The people of Samoa are heading for an early election, after Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa called for the dissolution of parliament. For many observers, the failure of the budget to pass in parliament is no surprise.   

Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has decided against pardoning convicted former priest Richard Daschbach.

A year after the landslide at Mulitaka in Enga, there’s frustration among evacuees who say their disappointed in a lack of Government support.

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he wasn't told the truth and has directed his government to look into the suspected alcohol poisoning of guests at a Fijian resort last year.

One of the victims of last December's suspected poisoning incident at a major hotel in Fiji, has accused the Fiji Government of withholding information.

Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the government's commitment to climate action as she tours the Pacific region in her first solo overseas trip after Labor's election victory.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is today on a three country tour of the Pacific, starting in Fiji where she will meet with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and representatives of Pacific governments. Minister for the Pacific, Pat Conroy says implementing those agreements and initiatives will be the first step.

It's been exactly 25 years now since one of Fiji's darkest days. The 2000 Fiji coup. Nirmal Singh Cheema, who worked for the US Embassy in Suva, says he had been made aware about the threat of a coup and had warned the Chaudhry Government beforehand. 

The World Health Organisation has declared a polio out break in Papua New Guinea after two children were diagnosed with the disease.

Former Miss Pacific Islands, Moemoana Safa'ato'a Schwenke has taken on the role as UNICEF's new Pacific regional ambassador.

There's been an increase in kava smuggling into remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory since the Federal Government lifted import restrictions according to locals and police.

Vanuatu's government has passed several amendments to its constitution. Among them are amendments to recognise only two genders, one providing a 12-month grace period protecting new prime ministers from no confidence votes, and another for compulsory voting.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says he's ready to get back to work after coming out on top in the latest political dust-up over the country's leadership.

It's a massive day in Solomon islands -- with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele set to face a no confidence motion in parliament. MP and former Prime Minister Danny Philip predicts Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele will survive the motion.  

Leaders across the Pacific have congratulated Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his election win, but what does Labor's emphatic election win mean for the Pacific?

There's political tension in the air in the Solomon's capital, Honiara, as the stage is set for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele.

A political showdown is looming in Solomon Islands with a motion of no confidence scheduled for next Tuesday. Seeking to oust Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is former Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare.

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, and the Prime Minister of Tonga, 'Aisake Eke says some of the Forum's concerns about the Trump administration have eased following meetings with senior government officials in Washington.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is facing a motion for a vote of no confidence. Parliament was supposed to sit yesterday but not enough MPs showed up in what was perhaps a sign of the backroom manoeuvring going on.  

As Pope Francis was being buried at the Vatican on Saturday, a world away in Timor-Leste a huge crowd gathered for their own farewell to the popular Pontiff. It's estimated there were around 300-thousand people at Tasi Tolu near Dili for a solemn mass at the altar built specially for Pope Francis during his visit to the country last September.