Pacific

A Fijian judge has sentenced one man to life in prison and handed down other jail terms of up to 55 years after the country's largest-ever drugs trial.

Western Australian Meat Marketing Co-operative are fined over the death of a Tongan worker who was pulled into moving machinery at its Katanning processing facility.

Fire crews were unable to save the building despite an hours-long effort to stop the blaze.

LGBTQIA+ advocates are urging Vanuatu's government to dump an amendment to the constitution that would recognise only the rights of "individuals who are male or female at birth".

Samoans will vote for their next government on August 29 in elections that have been defined by soaring cost-of-living pressures, blackouts and political turmoil.

Tonga's king has taken control of a government department in what critics say is a 'slap' to democracy in the Pacific nation.

Australia has pressed Nauru for more detail about a claimed billion-dollar investment agreement that it has signed with a mysterious Chinese company, as federal government officials scramble to ensure the Pacific nation is not breaching a landmark treaty it signed with Australia just nine months ago.

In a blow to Australia's hopes of defending its Rugby League World Cup title next year, star forward Payne Haas confirms he is switching his allegiance to Samoa.

Australia's Molly Picklum puts down a marker ahead of this month's World Surf League Finals by beating American rival Caitlin Simmers at the Tahiti Pro.

When Australia formally recognises the state of Palestine at the UN Assembly next month, it will join others who have done so since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988. Here's a look how countries from across the Asia Pacific region view Palestinian independence.

Dengue fever has killed 18 people and health authorities have recorded tens of thousands of cases in the Pacific.

Senior ministers from both countries journeyed to the top of Mount Yasur to initial the Nakamal Agreement, but many details linked to the deal remain under wraps. 

The Nakamal Agreement will cover infrastructure, climate change resilience and economic development, but details on travel and visa arrangements between the two countries remain under wraps.

There are not many people that have survived a nuclear attack. Tsutomu Yamaguchi is the only person that officially survived two.

Australia's Pacific neighbour Nauru has sold its first passports as part of a program raising funds for the relocation of residents affected by rising sea levels. 

Solomon Islands could try to defuse a potentially explosive stoush over Taiwan's participation in a key regional meeting next month by restricting the gathering to Pacific Islands Forum members — effectively excluding China, the US and a host of other countries.

Australia faces a potential escalation in cases of modern slavery, the NSW anti-slavery commissioner warns, as sectors such as aged care become increasingly reliant on temporary migrant workers.

Seven men have been found guilty in Fiji's largest-ever drug trial, which was closely watched by a public concerned over a growing meth scourge in the country. 

It was one of the strongest tremors in recorded history, but Wednesday's megathrust earthquake brought less tsunami damage than feared. Here are some factors that may have been at play.  

South America and countries in the Pacific downgrade their tsunami warnings but coastal communities are urged to stay alert following a massive Russian earthquake.