No waiting as Pacific leads

A GAME-CHANGING commitment has been forged in the Pacific Region with European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, boldly declaring a new era of partnership. With an investment strategy in focus in the Pacific...

Reframing conservation as livelihood

Louisa Castledine, the owner of Ocean Toa Cook Islands, at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. SUPPLIED/25071832 A new movement has been established to promote bold initiative that combines indigenous knowledge with scientific practices to...

Young talents set to shine at Te Maeva Nui

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, is vibrant with the sights, sounds, and aromas of Cook Islands culture as the community prepares for the iconic cultural celebration, Te Maeva Nui. The spotlight is on a new generation of performers and composers, who are...

This Week in History: 25 April – 1 May

25 April 2006: On this day, during his visit to the Far East, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa arrived at the Nadi Airport in Fiji, which is called the edge of the world. Huzooraa was interviewed by a correspondent for a national TV station....

Nauru bids for DSM permit

280 Tuvalu citizens will be granted permanent residency each year as part of a landmark pact with Australia. But for some, the offer is bitter-sweet, as their island-home disappears. Tupa and Lailega have raised their family in Brisbane, but...

No half-measures in oceans bid

PEACE is when women and men, boys and girls, walk through life in safety, with dignity, and enjoy equal opportunities. Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo gave this definition at the Ocean of Peace Talanoa in Suva today. “Peace occurs where there is...

Aussie taxpayers foot eye-watering travel bill for First Nations ambassador

The Albanese government is under pressure over revelations its First Nations People ambassador has incurred more than $730,000 in travel costs since stepping into the role. Justin Mohamed, who was tasked with embedding an Indigenous-led approach...

FEATURE | What will this take? Securing and sustaining our Blue Pacific

First of all, I pay my deepest respects to traditional owners of lands on which we are meeting. I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander elders, chiefs – past, present and emerging. Thank you. I am deeply honoured to be invited to...

How Countries Globally Respond to Climate Migration

In 1973, Komatsu Sakyō’s speculative novel Japan Sinks caused a stir. The author imagines Japan overwhelmed by natural disasters. Secret negotiations are taking place with other countries—including Australia—to rescue the population. Translated...

Pacific Islands focus: health, environmental, security and geopolitical updates

Calls to tackle violence against women in the Pacific region, efforts to alleviate the impacts of extreme heat, new guidelines to assist in protection of whales, and concerns about deep sea mining are among the topics covered in the latest edition...

This Day In History – September 5

Today is the 246th day of 2025. There are 119 days left in the year TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1972: The Palestinian group Black September attacks the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games; 11 Israelis, five guerrillas and a police officer are...

Why over a third of this nation's citizens want to migrate to Australia

More than one third of people in Tuvalu want to apply for an Australian visa, as the tiny Pacific nation faces rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change. The federal government opened an inaugural ballot on 16 June that allows...

HOLINESS On The ROCKS. Methodist Church Appoints Malimali to its Constitutional Review Committee after she was nominated by the Church and PAP lawyer who was quoting King Solomon in the Supreme COURT

THE nomination of lawyer Tanya Waqanika and former FICAC commissioner Barbara Malimali to a newly-established church committee was questioned by a church member. At a meeting yesterday, church lawyer Simione Valenitabua proposed the appointment of...

Cook Islands talks climate security at Pacific Regional and National Security Conference

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Tingika Elikana, middle, with members of the Cook Islands delegation. From left, director of National Security, Maara Tetava, chargé d'affaires for Cook Islands High Commission in Fiji, Antonina Browne,...

Irish passports have major travelling perk that most countries do not but people unaware

The Irish passport has been named the most powerful in the world. The Nomad Passport Index calculated this based on several factors, including the countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, the allowance of dual citizenship and global...

Irish passport holders given incredible travel perk other countries don’t have

The Irish passport has been named the most powerful in the world. The Nomad Passport Index calculated this based on several factors, including the countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, the allowance of dual citizenship and global...

Why A Sinking Tiny South Pacific Nation Wants An Australian Climate Change Visa

Last Updated:July 11, 2025, 22:00 IST Under the Falepili Union Treaty, 280 Tuvaluans will be chosen every year through a secret ballot to move to Australia. Tuvalu, one of the world’s smallest countries, consists of nine tiny coral islands...

Teen who solo-traveled to 118 countries reveals top spots - and the boring bits

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Daily briefing: Spouses tend to share the same psychiatric disorders

You have full access to this article via your institution. Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Credit: Andrey Shpatak/Ocean Photographer of the Year Ocean photographer Andrey...

As Sea Levels Rise, an Island Nation Creates an Escape Route

The small island nation of Tuvalu is being swallowed by the sea. With just around 10,000 residents, this Pacific network of reef islands and atolls has seen sea levels rise around 6 inches over the past three decades—one and half times the global...