Tag Archives: Pacific Ocean

The Solomon Islands government's move to temporarily ban Facebook has been condemned as "pathetic" by the country's opposition and citizens, both at home and in Australia, are worried about the move.

Auckland-based Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua are on track to join a revamped Super Rugby competition in 2022. But as New Zealand Rugby's preferred partners, they still have work to do to demonstrate they have the financial and player power to compete.

Advocates say women could restore stability to PNG's fractured parliament as Prime Minister James Marape's future hangs in the balance.

As the Covid-19 crisis wears on, the challenges facing Taiwan and its partners in assisting Pacific island countries are more complex than in usual times. In the early stage of the pandemic, the immediate focus

As the political twists and turns continue in PNG, politicians are becoming increasingly reliant on social media, and predominately Facebook, to reach their constituents, and some are also paying to boost their posts.

The Pacific's cyclone season has begun and with experts predicting there could be as many as eight tropical storms, meanwile humanitarian organisations are trying to put an end to unsolicited donations they say can hamper response efforts and cost countries millions of dollars.

Pacific countries earned US$3 billion last year from fisheries but a new workplace survey has found that half of fisheries observers – the men and women placed on ships to monitor catch – face harassment,

Manusina Samoa power on to the last qualifying round as they pursue a place in the Rugby World Cup next year. A team entirely made up of players from the diaspora is too strong for Tonga.

Security agencies from 24 Pacific Island nations and territories discuss the region's collective response to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This NAIDOC week as Australians acknowledge and celebrate our First Nations people, Gamilaraays singer Mitch Tambo wants more Australians to know about the land they live and work on.