Story Archive
2024-06-17
Ability of the government to deliver services is hampered and confidence in the electoral process undermined by inaccurate population figures.
2024-06-11
A disproportionate number of indigenous Kanaks died in violence over controversial French electoral roll changes.
2024-06-10
Prime Minister Jereimiah Manele says his country “will not be forced to take sides” strategically or militarily.
2024-06-06
Angry opposition politicians accuse the parliament’s speaker of bias as he suspends chamber until September.
2024-06-05
They have seen how past ventures cheated them on payments, broke promises, and disregarded local perspectives.
2024-06-01
Lloyd Austin told a major security forum in Singapore the region remains a US priority.
2024-05-30
In State of the Nation address, PM James Marape says “economy has turned the corner.”
2024-05-28
The referendum asks citizens whether they support inserting two articles into the constitution designed to prevent party hopping.
2024-05-27
Up to 10,000 people from villages downhill of the disaster zone will be evacuated.
2024-05-24
Photos show bodies being pulled from mud and debris following the disaster in a remote part of Enga province.
2024-05-23
French military to stay in New Caledonia for months if needed, says President Macron during a brief visit.
2024-05-22
Papua New Guinea’s press freedom ranking has plummeted in recent years.
2024-05-20
Some Pacific island nations have banned lamb flaps because they contribute to obesity.
2024-05-15
Tensions inflamed by French government’s plans to give vote to thousands of French immigrants.
2024-05-15
Competition with China in the Pacific is shaping how Australia allocates development assistance.