Solomon Islands

Demand for kava is growing so large in Australia that Woolworths has started stocking the beverage, known for its calming effects. But Pacific leaders say the crop's success comes with problems.

Australia will provide sweeping support for Solomon Islands ahead of a key leaders meeting in September.

The exotic pet industry is booming, fuelled by global demand for rare parrots, reptiles and other wild creatures — but in Solomon Islands, one of the Pacific's most active wildlife trading hubs, it is under growing scrutiny, with concerns that weak regulation is driving biodiversity loss.

The Solomon Islands government blocked a group of Taiwanese officials from entering the Pacific country earlier this year, stirring fresh concerns in Taipei that it might be locked out of a key regional meeting in Honiara later this year.

New seawalls are appearing across the Pacific as sea levels rise, but climate researchers say they have a legacy of dashed hopes and unwanted side effects.

The ABC went on a multi-country investigation in the Pacific to understand one of the world's worst gender violence crises. What we found was much more complicated than a story about victimhood.

China's embassy in the Solomon Islands becomes embroiled in a foreign interference controversy after allegedly forcing a newly appointed minister in the Pacific island nation to quit an international group. 

The opposition has now withdrawn a no-confidence motion against Jeremiah Manele.

A new coalition of Solomon Islands MPs that includes former prime minister Manasseh Sogavare says it has the numbers to oust the country's sitting prime minister, with a vote of no confidence set for next week. 

With Australian voters facing an increasingly dangerous and uncertain world, both Labor and the Coalition are trying to burnish their national security credentials.

A video showing the slaughter of hundreds of dolphins in Solomon Islands has gone viral on social media, sparking heated debate in Solomon Islands and the broader Pacific about the ancient practice.

The Nationals leader says the Coalition would work with Pacific countries to "understand their power" with regard to China.

The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands has taken aim at the Trump administration over its climate policies saying they'll hurt Pacific Island nations. 

In an exclusive interview, and the first time a Solomon Islands leader has sat down with the ABC in almost six years, new prime minister Jeremiah Manele says 'differences' remain over a new policing agreement with Australia.

Pacific Islanders spending large amounts of money trying to secure Australia's new permanent residency visa say the experience has left them dejected and anxious.

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in the Pacific nation of Cook Islands, urging the government to protect its ties with New Zealand. 

The Miss Pacific Islands pageant is supposed to celebrate culture and togetherness. But this week it has been defined by allegations of fraud, bullying and lies.

A judge at the centre of a voting controversy at the Miss Pacific Islands pageant is being held in the host country Solomon Islands while pageant organisers complete "an investigation" into alleged vote rigging. 

From Timor-Leste to Tonga, aid projects across the region have been put on hold. And those in the sector say "the Trump effect" is starting to have real-life impacts on the ground.

The Solomon Islands government and landowners impacted by a disastrous oil spill in 2019 are expected to file civil lawsuits demanding compensation of up to $60 million.