Marian Kupu

Former drug traffickers have revealed how they manipulated often under-resourced border controls and isolated ports and airports, to bring drugs into the Pacific.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres implores major polluters and developed nations like Australia to rapidly cut emissions and phase out coal and gas, warning the Pacific is on the brink of climate catastrophe.

Pacific leaders are once again preparing for the Pacific Island Forum, the biggest meeting of the year, where they will gather and discuss some of the most pressing and complex issues facing the region. 

Pacific Island nations are spending big to repay loans from China. But some say there are other roads available to them if they want to overcome their debt burdens. 

Five years after Starlink satellites started orbiting the Earth, Pacific Island countries are still weighing up its benefits despite calls to approve its services.

Pacific Island workers coming home from Australia say it's a long and complicated process to get their superannuation — and the barriers appear to be stopping many from claiming their money.

The first Pacific Engagement Visas will be granted in late 2024. Experts and community leaders welcome the scheme, but say the government needs to manage it carefully.

The visit comes ahead of a critical meeting of Pacific leaders later this year, with officials seeing the meeting as yet another sign that China is intent on pushing its presence in the region.

The eyes of the Tongan public will this week settle on a remote island in the Pacific nation's north, where a meeting of the king with his advisers could determine the government's future.

Australia's neighbours have targeted palm oil, chicken wings, rice and other essentials to curb inflation. But experts say there's one thing the most successful responses have in common.

In Tonga the royal family is almost universally revered, yet this week's drama has left many Tongans questioning their king's logic — and left many questions unanswered.

The remains of two Tongan males stored in the Australian Museum's collection in Sydney have been repatriated to their present-day descendants and laid to rest in a royal funeral service attended by hundreds.

Lisala Folau, known as Tonga's "Aquaman", survived 27 hours in open ocean after being swept from his island home. Two years on from that day, his island is abandoned.   

Guns are not a common sight in Tonga — but that is changing. An increase in crime and drug use in the small island nation is causing many to arm themselves, both legally and illegally.

A near-record number of Pacific Islanders are in Australia working on farms and abattoirs. The workforce has kept Australia's agricultural economy afloat and transformed the lives of thousands — but it comes at a cost.