Police investigating reports explicit deepfakes made of Sydney schoolgirls

Police are investigating reports that digitally altered explicit images using the faces of female students from a Sydney high school have been circulated online. The ABC understands a number of families attended Eastwood Police Station on...

Teddy Swims occasionally uses AI to make music, but warns of its dangers

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Teddy Swims says he sometimes uses AI when making music and has referred to AI's role in creativity as "truly amazing". "We've used AI in some things that have been really super helpful for us," Swims said. The...

Top visa-free destinations for Pakistanis: Updated list

Barbados Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Islands Comoro Islands Cook Islands Djibouti Dominica Guinea-Bissau Haiti Kenya Madagascar Maldives Micronesia Montserrat Mozambique Nepal Niue Palau Islands Qatar Rwanda Samoa Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone...

OPINION | Stories of arts, culture and science

We often think of the ocean as a vast, unknown entity, separate from land. Yet, the two are deeply connected: water, nutrients, organisms, and energy constantly move between them. Without the sea, there is no land, without land, no sea. This...

Pacific: Collision Of Crises Deepens Child Nutrition Challenges In PNG, Solomon Islands And Vanuatu

Press Release – Save the Children Save the Childrens study has found that climate change is making it significantly harder for families to access healthy food, affecting not only how food is grown but also raises the price of produce, impacts...

Pacific News In Brief For 16 October

Article – RNZ A round-up of news from around the region, including 32 political parties in PNG put on notice by the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission. Papua New Guinea – notice Thirty-two political parties in Papua New...

Trump's experiment is a nightmare come true for America's founding fathers

We may be in the midst of the most significant reorientation in US political history. President Donald Trump has laid the groundwork for the completely unprecedented use of the military in cities to combat what he says is a growing "insurrection"...

Vanuatu: Union Strengthening and Awareness-Raising on Life Protection Skills in the Context of Climate Change

On 17 December 2024, a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, leaving a trail of destruction across the island of Efate. Entire communities were shaken to their core as most buildings, including a significant number...

Hekari prepares for Pro-League

From L-R: Head Coach Marcus Gusmao, General Manager Wira Wama and Director Vonnie Kapi Natto taking questions from the media in a press conference this week in Port Moresby. (NBC News: Issac Liri) In about two months, the inaugural Oceania...

McLennan fires Fiji to victory against Vanuatu

Basketball Fiji rep Tyrone McLennan led from the front at the FIBA Melanesian Cup in the Solomon Islands, leading his side to a vital win with an incredible 44-point display against Vanuatu. His shooting masterclass not only powered Fiji to...

57 countries now visa-free for Indians: What it means for travellers

For Indian travellers, the world is gradually opening up. According to the latest Henley Passport Index for 2025, Indian passport holders can now enter 57 countries without a visa in advance — either visa-free, via a visa-on-arrival, or via an...

Pacific women leaders arrive in Port Moresby for tennis workshop

ELEVEN women from across the Pacific have arrived in Port Moresby for the Pacific Women Leaders in Tennis initiative that is delivered by the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports programme in partnership with Tennis Australia. This is PNG’s...

Thousands of students to unite in prayer for IFES World Student Day 2025: 'Heartwarming event amid global division and uncertainty'

Unsplash / MD Duran Students and campus groups are preparing for IFES World Student Day 2025 on Thursday (Oct. 16), which marks the 50th anniversary of the movement’s global prayer days. Organized by the International Fellowship of Evangelical...

Movements afoot as Hekari prepare for Pro-League season

THE Papua New Guinea Hekari Football Club (formerly Hekari United) have set their sights on a top-four finish at their inaugural OFC Pro-League season, scheduled for Jan 10. Club general manager Wira Wama said the franchise’s new name and logo...

Crucial win for Fiji, thriller victory for Papua New Guinea

HONIARA (Solomon Islands) - Fiji earned a commanding 123–61 victory over Vanuatu in a must-win matchup, while Papua New Guinea edged New Caledonia 77–74 in a nail-biting finish to stay unbeaten in the tournament. In the opening game, Fiji took...

Labor criticised over worker visa rule backflip that could affect thousands

Unions have savaged the Albanese government after it quietly abandoned weekly hours guarantees for more than 14,000 Pacific workers. The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme (PALM) allows workers from across the region, including Vanuatu, Fiji...

Why has support for One Nation surged since the election, and will it last?

Liam McPherson comes from a family of One Nation supporters. So when it came time for the 19-year-old to vote for the first time in May's federal election, he said deciding where his vote went was a no-brainer. "I'm pretty happy with what they...

Drunk driver with 'reckless disregard' for safety jailed over fatal crash

A Derby man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his cousin while driving almost five times over the alcohol limit has been jailed by Western Australia's Supreme Court for seven years. Joash Alec Green, who was 33 at the time of the crash,...

Victorian government slammed for 'sham trial' of gambling cards

Victorian councils say the state government's promise to minimise gambling harm is a "missed opportunity" with a landmark trial making loss limits voluntary instead of mandatory. The three-month trial is currently running across 43 venues in the...

Frank Karae embraces the moment in Vanuatu’s FIBA return

HONIARA (Solomon Islands) - Half Vanuatuan, half Solomon Islander, Frank Karae is no stranger to Honiara. But this time, he arrived not as a visitor, but as a competitor on an international level. Wearing the Vanuatu jersey, Karae's first game for...