Fossil fuel expansion is harming nature, 160 nations declare

Nations adopted the first motion across the entire global multilateral system to explicitly address fossil fuel production as a threat to nature in Abu Dhabi this week, at the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (ICUN) World Congress....

IUCN names fossil fuels as ‘threat to nature’, backs call for global phase-out Treaty

In an unprecedented decision, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on October 16 adopted Motion 042, making it the first multilateral body to explicitly name fossil fuel production as a threat to nature. The motion—passed...

Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?

US President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on all...

Factbox-Trump’s tariffs: What’s in effect and what could be in store?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as...

World Statistics Day in the Pacific: Driving change with quality statistics and data for everyone

The Pacific is leading the global community in marking the fourth-ever World Statistics Day this 20 October, celebrating the critical role of quality statistics and data in driving change for everyone. Established by the United Nations and...

Careers in limbo after graduates discover university courses were never accredited

Two top Australian public universities have been accused in the New South Wales Supreme Court of misleading and deceptive conduct for running unaccredited degrees in health and engineering. Students who graduated from the University of Newcastle...

Charity run by investment firm linked to 17-storey suburban tower

A charity linked to a proposed 17-storey community and affordable housing tower in Melbourne's north-east is controlled by a for-profit investment firm which manages billions of dollars of assets, the ABC can reveal. The project illustrates how...

Pacific officials criticise New Zealand's weaker methane targets

The New Zealand government announced on 12 October that it would be cutting biogenic methane reduction targets to 14-24 percent below 2017 levels by 2050. Photo: Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Pacific climate leaders have expressed disappointed...

Fiji dominate, PNG secure fourth straight win

HONIARA (Solomon Islands) - Day four of the FIBA Women’s Melanesian Cup 2025 delivered two decisive results at Friendship Hall in Honiara. Fiji bounced back in style with a commanding 103–42 win over Vanuatu, while Papua New Guinea extended their...

UN report: Caribbean still facing rising climate threats

Caribbean nations continue to struggle with deep-rooted inequalities and growing climate risks, according to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty...

'Positive outcome': NSW psychiatrists win boost in pay dispute

NSW public sector psychiatrists have won a 20 per cent interim pay rise for 12 months, following a ruling in the state's Industrial Relations Commission (IRC). More than 200 public hospital psychiatrists tendered their resignations earlier this...

Collision of crises deepens child nutrition challenges in PNG, Solomon Islands…

A new study from Save the Children released on World Food Day is warning that climate change is worsening child malnutrition in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, as climate-induced disasters become more frequent and intense in...

Outback water project unlikely due to $30m shortfall, minister says

The New South Wales water minister has revealed it is unlikely a long-awaited project to ensure water security for an outback town can be built without increased funding from the Commonwealth. Rose Jackson told ABC Broken Hill "I won't bullshit...

OPINION | Stories of arts, culture and science

We often think of the ocean as a vast, unknown entity, separate from land. Yet, the two are deeply connected: water, nutrients, organisms, and energy constantly move between them. Without the sea, there is no land, without land, no sea. This...

Youngsters in national extended squad

Rewa’s Neemish Prasad, Asivorosi Rabo, and Ba’s Ryan Naresh. Three rising stars, Rewa’s Neemish Prasad, Asivorosi Rabo, and Ba’s Ryan Naresh have earned their first call-up to the extended 38-member Fiji national football squad for the MSG Prime...

Labor criticised over worker visa rule backflip that could affect thousands

Unions have savaged the Albanese government after it quietly abandoned weekly hours guarantees for more than 14,000 Pacific workers. The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme (PALM) allows workers from across the region, including Vanuatu, Fiji...

‘Phone scam kingpin’ has London properties worth more than £100,000,000 seized in bitcoin bust

Zhi owned a mansion in St John’s Wood that has been seized (Picture: Google Maps) The UK has seized the assets of two Chinese men accused of running ‘industrial scale’ scams from Southeast Asia. Chen Zhi and Qiu Wei Ren were both added to the UK...

2 Chinese scam 'masterminds' owned London properties worth £107m including 10 'sky pool' flats

17:48, 14 Oct 2025 (Image: Victoria Jones/PA) The UK has sanctioned two Chinese men accused of running "industrial-scale" scams from south-east Asia, freezing assets including 19 London properties. Chen Zhi and Qiu Wei Ren were both added to the...

Caribbean’s poor face growing climate threat – UN report

FILE PHOTO: Siblings Mylouise Veillard, left, and Myson walk home with water they collected from a well, for cooking, cleaning and drinking, in a rural area of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The siblings were considered...

RC Blog: Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?

Written by Simona Marinescu, Isabella Massa, Guillaume Lafortune After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges. Crises in climate, geopolitics...