After a first smooth change of power, forging consensus in a nation renowned for ethnic tension poses a continued test.

A focus on recovery from the pandemic makes international support essential, whichever coalition forms government.

The development funding arena in the Pacific is a crowded space. But local actors are often forced to take back seat.

Sovereignty, trust and mutual benefit are all at stake when so many regions come together under the Indo-Pacific banner.

As 2022 national polls unfold, it is evident that a global decline in democracy is disadvantaging the most vulnerable.

The Pacific nation needs a new social contract on data for any meaningful change to occur in at-risk communities.

Australia must bolster its vaccine assistance with practical fixes, starting with energy and cold-storage solutions.

The tourists are gone, and Covid has crippled the economy. A well-regulated marijuana industry might not be a bad idea.

With the tourist industry reeling, quick action will kickstart island economies more than a well-intended afterthought.

<p>Fiji First’s narrow election win had to contend with rain, rumours, and regulations.</p>

Frank Bainimarama is in a far different position to when he controversially seized power in a military coup in 2006.

Why was a violator elected to a body responsible for protecting human rights?

Australia’s win in Nadi could signal an end to Bainimara’s “Look North” policy, which reoriented Fiji toward China.

Amid recent budget cuts, a positive court ruling is a welcome step towards improved media reporting.

Euan Moyle,an intern with the Pacific Islands Program, with links on developments across the Pacific.

Julie Bishop speaking on Australia's new approach to the Pacific, violence in PNG's Highland provinces, the real danger facing Guam and more.

Storm activity in the Pacific, Australia rebuffs PNG on aid request, drone deliveries and more.