Regional
'Faceless advocates' stirring trouble
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Nauru’s president has accused “faceless” Australian refugee advocates of provoking violence on the island nation.
Fiji leader criticises resettling asylum seekers in the Pacific
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
GENEVA – Fiji’s prime minister Frank Bainimarama has taken a swipe at Australia’s practice of resettling asylum seekers in the Pacific.
Refugees vow to continue protests
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Hundreds of refugees on Nauru say they will continue to protest against what they say are slave-like living conditions on the remote Pacific island.
Tonga's millennium goals remain a challenge
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
Nuku‘alofa – A Tonga government review reveals that Tonga has fallen behind in three Millennium Development Goals – poverty eradication, gender equality and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Organic strategy
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Organic farming is being touted as a key strategy in the fight against climate change in the Pacific.
China and the Pacific: The view from Oceania
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Regional
Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi spoke to officially the open the Conference on ‘China and the Pacific: The View from Oceania’ being held in Apia at the National University of Samoa. This was his address.
Coming to terms with China in the Pacific
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Regional
PIA – The traditional external powers in the Pacific Islands are still coming to terms with China’s increasing level of engagement with the region.
Tongan skier eyes Winter Olympics
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Regional
FALUN – A former marathon runner from Tonga is hoping to become the Pacific island nation’s first Winter Olympic skier.
Fearful of big waves
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Regional
BETIO – The Kiribati Public Health Department says the damage to one of only two hospitals on South Tarawa is so severe, it will take at least a fortnight to repair.
Changing environment of the Pacific in focus
Monday 2 March 2015 | Published in Regional
BALTIMORE – The Johns Hopkins University library in Baltimore, USA, is hosting a photography exhibition entitled ‘In Wake: Rising Seas, Vanishing Islands’.
China aid 'lacks transparency'
Monday 2 March 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Concerns about a lack of transparency over China’s aid have been discussed at a major forum on the countrys role in the Pacific Islands region.
Fiji to set up drug detector dog unit
Monday 2 March 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – New Zealand Customs and Police and Fijian authorities have started a programme to set up a detector dog unit in Fiji.
Protests on Nauru continue
Monday 2 March 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – More than 100 refugees from camps right across Nauru staged their second protest in three days on Sunday afteroon.
Waves leave hospital unusable
Monday 2 March 2015 | Published in Regional
SOUTH TARAWA – The Kiribati Public Health Department says the damage to one of only two hospitals on South Tarawa is so severe, it will take at least a fortnight to repair.
'Soul mates' discuss joint deployment
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – joint deployment of Australian and New Zealand troops to Iraq were expected to dominate talks when Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott flew in to Auckland yesterday.
Sentencing papers for noble released
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tonga’s Chief Justice Owen Paulsen has released sentencing documents in the controversial Lord Tu’ilakepa case
Street kids problem a top priority
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The founder of a group that works with vulnerable children in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, says the government needs to reassess its priorities if it’s to tackle the growing number of kids living on the streets.
Women in business vital for region
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Australia’s Global Ambassador for Women and Girls says more women in business and positions of power will make a difference for livelihoods of the Pacific.
Marianas needs more Japanese tourists
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Regional
MAJURO – The Northern Marianas government is calling on the tourism body to come up with a plan to bring in more Japanese tourists and stimulate the economy.
Is Papua New Guinea heading for a crisis?
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Regional
This post was first published at the East Asia Forum and in the Australian Financial Review. It is the opinion of Stephen Howes, Professor of Economics at Crawford School and Director of the Development Policy Centre, The Australian National University.
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