A local’s guide to Vanuatu

Vanuatu resident and Australian expat Joel Slattery has been living on Moso Island for a decade, running his boutique resort The Moso along with co-owner Antoun Jabbour. After packing up his life in Sydney to become a hotelier in paradise,...

Indo-Pacific Futures Fellowship Strengthens Leadership in Food and Energy Resilience 

A program of the East-West Center and Doris Duke Foundation, the fellowship convenes emerging leaders from 13 countries to explore sustainable solutions for food and energy security. The East-West Center and the Doris Duke Foundation will launch...

Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up

Three environmental defenders – people who take action against the exploitation of natural resources – are murdered or disappeared somewhere in the world every week. The latest report by Global Witness, an NGO that investigates environmental and...

Small island nations face $476 billion climate risk by 2050, urgent $12 billion annual investment needed, says new report

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) — among the least responsible for climate change — face losses of up to $476 billion by 2050 if adaptation measures are not accelerated, a new report by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) has warned....

Vanuatu open to signing deal with Australia but will not be…

Vanuatu remains open to signing a wide-ranging deal with Australia but must assert its sovereignty and will not be subject to pressure or “bullying” from larger countries, the country’s internal affairs minister, Andrew Napuat, said. Australia...

New Zealand at higher than normal risk for cyclones from November to April season

New Caledonia, Vanuatu and northern New Zealand are at a normal to elevated risk of tropical cyclones. Fiji is forecast to see normal activity, while the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna are expected...

Jetstar announces in-app passport scanning for international flights

Jetstar has announced that customers flying overseas will now be able to check in for flights by scanning their passport details directly into the company’s app. Under the new capability, customers travelling on most international routes can use...

Gov’t continues to make case for restoration of visa-free travel to UK

Dominica News Online - Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 at 2:53 PM PM Skerrit addressing press conference held recentlyDominica continues to engage in discussion with the United Kingdom (UK) government to restore visa-free travel to that country. This...

Can private information uploaded to ChatGPT be found by other users?

A NSW government data breach exposing up to 3,000 people has raised questions about the risks artificial intelligence pose to personal security. A contractor for the NSW Reconstruction Authority uploaded the names, contact details and personal...

Charity run by investment firm linked to 17-storey suburban tower

A charity linked to a proposed 17-storey community and affordable housing tower in Melbourne's north-east is controlled by a for-profit investment firm which manages billions of dollars of assets, the ABC can reveal. The project illustrates how...

Vanuatu open to signing deal with Australia but will not be subject to ‘bullying’ from larger countries

Vanuatu remains open to signing a wide-ranging deal with Australia but must assert its sovereignty and will not be subject to pressure or “bullying” from larger countries, the country’s internal affairs minister, Andrew Napuat, said. Australia...

World record broken in 'intense' eight-hour shearing marathon

A world record for sheep shearing has been set in southern New South Wales by a team of five shearers. Their tally of 2,301 merino lambs is the first official record in the five-stand, eight-hour category. The team included Kiwi shearers Cameron...

No reason for concern on visa regime with European Union - Government spokesperson says

Government spokesperson Daniel Vodă said that there is no cause for concern about the liberalized visa regime between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, emphasizing that European authorities have not announced any measures that could...

Experts warn of country's unique risks for major disasters: 'The world's most vulnerable'

Vanuatu, a collection of over 80 islands in the South Pacific Ocean in Oceania, is a stark example of how fluctuating climate patterns have real-life impacts. What's happening? According to Climate Change News, due to geography and scattered...

Vanuatu MP urges French President Macron to return Matthew and Hunter

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit will only be useful to Vanuatu if he accepts for France to return our two islands — Matthew and Hunter, says Johnny Koanapo, Vanuatu Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanna, Tafea Province. The French President...

5.7-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands -- GFZ

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Vanuatu Islands at 2236 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 15.68...

Wade Guyton Artwork Forfeited by Inigo Philbrick’s Business Partner Flops at Sotheby’s

An artwork caught up in the saga of fraudster art dealer Inigo Philbrick came up for auction late last month in New York—and failed to sell. In 2023 Philbrick’s business partner, Robert Newland, was sentenced to 20 months in prison. In addition to...

Experts warn biofuels not a long-term solution for shipping

Experts advising Pacific states at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) warn that biofuels are not a long-term solution for decarbonising shipping, highlighting threats to food security, supply constraints, and rising costs for vulnerable...

European Parliament approves stricter mechanism for visa waiver suspension

The European Parliament has approved legislation that makes it easier to revoke the right to enter the EU without a visa from countries that pose a security risk or violate human rights. On Tuesday, MEPs approved the reform of the EU's visa...

The EU Adopts New Rules Allowing Suspension of Visa-Free Regime for 61 Countries, Including Moldova

The European Union will be able to temporarily or permanently suspend visa-free travel for citizens of 61 countries, including the Republic of Moldova, in cases of security risks or human rights violations. The European Parliament adopted the...