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No China missile test condemnation from Pacific leaders
The Pacific Islands Forum has again failed to condemn China for its missile test...
Ben McKay (AAP) 4 Sep 2026
Taiwan wants in for next Pacific forum, NZ isn't sure
After a run of barnstorming diplomacy in Palau, Taiwan has signalled its desire...
Ben McKay (AAP) 3 Sep 2026
New Zealand joins Kiribati in Pacific summit absence
New Zealand has been left red-faced at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting...
Ben McKay (AAP) 3 Sep 2026
Australia backs climate 'talkfest' despite leader snubs
Australia's climate minister has launched a spirited defence of the Pacific pre-...
Australia's climate vandalism called out in Palau
Of all the testimonies about the impact of global warming heard at the Pacific I...
Ben McKay (AAP) 3 Sep 2026
'There will always be consequences' - China angered by Taiwan's presence at Pacific ceremony

China has promised "consequences" for Taiwan's presence at the Pacific Islands Forum opening ceremony, which put the two rivals in the same room.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
Solomon Islands PM faces no-confidence motion threat on eve of Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Solomon Islands is in a political crisis after three senior government ministers resigned from cabinet on the eve of new Prime Minister Matthew Wale's arrival at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Meet...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 1, 2026
Pacific summit underway in Palau without key leaders

The Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit is underway, understrength, with a third of leaders likely to missing, and concerns about regional splintering.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
Pacific summit no shows won't impact Albanese visit

The prime minister will still attend a summit of Pacific nations despite several key leaders pulling out at the eleventh hour. Anthony Albanese will fly out to Palau on Monday to attend the Pacific Is...

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Aug 31, 2026
Taiwan-friendly Palau changes Pacific forum dynamic

There are many factors that make postcard-perfect Palau a peculiar host for this year's Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. It's remote and closer to the Philippines than any other PIF member.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Aug 31, 2026
Advantage Australia in Pacific contest but risks await

Anthony Albanese is heading to the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting against the backdrop of Australia's strategic ascendancy in the region.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Aug 29, 2026
'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

Samuel Barton began his journey from the Marshall Islands to the corridors of power in Canberra by enraging a schoolteacher. As a student on the island nation, he gave a speech in class about the lega...

Pacific disability leaders elected to United Nations committee

Two Pacific disability leaders have been elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, giving Samoa and Palau representation on the global human rights body.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 11, 2026
Pacific declaration urges end to age of fossil fuels

Carbon capture and storage, geoengineering and other technologies that justify ongoing fossil fuel production have been denounced by Pacific nations in a landmark declaration.

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Poppy Johnston Apr 17, 2026
Global Green Growth Institute launches US$4 million climate transparency projects across Pacific

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has launched three new climate transparency projects in Tonga, Palau and Samoa, backed by more than US$4 million to strengthen national systems for tracking an...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jan 30, 2026
Health agency flags concern following rise in vaping across Pacific

Vaping is on the rise across the Pacific, according to reports from the World Health Organisation, as a number of island governments scramble to respond to an increasing black market for vapes, which...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 29, 2026
'Clear the way': Pacific leader digs in on COP31 bid

The incoming head of the next Pacific leader talks has urged Turkey to "clear the way" for the region to host the next United Nations climate talks.

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Poppy Johnston Sep 12, 2025
Pacific nations make passionate plea amid climate fears

Pacific leaders have made a passionate plea for help as climate change threatens some of the world's smallest nations. Countries on the climate crisis frontline have called for investment and partners...

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Fraser Barton Aug 21, 2025
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