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Fiji parliament suspends former leader Bainimarama for sedition

Fiji's parliament on Friday evening suspended the Pacific Island nation's long-serving former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama for three years for sedition and insulting the president.

Reuters

Pacific Islanders and leaders welcome new Australia visa lottery scheme, with places set to be in high demand

The federal government on Thursday announced plans for Pacific Islanders to migrate to Australia as permanent residents and, although it was largely welcomed across the region, some say more could be done.

ABC News

US recognition for islands opens up development opportunities

Washington has renewed its focus in the Pacific because of China’s engagement in the region and is expected to send a senior official to the Pacific Islands Forum in the Cook Islands later this year, writes Emma Ricketts

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‘Red flags’ raised over scheme to allow families of Pacific Island workers to join them in Australia

Families who relocate under federal scheme would not have access to Medicare, or relocation or housing costs, making move unviable for many, experts warn

The Guardian - AU

Chris Hipkins confirmed as New Zealand’s new prime minister as he condemns ‘abhorrent’ abuse of Jacinda Ardern

Hipkins announces first ever deputy PM of Pacific Islands heritage

The Independent UK

Chris Hipkins confirmed as New Zealand leader, picks deputy

Chris Hipkins has been confirmed as New Zealand’s next prime minister and he chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen to that rank

The Independent UK

Reaping what we sow: cultural ignorance undermines Australia's recruitment of Pacific Island workers

Alice and Scott* have been running their two-storey pub-turned-backpacker hostel in Queensland’s Wide Bay region, north of Brisbane, for more a decade. Over the years they’ve provided accommodation for thousands of backpackers and itinerant workers who come to the region for fruit-picking jobs.

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Pacific Islands fear brain drain from Australia job scheme

While work schemes offer Pacific Islanders economic opportunities, critics say they exacerbate labour shortages at home.

Al Jazeera

US nears new cooperation deals with Pacific Island nations

The Biden administration is nearing deals with two Pacific Island nations to extend their special ties with the United States, as U.S.-China rivalry for influence in the region heats up

The Independent UK

The Mosquito Bowl: ‘Three hours of pure joy’ amid the horrors of war

A new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger brings to light a most unusual football game on the Pacific island of Guadalcanal during the second world war

The Guardian - US

One size does not fit all in Pacific climate adaptation

Indigenous knowledge has helped guide Pacific Islanders’ resilience and adaptation to changing climates for centuries, but it is still often overlooked.

360info

Voters in Fiji election want 'skyrocketing' living costs, unemployment and social welfare to improve

Fiji's opposition parties are confident they can beat Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and win power in the Pacific Island country.

ABC News

Australia, Vanuatu strike security pact covering policing, defence, cyber

Australia signed a security deal on Tuesday with the Pacific islands nation of Vanuatu, it said in a statement, amid concern over China's military ambitions for the strategically important region.

Reuters

Coalition must listen ‘carefully to Pacific island nations’, Simon Birmingham says before bipartisan tour

Statement comes despite torrid debates during election campaign over policies towards China and its security deal with Solomon Islands

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Underpaid at home, vulnerable abroad: how seasonal job schemes are draining Pacific nations of vital workers

The economic impact of COVID on Pacific Island states, combined with major labour shortages in Australia and New Zealand, has created a perfect storm. A mass exodus means Pacific nations are now losing crucial workers at such volume that their own development prospects are being undermined.

France 24

Pacific Island countries fight to ensure future before rising sea levels swallow them up

Although they contribute less than 0.03% of the world’s total carbon emissions, the Pacific Islands are at the front line of the climate crisis. Entire countries could be submerged under water within the next two to three decades. How are these island states fighting for their survival?

Reuters

China holds policing discussion with officials of Pacific island nations

China said it held a video meeting to discuss police cooperation with several Pacific island nations on Tuesday, with at least two nations telling Reuters their ministers and police commissioners were unavailable to attend.

AAP

Marles in China Pacific security talks

Defence Minister Richard Marles has met with his Chinese counterpart as Beijing holds police co-operation talks with some Pacific island nations.

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Labour schemes drawing nurses from across Pacific to lower-qualified aged care jobs in Australia, New Zealand

An exodus of over-qualified Pacific Island nurses who are taking up aged care jobs in countries such as Australia has experts concerned the "brain drain" is leaving critical gaps in the region's healthcare systems.

Reuters

From Pacific to Red Sea: climate court action gathers wave of support

A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate change gained momentum on Friday, winning the support of almost half the nearly 200 countries at a global summit.

ABC News

AFP confirms it received budget funding to set up a new Solomon Islands police training centre

The Australian Federal Police confirms the government allocated money in the budget to set up a new police training centre in the Pacific Island country and to ensure Australian officers remain there until the Pacific Games.

The Conversation

Australia's borders are open, so where are all the backpackers?

Backpackers on working holiday maker visas have been a crucial source of farm labour for decades, alongside smaller numbers of temporary migrants from the Pacific Islands, international students, and Australians.

Tribune News Service

First-time US homebuyers are oldest on record and least diverse since 1997

Both first-time and repeat U.S. homebuyers are now the oldest on record, and the proportion of purchases by Black, Asian and Pacific Island Americans is the lowest since 1997, the latest evidence that it’s increasingly difficult to buy a home.

ABC News

Donors dig deep to prop up Pacific economies left reeling by the 'dire consequences of COVID'

New figures shows that foreign aid to the Pacific surged to record highs as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on regional economies, while Chinese development assistance fell to a new low.

Reuters

Pacific Islands defence ministers meet in Tonga to boost 'interoperability'

South Pacific defence ministers will meet in Tonga on Tuesday, with Australia seeking a closer military relationship with the three island nations that have defence forces to counter China's security push in the region.

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