Penny Wong assures pacific nations of Australia's commitment to climate action
Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the government's commitment to climate action as she tours the Pacific region in her first solo overseas trip after Labor's election victory.
A mystery illness in rural Eastern Highlands Province has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 10 people. Health authorities have been unable to verify the reports.
Fiji's police commissioner says the country's new Counter Narcotics Bureau needs to be reviewed after a police officer working with it was arrested over a recent methamphetamine bust.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has raised its concern over the risk to food supplies and marine life posed by Japan's controlled release of treated nuclear wastewater.
There's debate in Guam over whether is should consider whether to become the United States' 51st State. The territory's decolonization committee says it must be determined by the people.
Former Ikale Tahi coach Toutai Kefu being appointed to lead a First Nations-Pasifika fifteen against the British and Irish Lions in July.
With two rounds to go in the Super Rugby competition, Moana Pasifika are ranked 6th on the table and in a good position to make into the playoffs for the first time.
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