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, by RAMIREZ Rachel
More than 12,000 pages of US government documents show military operations contaminating the Pacific with radioactive waste, nerve agents, and chemical weapons like Agent Orange
In 1968, Leroy Foster was a master sergeant in the US Air Force, assigned to the Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, a (...)
, by TAU Joey
Over the past few years, the concepts of “Blue Economy,” “Ocean Economy,” and “Blue Growth” have emerged from government leaders and the financial and corporate business sector as a supposed sustainable development model for future generations. Here, the ocean is a central focus in providing for the (...)
, by DAVIDSON Helen
Exclusive: Delay in ratifying treaty means Australia has taken more than it has given Timor-Leste in foreign aid
Australia has been accused of “siphoning” millions of dollars a month in oil revenue that should belong to Timor-Leste, because the government is yet to ratify last year’s maritime (...)
, by Stratfor
Highlights
• The decrease in U.S. interest in Pacific islands like the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau will provide further openings for Chinese influence in the area at a time when competition is mounting between Washington and Beijing.
• Remote islands that are (...)
, by MURPHY Katharine
The joint facility, which will host more warships in the Pacific, comes at a time of concern about rising Chinese influence.
America will partner with Australia to develop the Lombrum naval base on Manus Island, telegraphing a strategic commitment to the region at a time of concern about (...)
, by LYONS Kate
Anote Tong, allegedly insulted by Australian minister, says inaction means Canberra risks losing its status in Pacific region
Anote Tong has had quite a week. The former president of Kiribati has been in Australia to advocate for more robust action on climate change, which threatens to wipe (...)
, by HENRIQUES-GOMES Luke
Order comes despite refugee health crisis blamed on Australian offshore detention
Nauru’s government has ordered Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to stop work there immediately, despite a physical and mental health crisis in the country.
The medical NGO has been providing psychological and (...)
, by DOHERTY Ben
Tensions rise further at Pacific Islands Forum as leader accuses Beijing of ‘buying their way’ through the region.
Nauru’s president has demanded China apologise for a senior envoy’s “crazy” behaviour at the Pacific Islands Forum, and lashed out at Beijing’s “arrogant” presence in the region. (...)
, by DAVIES Anne, DOHERTY Ben
Australia’s offshore asylum seeker processing regime under spotlight with at least 20 troubled refugee children on ‘food and fluid refusal’
Nauru’s hosting of the Pacific Islands Forum is at risk of being overshadowed by its role in Australia’s offshore processing regime – in particular, the acute mental illness of dozens of refugee children.
Medical sources on Nauru say at least 20 children are in the Australian-run regional processing centre 1 (RPC1) on “food and fluid refusal” and at risk of permanent harm (...)
, by DAVIES Anne
Judges have been sacked, opposition politicians jailed and citizens’ rights eroded. Human rights advocates say there has been a breakdown in the rule of law on the Pacific island
As Marise Payne stands in her colourful shirt for the obligatory photo opportunity at the Pacific Islands Forum in (...)
, by LYONS Kate
Beijing poised to outstrip Australia as largest donor for the first time, with Papua New Guinea the major beneficiary
China is set to overtake Australia as the largest donor to the Pacific region, after pledging US$4bn in aid to the region last year.
Australia has traditionally been the most (...)
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