World news | The GuardianTonga PM welcomes US deal to explore deep-sea minerals amid environmental concerns https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/tonga-us-deal-deep-sea-minerals-environmental-concern #PacificLeadersInTheirWords #Tonga #DeepseaMining #PacificIslands #Environment #WorldNews #AsiaPacific #UsNews #Mining #Oceans
Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/reliant-on-imported-fuel-pacific-islands-appeal-for-help-as-oil-prices-surge #PacificIslands #Samoa #Fiji #Tonga #SolomonIslands #NewZealand #PapuaNewGuinea #AsiaPacific #Oil
Climate crisis | The GuardianVanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/vanuatu-un-climate-crisis-trump #Vanuatu #ClimateCrisis #UnitedNations #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #Environment #PacificIslands #SouthPacific #AsiaPacific #WorldNews
Papua New Guinea offers cash for guns as amnesty opens to combat escalating tribal violence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/papua-new-guinea-cash-guns-amnesty #PapuaNewGuinea #PacificIslands #AsiaPacific
Environment | The Guardian USShark culls brought in after fatal attack cause division and anger in New Caledonia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/new-caledonia-shark-attack-culling #NewCaledonia #Sharks #Environment #Animals #AsiaPacific #MarineLife #WorldNews #Wildlife #PacificIslands
Wigbert B 🎻🏛🎭🎤🗞🎥📚"Pacific Echoes"
A new regional project is working to protect thousands of rare #recordings that capture #PacificLife, culture and history before they are lost forever.
The project, called Pacific Echoes, includes #audio and #films dating back nearly 80 years. Many of the recordings are stored on ageing formats such as eight-millimetre film, 16-mm reels, VHS tapes, and MiniDV, which are slowly breaking down.
Opinion | The Guardian USThe Pacific worker scheme is in Australia’s economic and strategic interests. But its future hinges on fixing its flaws | Peter Mares for the Conversation https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/feb/03/pacific-worker-scheme-australia-palm #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum #Migration #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #PacificIslands
DragofixMicroplastics found in a third of surveyed fish off the coasts of remote Pacific Islands https://phys.org/news/2026-01-microplastics-surveyed-fish-coasts-remote.html
#PacificIslands #environment #plastic #microplastics #PlasticPollution
Microplastics found in a third of surveyed fish off the coasts of remote Pacific Islands
A third of fish living in the remote coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are contaminated with microplastics, with especially high rates in Fiji, according to an analysis published in PLOS One by Jasha Dehm at the University of the South Pacific and colleagues.
Palau lawmakers vote to block controversial Trump deal to resettle migrants from US https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/30/palau-pacific-country-blocks-trump-migrant-deal #Palau #PacificIslands #AsiaPacific #UsNews #UsForeignPolicy
Australia news live: Albanese to visit Timor-Leste; heatwave to scorch western NSW as Victoria welcomes cool change https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/28/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-timor-leste-heatwave-nsw-bushfires-victoria-weather-liberals-leadership-sussan-ley-andrew-hastie-angus-taylor-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AnthonyAlbanese #AustralianPolitics #PapuaNewGuinea #AustralianForeignPolicy #AustraliaWeather #Victoria #PacificIslands #Asia...
