CANBERRA/WASHINGTON, 12 AUGUST 2026 (AAP)—Australia has joined a US-led push for nations to provide advance notice of missile launches, in a direct rebuke of China’s test firing in the South Pacific. Within hours of Australia’s signing of a mutual-defence pact with Fiji in July, China confirmed a nuclear-capable missile had been launched from a submarine […]
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Merar Begins Mission as Palau’s First Resident Ambassador to Australia
CANBERRA, Australia — Palau’s diplomatic presence in Australia has entered a new chapter with the formal presentation of credentials by Ambassador Roland Merar, the country’s first resident ambassador to Australia since the two nations established diplomatic relations in 1994. Merar presented his Letter of Credence to Australia’s Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, formally […]
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Atomic exile leaves remote Marshall Islands atoll as rare window into ocean recovery
MAJURO, 20 MAY 2026 (PMN)—A remote atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, once linked to forced displacement caused by American nuclear testing, is now the focus of a major international science mission to understand how ocean life recovers in isolation. The National Geographic Pristine Seas (NGPS) expedition is surveying some of the remote […]
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Marshall Islands stresses community role in ocean protection
PORT MORESBY, 13 MAY 2026 (POST COURIER) — The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has told the Melanesian Oceans Summit that conservation must be rooted in communities and guided by traditional knowledge. Speaking on behalf of President Dr Hilda Heine, the Special Envoy said lessons from the Micronesian challenge show that protected areas are […]
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The Marshall Islands’ experiment with a universal basic income
By Monique Taylor The scheme tests whether microstates can sustain widespread cash transfers, with the Pacific watching on. MAJURO, 09 DECEMBER 2025 (THE INTERPRETER)—The Republic of the Marshall Islands is embarking on one of the world’s most ambitious experiments in universal basic income (UBI). Beginning on 26 November 2025, the government introduced a nationwide UBI […]
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Micronesian nations agree to a regional ocean planning
Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and the Republic of the Marshall Islands have agreed to be part of a commitment to use Marine Spatial Planning to achieve 100% management of the ocean. “The marine spatial planning will occur in individual jurisdictions but we work together to meet and define regional goals,” reported MAFE Minister […]