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Chiefs home in on plans to expand future NRL stadium
The PNG Chiefs will consider major upgrades to their home stadium as the NRL's 1...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
Pacific artists honoured as Arts Pasifika Awards mark 30 years
Pacific artists working across comedy, dance, music and visual arts have been re...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Oct 2026
Fijian village's shoreline strengthened as erosion threatens homes
A seawall completed at Saolo Village in Fiji is helping protect homes, drinking...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Oct 2026
Powerful earthquake hits off the coast of Vanuatu
A preliminary magnitude 6. 9 earthquake has hit off the coast of Vanuatu, accord...
UN Human Rights office raises concerns over expanded immunity in Fiji's draft constitution proposal
Grave concerns have been raised over proposed constitutional immunity provisions...
Andrew Mathieson 26 Oct 2026
The sights and sounds of PNG's rugby league love affair

It's a hazy, sticky afternoon in downtown Port Moresby as a group of teenage boys play rugby league on a field with no grass. A small crowd jeers, mothers sell single cigarettes and lollies under shad...

HPV vaccine rollout in PNG sparks misinformation online

WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAfrican countries are removing an HPV vaccine currently being tested on girls in Papua New Guinea. OUR VERDICTFalse. The vaccine used in PNG is not new and most African countries have...

'People love him': Luai out to defy critics on PNG soil

Samoa coach Ben Gardiner has little doubt Papua New Guinea will see the real Jarome Luai, as the heavily-criticised five-eighth prepares to play in the country he will call home, following the most di...

Solomon Islands calls for growth in Australia's controversial Pacific Labour program

The Solomon Islands plans to expedite its economic involvement further in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme despite criticism over exploitation of its agricultural workforce with the region...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 22, 2026
Pacific Island nations face major mobile internet gap despite increase of network coverage

A new mobile connectivity report has found Pacific nations are failing to access mobile internet despite the network coverage expanding across the region in recent years.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 21, 2026
More PNG citizens able to enlist in Australian military

More Papua New Guinea citizens have been given a green light to join the Australian military as part of strengthening ties between the two countries.

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Oct 21, 2026
World Bank Group report warns billions needed to climate-proof Fiji's future

Fiji's government faces the challenge of raising billions of dollars for strengthening its resilience against climate change if it is to avoid pushing public debts into unsustainable levels, a new rep...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 20, 2026
Radical climate action urged to save Pacific nation

A Pacific leader turned activist has pleaded for empathy as he urges radical climate action to help save his island nation. Anote Tong says Kiribati is facing a growing threat from rising sea levels.

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Oct 20, 2026
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