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Tonga braces as powerful Cyclone Gita bears down
The Pacific nation of Tonga braced for destructive winds and potential flash flooding from Tropical Cyclone Gita on Monday after…
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International air search for survivors from missing Kiribati ferry suspended
An international air search for more than 80 passengers that were onboard a missing ferry off Kiribati has been suspended,…
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Seven survivors found week after Kiribati ferry went missing
Seven survivors from a ferry that went missing in the Pacific Ocean a week ago were found adrift in a…
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Latest Tuna Tagging Voyage Complete
Tuna tagging allows for the collection of valuable data to assess fish abundance, movement and the impact of fishing.
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MSG Authority Commits to 2018 Leadership Summit in Port Moresby
The purpose of the visit is to begin finalising preparations for the upcoming 21st MSG Leaders’ Summit that will take…
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Detained asylum-seekers win right to sue Papua New Guinea government for compensation
A Papua New Guinea court has given hundreds of asylum-seekers who were held for years in a controversial Australian detention…
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Climate Change Affecting Tuna Stock
Research carried out by the Pacific Community and their partners, using complex modeling, shows spatial shifts in the tuna stocks…
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Australian police cut chains from immigration protesters at PM’s residence
Australian police on Monday used metal cutters to remove five protesters who had chained themselves to the gate of the…
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Australia’s weather bureau issues La Nina alert
Bureau of Meteorology has issued an alert for a La Nina weather event starting next month, saying the chance it…
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Australia defends alternative accommodation for asylum seekers against U.N. criticism
Conditions at the abandoned facility are getting worse each day, according to Lam, with rubbish and human waste building up…
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