Half a dozen Fijians, employed by the United Nations, have been evacuated from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. A humanitarian crisis is looming with major challenges ahead for the country.

The sister of one of the men who disappeared from a fishing boat in Fiji in mysterious circumstances in May, says a lack of information from authorities is compounding her grief.

Australia's new agriculture visa has been criticized for posing a direct threat to Vanuatu and other Pacific nations who send thousands of workers each year to help pick fruit on Australian farms.

Australia's new agriculture visa has been criticized for posing a direct threat to Vanuatu and other Pacific nations who send thousands of workers each year to help pick fruit on Australian farms.

A recent court decision has cleared the way for what would be the first executions in PNG in 70 years, but there's disquiet in the community, particularly from the influential churches, which are opposed to the death sentence.

PNG born singer Ngaiire bares all in her most personal album yet, as shares explore her identity as a PNG woman in Australia.

After being stranded in Tonga for 18 months because of COVID-19, Zoe Stephens from England still doesn't know how and when she'll be able to leave because of international border restrictions. But in the mean time she says she is very grateful for all the community support she has received during her extended stay.

Tonga is considering capital punishment for serious drug offences over concerns that the country's facing a local drugs crisis – as the result of its location as a transit point for international drug trade.

One of the Pacific's biggest suppliers of seasonal workers to Australia, Tonga, has been blacklisted by the State of Tasmania because of COVID-19 rules, despite the country not having a single coronavirus case.

The Australian branch of international investment bank UBS is being asked to repay tens of millions of dollars to Papua New Guinea, after a royal commission in the country was told the bank "preyed" on the "poor country".