Solomon Islands police say they are investigating the discovery of a low-profile semi-submersible boat found abandoned in Malaita Province.
Papua New Guinea and Australia are on track to sign a historic security treaty next week.
Angaur, a tiny island at the southern end of Palau, spans just four square kilometres, but it's overrun by thousands of invasive macaque monkeys.With only 114 locals left, the island's human population has been squeezed into a small corner, while the monkeys run rampant.Originally introduced by German colonists over a century ago, the macaques have multiplied through a chain of events involving war, neglect and geopolitics.Award-winning podcaster James Nokise boards an eight-seater plane to investigate this situation. What he finds is a tangled tale involving WWII-era unexploded bombs, US military interests in the Pacific and a perfect monkey storm of cultural and environmental disruption.Presented and produced by James Nokise
Palau's president Surangel Whipps Junior says he was disappointed by Donald Trump's UN speech, which labelled climate change a scam and rubbished efforts to reduce emissions.
Papua New Guinea was the focus of attention this week as the Pacific region's largest nation celebrated 50 years of independence.
The Pacific's biggest political meeting has wrapped up in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara, where Australia has put up $100 million for the Pacific's new climate fund.
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
Celebrations across the region after the world's highest court declares states have a legal obligation to combat climate change.
The country is home to a high number of endemic species found nowhere else in the world, and these birds most likely land in Asia, where there's a large black market for exotic animals.Join journalist Prianka Srinivasan as she travels from the jungles of Santa Isabel to the bustling markets in Jakarta, Indonesia, to track this illegal trade.Presenter: Prianka Srinivasan*Reporting was supported by the Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalist through the Walkley Public Fund.
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
Fiji's prime minister says he is against China gaining a military base in the Pacific, but he remains unconvinced that's Beijing's aim.
Papua New Guinea has declared a national HIV crisis, with the number of new cases increasing almost 50 per cent in the last decade.
New Zealand's government says it has suspended aid to the Cook Islands after the Pacific nation signed an agreement with China.
Samson Michael has been collecting reptiles for most of his life. In his Tennessee home, an entire room is dedicated to them - a private menagerie filled with snakes, lizards and skinks.Among them are monkey-tailed skinks from Solomon Islands.But how did these animals, found in the forest of remote Pacific islands, end up in a glass tank in America's south? Solomon Islands is the Pacific region’s largest legal commercial exporter of wildlife for the exotic pet trade - a little-known but thriving industry that supports a vast network of trappers, village buyers and exporters across the country.Join journalist Prianka Srinivasan as she investigates the controversial supply chain that takes animals from a jungle in Santa Isabel to end up in an American lounge room.Presenter: Prianka Srinivasan*Reporting was supported by the Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism through the Walkley Public Fund.