Results for Pacific Islands

Two Tongan nationals in police detention in Korovou will be flown out of the country on the first available flight to Tonga.

Claims about "national security" allow the military to be secretive and cover up unethical behaviour or simple incompetence, says a political scientist at the Australian National University, Peter Larmour.

Despite international pressure opposing whaling practices, this traditional whaling village located near the south end of Japan's Kii Peninsula is determined to fight on and preserve its whaling culture. The fight, enthusiastic villages say, is nothing short of trying to protect their cultural identity. Story and photos by Linny Folau.

Three Pacific Island countries, including Tonga, that have not yet ratified the United Nations CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women are being encouraged to better understand the treaty, so that they can access the resources and international assistance available to members.

Labour is promising to work on getting a free-to-air Pacific Island television channel up and running in New Zealand if it wins the election - a prospect that major broadcasters have been investigating for some time. By Paula Oliver

Fiji's interim prime minister and acting Finance Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will not be attending the World Bank meeting in Washington after his visa was denied.

The key security challenges that Pacific Island Nations have to address are not military threats but other threats that range from climate change to "good governance" and corruption, the commander of the Tonga Defence Services, Brigadier General 'Uta'atu stated on September 17 before the opening of a Pacific-Island Nations Security Collaboration Workshop in Nuku'alofa.

Pacific governments are realising the power and value of information and are taking steps to ensure that this common asset is shared equally amongst the population rather than being locked away in government files, benefiting only a handful of powerful people. By Claire Cronin

An Australian five-members delegation are currently in Tonga to hold talk with Tonga's Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries about sending seasonal workers to Australia.