When diplomacy rules
Australia deports West Papuans seeking refugee status back to Port Moresby for the first time instead of processing them in Nauru or Manus
No job losses for PNG
Professional Papua New Guineans holding onto their jobs despite major downturn in mining sector
Tongan default deferred
Tonga narrowly averted defaulting to its largest creditor last week
Sir Mekere Morauta ousted
Political tit-for-tat continues to confound dialogue in the Papua New Guinea government’s bid to restructure Ok Tedi and a related trust fund
Fighting in whose name?
His Majesty’s Armed Forces has replaced Tonga Defence Services as the new name for the armed forces of Tonga. But what’s in a name? Why is this change of name to Tonga’s armed forces so significant? Kalafi Moana argues that changing the military’s name signals a step back from the democratisation process.
NCD ‘crisis’ consumes 80% of Fiji’s health budget
Dr Isimeli Tukana characterised the proliferation of diabetes as a ‘crisis’, leading to approximately 400 amputations a year.