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Pacific women leaders meet in Suva to shape regional agenda
Pacific women leaders, ministers and government representatives have gathered in...
Rebekah Rasmussen 5 Jun 2026
Fiji sugarcane awards return as industry faces pressure
Fiji has revived the Prime Minister's Sugarcane Farmers' Mill Awards after four...
Rebekah Rasmussen 27 May 2026
Fiji puts communities at centre of climate resilience push
Fiji is moving to link national climate targets, Pacific-led funding and on-grou...
Rebekah Rasmussen 8 May 2026
Australia and Fiji formally ratify landmark agreement on Pacific resilience financing
Australia and Fiji have jointly announced the formal ratification of the Pacific...
Giovanni Torre 6 May 2026
Indigenous disaster resilience gathering heads on-Country
An on-Country conference is prioritising First Nations voices in emergency manag...
Callan Morse 5 May 2026
Australian ministers' visit pursues 'transformative agreement' to strengthen cooperation with Fiji

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy will this week travel to Fiji as part of what the federal government describes as its "efforts to deepen ties and strengt...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 5, 2026
Fiji advances organic farming policy to strengthen food security

The Fiji Government is advancing a new national organic farming policy as part of a broader push to strengthen food security, reduce reliance on imported agricultural inputs and build resilience acros...

Fiji coastal communities to benefit from $37.3 million climate grant

The Fiji Government has secured a $37.3 million grant to strengthen climate resilience in vulnerable coastal communities facing rising seas, erosion, saltwater intrusion and extreme weather.

Hoops 4 Wealth helps mob build stronger financial futures

A First Nations-led program helping people better manage their money is delivering meaningful change across communities in the Northern Territory.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 30, 2026
National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Gathering explores vital lessons from First Nations knowledge

With an uncertain climate future ahead, the resilience and millennia of knowledge of First Peoples is being prioritised and canvassed as potentially holding some answers as environmental disaster thre...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 27, 2026
Fiji pushes geospatial investment at Pacific regional forum

Fiji has used a regional meeting in Nadi to push geospatial, surveying and hydrographic systems as core infrastructure for climate resilience, land management and maritime protection across the Pacifi...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Apr 22, 2026
Fiji launches Climate Catalytic Fund for high-risk communities

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Fiji's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change have launched the Climate Catalytic Fund, a fast financing mechanism aimed at getting practical...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Feb 12, 2026
Japan gifts dredger to strengthen Fiji flood mitigation

Japan has handed over a new dredger to Fiji to strengthen flood mitigation capacity and improve long-term climate resilience, as authorities move to better protect farmland, infrastructure and vulnera...

Hoops 4 Health Myokines crowned U12 C2 Champions after inspiring Melbourne journey

The Hoops 4 Health Myokines have been crowned Under 12 C2 Champions at the Eltham Dandenong Junior Basketball Tournament in Melbourne, marking the culmination of a journey grounded in resilience, cult...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jan 29, 2026
Canada invests $7.85million in Pacific women-led businesses tied to land and sea

A Canada-funded regional program worth CAD 7.85 million (AUD 8.42 million) will back women-led, nature-based businesses in Fiji, Samoa and Tuvalu.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jan 20, 2026
Partnership sees Indigenous Australians, Queensland farmers unite on climate resilience project

In a ground-breaking move for Australian agriculture, Indigenous knowledge is being shared and applied across Queensland as part of a new project called Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Resilience.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jan 14, 2026
Fiji secures $5 million boost for climate relocation trust fund

Fiji has secured an additional $5 million from New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Climate Relocation of Communities Trust Fund.

Push to enshrine Pacific gender lens on COP31 agenda

Across the Pacific, rural women are bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Floods devastating crops, disappearing resources for cultural weaving and economic hardship fuelling gender-based violence...

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Poppy Johnston Dec 29, 2025
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