonia which the territory's president described as a catastrophe not seen since the 19th century.
Fiji arrests cast grave concerns
Analysis - Five prominent opposition figures were released to a cheering crowd of supporters in Suva on Saturday but their ordeal might be far from over. Audio
Human rights fears as Fiji opposition leaders remain in custody
The leaders of Fiji's two opposition parties remained in police custody on Sunday, after their arrest over a meeting regarding the constitution.
John Anderson, documentarian of Kiribati, dies at 73
John Anderson, a New Zealand-born television director who devoted the later years of his life to highlighting the culture and issues of the people of Kiribati, died on 19 August... Video
US to create world’s largest marine reserve near Hawaii
The United States president, Barack Obama, will travel to a remote atoll in the middle of the Pacific this week to recognise the creation of what will become the world's...
A lone baby sea lion has French Polynesia guessing
Last Saturday evening on Raivavae, a small volcanic island that juts out from the vast expanse of the eastern Pacific Ocean, residents made an unusual discovery on the edge of...
Positive vote for PNG PM unlikely to end unrest
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has resoundingly survived a motion of no-confidence against him, but this outcome is unlikely to end months of political upheaval.
A colony for centuries, Guam pushes for change
The US Pacific island of Guam is soon expected to decide whether to embark on a quest to determine its own political future. Audio
The battle continues, 50 years after first test at Mururoa
50 years after the first nuclear test in French Polynesia, the territory is still dealing with the fallout.
