Pacific Beat

Australia's foreign minister was probably right when he suggested there was little international support for the idea of independence for the Indonesian province of Papua.

Three of Fiji's main political parties have announced they will work together to implement what they call a roadmap to democracy.

One of the big issues for Pacific Island leaders at this year's Pacific Islands Forum will be how to revive the Pacific Plan - the roadmap for greater regional co-operation and integration.

Fiji Police hope to do something about the 18 percent rise in the suicide rate.

The Australian based Medical Sailing Ministries is preparing its yacht Chimere for sailing tomorrow on it's latest mission to Vanuatu.

New Zealander Ryan Fox successfully defended his title in the 2013 Fiji Golf open leading marginally ahead of fellow professional golfer Nick Gillespie .

Australia must win tonight's World Cup qualifer at Docklands in Melbourne to give it the best possible chance of playing in the Brazilian tournament next year.

A recent report by an Army recruiter revealed evidence of students taking army entrance exams on behalf of their friends in American Samoa.

Twenty-four-year old Pacific beauty Veniana Natekuru is the first Fijian to be selected to compete in the Miss World Australia competition next month.

A consultation to discuss women's empowerment for a culture of peace and non-violence takes place this week in Fiji.

A new training program designed to help poor rural Pacific farmers gain organic certification and access bigger markets took place last week in Fiji.

What do you do with a violent 11-year-old student who's been to more than a dozen schools ? It's a question which is being canvassed across New Zealand at the moment, after a small regional primary school refused an Education Ministry demand to re-enroll a pupil who'd assaulted a teacher and threatened fellow students.

A West Papuan Independence advocate, has strongly rejected comments made Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr about the independence movement for the Indonesian Province.

The controversial deep sea bed mining issue is the subject of a week long training workshop in Vanuatu this week.

Papua New Guinea's plan to become a global player in tuna processing took another step forward today with the opening of the region's biggest fish processing plant in the industrial city of Lae.

Papua New Guinea's plan to become a global player in tuna processing took another step forward today with the opening of the region's biggest fish processing plant in the industrial city of Lae.

Fiji is considering integrating trained and accredited social health workers into the country's rural nursing program.

Fiji's interim prime minister has reacted angrily to a BBC Panorama item broadcast in the UK last week.