Stirring the mud

Conflicting interests and geopolitical competition are complicating proposals for deep sea mining in the Pacific.

Small is beautiful for China

Australia’s efforts to curry favour in the Pacific by investing in smaller projects and firms are already facing competition from China.

Vanuatu odyssey

We often hear about migration from the Pacific to Australia or New Zealand, but Vanuatu’s Port Vila is growing rapidly as people migrate from one of the 83 islands that comprise the archipelago nation to the nation’s capital.

Pacific NGOs urge climate action

As the final official day of COP29 dawns, development, climate and social sector agencies and Pacific and First Nations communities are urgently calling on the Australian Government in an open letter to do everything they can to support low-income countries bearing the brunt of the climate crisis.

Goin’ South

Modern researchers have found evidence that a Polynesian settlement on the northernmost of the Auckland Islands was inhabited for almost a century between 1250 and 1320 AD.

Pacific nations will ‘not sit quietly’ on climate change

How can Australia offer itself as the partner of choice in the Pacific while continuing to explore for, extract and export coal and gas?

The Pacific welcomes its first Science Academy

The launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences and the election of 12 eminent scholars as Foundation Fellows will provide a strong voice for science in the region.

Trump v Harris in the Pacific

As the democratic world holds its breath for the result of the US election, how do the two candidates view America’s role in the Pacific?

Securing security in the Pacific

It’s time for the Pacific to talk about ground rules in the security sector.

Stronger together

Australia should develop and clearly communicate a broadened strategic reliance on its Indo-Pacific partners to signal its resolve to defend the region against China.

Boosting Pacific cyber capacity

Australia has made a long-term commitment to developing cybersecurity capabilities across the Pacific Islands region.

Pacific forum hack highlights security fears

The public revelation that the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat was hacked by a foreign group has exposed significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the region.