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Three boxers, three fights, three golds: Fiji’s Samoa success an omen for Comm Games

Three boxers, three fights, three gold medals ... Fiji's amateur boxing team's success in Samoa has given the team a huge boost going into the Commonwealth Games.  
Three young Fijian men in blue shirts with a lady and an older man pose with a Samoan man with a long goatee inside a building.

Published:

Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 6:00am

Location: SamoaTopic: Boxing

Calls in Timor-Leste for paedophile ex-priest to be taken off presidential annual pardon list

There's relief in Timor-Leste after the president decided not to pardon a convicted paedophile and ex-priest.
A man with grey hair and glasses raises his hand
Duration: 4 minutes 51 seconds

Published:

Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 8:55am

Location: PacificTopic: Child Sexual Abuse

'It is what it is': Solomon Islands says it can't release details of China security deal

Prime Minister Matthew Wale says it is legally impossible to publish the final document because the Sogavare government made binding commitments to the Chinese government when it signed the agreement in 2022.
A man wearing a grey suit, white shirt and purple tie speaks to someone out of frame at a press conference

Published:

Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 10:08am

Location: Solomon IslandsTopic: Foreign Affairs

Pumice surrounding Manus not going anywhere for now

It's unclear when help will arrive for people affected by thick blankets of floating pumice rock choking coastal areas in Papua New Guinea's Manus province.
Brown rocks obscure the ocean which laps at a shoreline lined with green trees
Duration: 7 minutes 53 seconds

Published:

Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 9:55am

Location: PacificTopic: Volcanic Eruptions

AUSTRAC commits 5 million to financial surveillance of Pacific organised crime

Efforts to stop crime and drug trafficking in the Pacific have ramped up with Australia committing millions to help train a crew of Pacific crime fighters to track the financial footprints of criminals.
Jacinta Kirkpatrick, AUSTRAC acting National Manager, Intelligence Capabilities
Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds

Published:

Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 10:41am

Location: PacificTopic: Defence Industry

First-of-its-kind psychotherapy centre opens in Samoa

Amongst deepening mental health issues in the country, Samoa has opened its doors to its first psychotherapy clinic.
a woman grasps her hands while sitting with another woman with her hands in her lap
Duration: 14 minutes 29 seconds

Published:

Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 10:00am

Location: PacificTopic: Mental Health

Outpouring of support as ex-NRL player Kane Evans comes out

Evans is the second professional rugby league player in Australian history to publicly come out, following Ian Roberts in 1995. 
A man with short, dark hair, wearing a black jumper, speaking against a dark background.

Published:

Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 8:32am

Location: SydneyTopic: NRL

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Undersea volcano in Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Sea erupts

Kennedy Masis filmed the eruption of a volcano in PNG's Bismarck Sea after seeing it while fishing for tuna.
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Duration: 30 seconds

Topic: Volcanic Eruptions

Former Olympian Noelani Day advocates for small nations

From swimming in the ocean in Tonga to working behind the scenes of LA28.
A young Tongan girl wearing a head lei holds a black cap with USC in gold lettering and lifts her fingers up in peace symbol

Topic: Swimming

Ryan Pini's journey as PNG's 'Big Fish'

From being dragged to the swimming pool as a child to racing in an Olympic final against the greatest swimmer of all time, Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini has built a career that helped put the Pacific on the global swimming map.
A head shot of a caucasian man smiling, looking forward and wearing a black polo shirt with yellow and red patterns on it.

Topic: Swimming

Bougainville: Birth of a Nation

A tropical archipelago just 1,500 kilometres from Australia, rich in gold and copper, is preparing itself for nationhood next year.

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