Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts raise concerns over rising militarisation
April 2024
How hidden WW2 bombs across the Pacific are found and destroyed, decades after war
Teams in the Marshall Islands, which is littered with unexploded weapons from the second world war, uncover and detonate potentially deadly devices
March 2024
The US funding deal is good for the Pacific. But the key is what happens next
Meg Keen and Mihai Sora
After months of delay, Congress approved Cofa funding for north Pacific nations but Washington needs to show it can deliver for the wider region
February 2024
US funding delays hurt the Pacific – but there are bigger worries
Terence Wesley-Smith and Gerard Finin
Congress ‘gradually destroying’ US relations with Pacific ally, Marshall Islands president warns
Culture, democracy and clout: why three Pacific countries are sticking with Taiwan
Pacific Island leaders warn US failure to pass funding bill opens door to China
December 2023
The price of paradise?
Paradise cost: the Pacific islands changing the future of tourism
New push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledges
November 2023
Former lecturer arrested on Pacific island over plot to kill her partner in Adelaide
Lisa Lines will be extradited from Palau over alleged plot with ex-lover Zacharia Bruckner to kill the father of her two children
June 2023
Pacific project
US military will have ‘unimpeded’ access to Papua New Guinea bases under new security deal
Deal signed last month gives US ‘exclusive use’ of parts of bases, as Palau PM says he has asked US to step up patrols after Chinese incursions into its waters
April 2023
‘Not about the highest bidder’: the countries defying China to stick with Taiwan
Taipei’s 13 allies cite differing reasons for choosing it over China as Beijing intensifies efforts to diplomatically isolate the island
December 2022
Coalition should have heeded calls from Pacific to raise climate targets, Simon Birmingham says
Coalition must listen ‘carefully to Pacific island nations’, Simon Birmingham says before bipartisan tour
November 2022
Paradise paused: Asia-Pacific tourism continues to lag after the Covid induced freeze
Foreign arrivals slowly return, but cost of living pressures and China’s zero-Covid policy weigh on visitor numbers
July 2022
The Pacific project
Smiles and unity at the Pacific Islands Forum mask tough questions shelved for another day
CSIRO joins deep-sea mining project in Pacific as islands call for industry halt
June 2022
Serious defects discovered in patrol boats Australia supplied to Pacific Islands
Potentially serious faults in Guardian-class patrol boats may force some countries to pause use of vessels
March 2022
The Pacific project
Covid outbreaks in Samoa and Vanuatu chip away at Pacific islands’ virus-free status
The Pacific project
‘Trojan horse’: Palau’s bid to become global crypto hub could turn it into scammers paradise, critics warn
January 2022
The Pacific project
Fear and dread: Covid-free for two years, Pacific islands experience explosion in case numbers
The virus has swept into remote island countries, sowing panic and confusion
