REnew Pacific grants now available to deliver off-grid renewable energy in Palau’s remote communities

10 March 2025– The Australian Government’s REnew Pacific program has launched its first call for proposals for off-grid renewable energy solutions, offering an exciting opportunity to power remote communities in Palau with clean energy for...

Dozens of blacklisted Victorian workers stripped of children check

About half of the people banned by the childcare regulator for posing an unacceptable risk still held permission to work with children until recently, the Victorian government has revealed. The government told the ABC it had revoked the Working...

Steep and icy slopes no barrier for legally-blind skier

Georgia Gunew is all too familiar with the combination of adrenaline, excitement and nerves that come with skiing at high speeds down mountains. The fact she has a blind spot in the centre of her vision and sees in "low resolution" makes it all...

Prosthetic boxing arms help quadruple amputee back to the punching bag

When Adam Smith fell sick with the flu two years ago, no-one could have predicted how significantly it would change his life. He developed sepsis while his immunity was down and spent three weeks in a coma, waking to learn he would need to have...

Acusan a joven magnate de ser el cerebro de una red internacional de fraude multimillonario

Por Helen Regan, CNN Es un magnate de rostro juvenil que ascendió a las más altas esferas del poder en su país adoptivo, Camboya, donde otorga becas y dirige programas filantrópicos mientras supervisa uno de los conglomerados más grandes y mejor...

Lalit Modi to give up Indian citizenship for Vanuatu: Why this island nation's golden passport scheme is popular

Lalit Modi, former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman, wants to surrender his Indian passport. Confirming the development on Friday (March 7), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said he has acquired the citizenship of Vanuatu, a string of...

Lalit Modi applied to surrender his passport, acquired citizenship of Vanuatu, says MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that they are aware about former IPL boss Lalit Modi's acquisition of citizenship of Vanuatu and application of surrendering his India passport in the High Commission of India in London. Ministry of...

Vanuatu's first international maritime graduate wants more women in the industry

Seiloni Akanete Toakuru graduated from the World Maritime University in Sweden last week, alongside more than 260 others from more than 70 member states of the International Maritime Organization. Photo: Supplied A Tongan woman and Vanuatuan...

Photos: Vanuatu welcomes all to rebuilt traditional chiefs ‘nakamal’ meeting house

President of the Malvatumauri Council of Chief Paul Robert Ravun Merhimba DangDang at the reopening of the rebuilt nakamal. Pictured on Mar. 5, 2025. Photo: VBTC By Leah Lowonbu, BenarNews Vanuatu has celebrated the reconstruction of the national...

Lalit Modi Vanuatu Citizenship MEA Continues Legal Pursuit

New Delhi March 7: Responding to a question on reports of former IPL boss Lalit Modi's acquisition of citizenship of Vanuatu, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that they are aware of his application for...

Meet The Mysterious Man Accused Of Orchestrating A $14 Billion Crypto Scam

$14 Billion Crypto Phantom: Chen Zi is 37 years old but faces accusations of masterminding a vast cyber-fraud empire. The scheme has ensnared victims across the globe. With thin beard and a boyish face, he appears younger than his age. Despite his...

Gallery: Vanuatu ‘welcomes all’ to rebuilt traditional chiefs’ nakamal meeting house

By Leah Lowonbu Vanuatu has celebrated the reconstruction of the national council of chiefs meeting house, called the Malvatumauri nakamal, destroyed by fire two years ago. Dozens of chiefs from across the country — and also Kanaky New Caledonia —...

More than 330 trains cancelled in Sydney as industrial action hits — as it happened

25m agoSun 16 Feb 2025 at 11:35pm Thanks for joining us That ends our live coverage of this morning's Sydney Trains delays amid the ongoing industrial action across the network. As we've been reporting for you today: 335 train services were...

Rail union 'refuses' to abide by tribunal's notice to stop industrial action

The state's peak rail union has refused to withdraw its industrial action following a recommendation on Friday afternoon by the Fair Work Commission, the NSW government said. Sydney commuters faced disruptions, cancellations and delays due to the...

China's struggle for growth is reshaping its Pacific diplomacy

China's rise in the Pacific isn't just about aid or diplomacy — it's about survival and power. As domestic demand slows and Western tariffs squeeze exports, Beijing has been forced to turn its industrial surplus outward. Behind the roads, mines...

Solomon Islanders Call for Sustainable, Community-Driven Tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Tourism Solomons (TSO) and Solomon Islands Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), has released the results of the 2024 Community Attitude Survey (CAS)—the first nationwide study of its...

Timor-Leste Community Voices Highlight Tourism’s Promise and Challenges

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MTA), released the findings of the 2024–2025 Community Attitudes Survey (CAS)—Timor-Leste’s first comprehensive national study on...

Pacific leaders ‘must consider consequences’ of deep sea mining

By Aigagalefili Fepulea’i – Tapua’i Representatives from 18 Pacific countries met in Fiji last week to discuss deep sea mining. The Deep Sea Minerals High-Level Talanoa, hosted by the Pacific Island Forum, could have set the stage for critical...

'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...

Australia discusses security, aid with Vanuatu amid competition with China

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia pledged to remain the South Pacific’s largest aid donor on Thursday during security and economic talks with Vanuatu, as Canberra reviews the potential Pacific impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s...