Pacific
Climate change greater than refugee concern at Pacific Island forum
Questions around how Julia Gillard will respond to the failure of the Malaysian asylum seeker deal continue to dog the......
Fragile Tuna fisheries on the agenda at Pacific Islands Forum
Another little-discussed topic at the Pacific Islands Forum is the management of coastal fisheries. The region holds the world’s largest......
Pacific Islands Forum to discuss free trade agreement
As rugby fever grips Auckland, leaders from the Pacific Island Forum are meeting in the New Zealand capital to discuss......
UN Women – improving women’s lives in the Pacific?
A year ago, a new United Nation’s agency, UN Women was formed, merging the UN Development Fund for Women and......
Critics say pacific free trade push a trojan horse for investor rights
At the APEC summit Julia Gillard expressed strong enthusiasm for a new push to establish a massive Pacific Free trade......
The fight to save a South Pacific Island
Right now a small island in the South Pacific is struggling to survive. It’s battling drought, followed by extreme rains,......
Biodiversity Conservation in the Pacific
Lack of biodiversity is causing serious health problems in the Pacific area. Crop specialists are trying to preserve the indigenous......
PACER-plus; Should we have free trade in the pacific?
On an Australian wide speaking tour John Salong and Maureen Penjueli will argue the Pacific Nations will not benefit at......
Advocates urge the Pacific leaders to address domestic violence against women
While delegates gather in Cairns for the Pacific Islands forum, advocates are preparing to lobby for action on domestic violence......
Government ignores effects of climate change in the pacific
While the climate change debate rolls on in Australia, some pacific islanders say they’re already dealing with the effects of......