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Pacific Islanders relocate to Australia to escape rising seas
Context
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What’s the context? Climate-vulnerable Pacific Islanders take up Australia's offer for resettlement through a pioneering visa scheme. LONDON - More than a third of people living in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu have applied to permanently...
One million children in the Pacific without a birth certificate –…
Pacific News Service
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An estimated one million children in the Pacific region lack an official identity, which is hampering their access to education, healthcare, and legal rights. The experts warn that growing up without a birth certificate has far-reaching...
One million children in the Pacific without a birth certificate - SPC
Pacific Media Network
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An estimated one million children in the Pacific region lack an official identity, which is hampering their access to education, healthcare, and legal rights. The experts warn that growing up without a birth certificate has far-reaching...
Pacific Mini Games: Tahiti's gold rush continues with two days to go
RNZ
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July 7, 2025
Deotille Videau, 16, during a medal presentation after winning her seventh gold medal for Tahiti. Photo: ONOC / The Reporters Academy Tahiti's Salome De Barthez de Marmorieres claimed the first gold of day seven of the Pacific Mini Games on Monday...
Finance CEO takes over SNPF board
Samoa Observer
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ministry of Finance, Saoleititi Maeva Betham‑Vaai, has been officially appointed chairperson of the Samoa National Provident Fund (SNPF) Board. The cabinet endorsed the change, with Saoleititi replacing...
Staggering true cost of Charles’ Australia visit revealed
Sky News Australia
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July 2, 2025
The British Royal Household has published its annual Sovereign Grant Report, confirming the enormous cost of King Charles and Queen Camilla's historic trip to Australia and Samoa- the monarch's first official Commonwealth tour since his accession....
Samoan researcher returns home safely from Israel
Talanei
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June 30, 2025
A Samoan agricultural researcher with the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) arrived home safely from Israel last Saturday, June 28, after navigating a complex repatriation trip amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East....
Cook Islands engages in regional dialogue on social impacts of labour mobility
Cook Island News
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July 1, 2025
Cook Islands participated in the Regional Workshop on the Social Impacts of Labour Mobility, held in Apia, Samoa, last week from June 23-26. MFAI/25063025 Cook Islands, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, participated in a...
B&I Lions accused of ‘looking like puppets’ with ‘strings being pulled from management off stage’ after ‘eminently forgettable’ tour matches
Planet Rugby
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July 7, 2025
The British and Irish Lions were generally criticised for their underwhelming 21-10 win over the Waratahs last Saturday, and ex-England out-half Stuart Barnes has now joined the chorus of disapproval, accusing the Andy Farrell set-up of pulling...
Dumfries and Galloway rugby star leads Scotland to first ever win over Maori All Blacks
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 7, 2025
Stafford McDowall led Scotland to their first ever victory over the Maori All Blacks. The centre from Dundrennan captained Gregor Townsend’s team for the opening game of their Skyscanner Pacific Tour. And they saw off a late rally to record a...
Was Easter Island less isolated than we previously thought?
The Spectator
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July 7, 2025
It’s hard to exaggerate how isolated Easter Island was before its discovery by Polynesian sailors eight or nine centuries ago. This tiny island, which you can walk round in a day, is thousands of miles in any direction from inhabitable land. Yet a...
Japan can help the Pacific become more resilient
The Strategist
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June 30, 2025
Australia’s 2024 national defence strategy describes Japan as an ‘indispensable partner’ for achieving regional peace and security. But the prominence of the growing defence relationship between Japan and Australia, while vital, risks obscuring...
The King and Queen’s most expensive royal trips revealed
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Would more foreign players enhance Super League or impede youngsters?
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
Saturday night’s cracker between Castleford and Wigan at Wheldon Road was typical of Super League’s multicultural nature. The bulk of the away team’s points were scored by Australians; a Samoa international from Christchurch was the home side’s...
Marine protections are having a ‘moment’ but did policymakers at the UN Oceans Conference seize it?
ENDS Report
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The Ocean with David Attenborough released last month, showed first-of-its-kind footage of the devastation caused by bottom trawling fishing, a method that involves dragging towed nets along the ocean floor. The film contrasted archival footage of...
Today's rugby news as shattered Wales team owe country and star fights back tears
Wales Online
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July 7, 2025
Here are your rugby morning headlines for Monday, July 7. Rogers: We owe the nation a performance Wales wing Tom Rogers says the team owe the nation a performance in their final game of the season as they look to bounce back from Saturday's 24-19...
Major tourism boost slated for Moraikobai
I News Guyana
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July 6, 2025
With massive investments coming its way, the village of Moraikobai, Region Five has been earmarked for an influx of development that will ultimately transform its current trajectory and make eco-tourism more accessible. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan...
Gov’t, King Charles Foundation in talks to create ‘Estate of Harmony’ in Moraikobai
Guyana Chronicle
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July 6, 2025
WITH massive investments coming its way, the village of Moraikobai, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), has been earmarked for an influx of development that will ultimately transform its current trajectory and make eco-tourism more accessible....
ABIF board appointments
The Fiji Times
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July 7, 2025
WESTPAC Fiji chief executive officer Shane Smith has been appointed chairman of the Association of Banks in Fiji (ABIF). Mr Smith started his 40-year long career with the bank since joining as an 18-year-old customer service officer at the Suva...
After 123 years, the royal train hits the buffers: First ridden by King Edward VII, Charles deems running costs 'unjustifiable'
Daily Mail
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June 30, 2025
The royal train has been derailed after almost 125 years – finally falling foul of cost-cutting measures. King Charles has decided the £1.5million annual running costs are unjustifiable in the current economic climate, and it will be...