Palau

Palau’s President, Surangel Whipps, celebrates the beginning of a tourism partnership with Australia at the launch of a new direct flight from Brisbane to the island nation.

Donald Trump has already taken radical new stances on Greenland and the Panama Canal. What do security experts predict he'll do in the Pacific? 

China has insisted the test was "not directed at any country or target" but it has still generated considerable unease in the Pacific.  

As Palau's president tangled with China over tourist numbers, other Pacific Island nations were looking to its giant market of travellers to fill their resorts and hotels.

The UN maritime court ruled in favour of nine island states who had sought greater protection from the impacts of climate change.

Nearly 1,500 Pacific ancestors are held in 13 museums and universities across Australia — but for the most part, the institutions are not repatriating remains and some believe there are cases that "might prove impossible".

The three Pacific nations provide the US military access to a stretch of the Pacific Ocean greater than the territory of Australia.

An Adelaide woman accused of attempting to smother a paralysed man who was recovering at a rehabilitation centre from a separate alleged axe attack, is released on bail.

The Adelaide Magistrates Court hears that Lisa Lines was allegedly hiding in countries that were beyond the reach of Australian authorities and allegedly engaged an undercover police officer as a hit man before her arrest.

A man facing attempted murder and conspiracy to murder charges has been extradited to South Australia, following a long-running investigation into a violent attack at a Littlehampton home in 2017.

A former university academic has been arrested in Palau accused of multiple attempts to murder her former partner, who was left quadriplegic by axe wounds sustained at an Adelaide Hills home in 2017.

A leading think tank is warning the Australian government to be careful not to overload Pacific countries with debt in China's absence. 

The gallery houses artefacts of deep cultural significance to the diaspora in Australia, including a rare 1,000-year-old replica Rotuman headdress. 

The Pacific Engagement Visa will give to opportunity to 3,000 people from the region each year to permanently settle in Australia. 

A Palauan newspaper publisher entered into a media deal with a company that turned out to have connections to Chinese security services. Although the agreement fell through, it highlights China's efforts to influence the Pacific states — including Palau, a US ally and one of the few countries to recognise Taiwan.

The United States and Palau agree to renew a key strategic pact as part of US efforts to shore up support among Pacific island states, to counter competition from China, despite President Joe Biden postponing plans to visit the region.

Renewing the agreements has become a key part of US efforts to push back against China's bid to expand its influence in the Pacific.

Beautiful places and friendly faces have long been the selling point of Pacific tourism. But after the closure of international borders during the pandemic, environmental concerns are causing Pacific countries to resist a return to mass tourism.

With applications set to open for companies to mine the depth of the Pacific ocean, leaders call for a suspension to the controversial practice. 

A landmark resolution by Vanuatu law students and its government to get climate change to the world's highest court has been adopted by the United Nations, in a bid to clarify if states are responsible for preventing climate harm.