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Bermuda Updates Immigration Prohibition Order
The Ministry of Economy and Labour issued an advisory on ongoing immigration policy reviews and adjustments. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Economy and Labour advises the public that, effective 17 July 2025, the Bermuda...
Vanuatu seeks visa-free access to Australia before renewing strategic pact
Jotham Napat, right, was elected Vanuatu's new prime minister in February. Photo: DFAT Vanuatu and Australia are set to re-sign an important strategic agreement in September, but its ratification may be stymied by immigration demands. The Vanuatu...

Vanuatu’s PM says he won’t sign Australia pact without immigration reform
The Prime Minister of Vanuatu has declared he won’t sign a landmark new strategic pact with Australia unless Canberra agrees to radically relax immigration restrictions for his citizens The ultimatum comes as the government presses ahead with...

Immigration New Zealand Extends Longer Visits for Pacific Island Nations Granted Visited Visa
Photo: NZ Immigration New Zealand is welcoming Pacific visitors by making it easier to travel here with changes to immigration settings that will come into effect later this year. From 6 July 2025, people from Pacific Islands forum countries...
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
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Four in five Tuvaluans apply to move to Australia. Frayzel is among them
Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy said: “The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty is the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world and the most significant Pacific policy this country has undertaken in the last 50 years.” A...

Vanuatu Tourism Launches ‘Adventure Passes’ Campaign To Lure Aussies To Pacific
Vanuatu Tourism Office has this week unveiled ‘Adventure Passes’, a new consumer marketing campaign in Australia that promotes Vanuatu as the ultimate destination for adventure, nature and cultural exploration. Live from today through to 10...

Vanuatu Statement On Inter-American Court Advisory Opinion On The Climate Emergency And Human Rights
Statement from Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology & Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management for the Republic of Vanuatu PORT VILA, VANUATU (4 July 2025) “The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu...

Groundlink Energy’s vision for sustainable geothermal growth in Vanuatu
Groundlink Energy's vision for sustainable geothermal growth in Vanuatu (inset photo: view of Emao Island taken at Takara 13 May 2025 by Groundlink Energy) Groundlink Energy is building on industry experience, existing geologic data, and...

Aotearoa's i-Kiribati community honours language and culture
Thousands of i-Kiribati people across Aotearoa New Zealand are celebrating their rich language and culture during Kiribati Language Week, which is now in its fifth year. The celebrations kicked off on Sunday in Wellington at Pataka Art and Museum,...

Vanuatu Arts in Global Museum Collections
Located in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu is situated east of New Guinea, northeast of New Caledonia, and south of the Solomon Islands. The archipelago is composed of four main islands surrounded by eighty smaller orbital isles. The...

Education Ministry receives an increase in budget allocation
“We want to resolve this now, and that is why I am committed to dialogue.” That’s Emmanuel Tjibaou, president of the independence party Union Calédonienne (UC) and one of New Caledonia’s deputies in the French National Assembly. On Wednesday this...

Save hundreds on a South Korea holiday, plus more travel deals
South Korea is fast becoming a hot destination for Aussie travellers seeking a fun, fulfilling holiday without having to fly too far. It's got delicious food, a staggering amount of history, a fascinating modern culture, great nature experiences,...

India tops with $ 7.3 bn remittances from Australia’s immigration boom
MELBOURNE, 2 July 2025: As Australia’s migrant population booms, so are the remittances sent abroad, with $38.2 bn left the Australian shores for many countries. But of these India tops the list with $ 7.3 bn remittances in 2024, followed by...

Michaelia Cash urges Albanese to maintain ‘vital’ Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact
Shadow Foreign Minister Michaelia Cash has urged the Albanese Government to maintain Australia’s “vitally important” Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact. Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has refused to ratify the...

First Indigenous-led marine reserve to span southwestern Pacific
Under the protections afforded by the reserve to the six-million-square-kilometres of ocean and islands expanse, only sustainable economic activities “consistent with Indigenous values” will be permitted. According to the Wildlife Conservation...

Is It Legal? How U.S. Citizens Can Reset Their Identity Without Breaking the Law
A Complete 2025 Guide to Legal Identity Change, Digital Erasure, and Second Citizenship VANCOUVER, British Columbia — At a time when personal data is bought, sold, and analyzed by thousands of organizations globally, a growing number of U.S....

UOG TO HOST PACIFIC TEACHER EDUCATION FORUM
The University of Goroka (UoG) in the Eastern Highlands province is set to host the inaugural Pacific Teacher Challenge Conference from July 5th to 7th, 2025. This landmark event, the first of its kind for UoG and a significant gathering for the...

Conference Counsel: Temples, missionaries, education part of hastening
Photo supplied, Intellectual Reserve Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles provides words of inspiration during the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 5, 2025....
WEF Claims It Will Take 123 More Years To Achieve Full Gender-Parity Globally
It will take 123 years to reach full gender parity globally, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Gender Gap Report 2025. While progress has been made since the report started in 2006, Statista's Anna Fleck reports that an analysis of the...