KPMG competition to help grow AI and circular economy start-ups

KPMG Australia has launched the KPMG Nature Positive Challenge 2025 to champion and support innovative eco start-ups to build scalable businesses that have a positive impact on nature and the environment. Now entering its fourth year, the KPMG...

THE US PASSPORT LOSES ITS POWER

The Henley Passport Index, which draws on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), assesses 199 different passports against 227 destinations around the globe, taking into account visa-free or visa-on-arrival options....

China's struggle for growth is reshaping its Pacific diplomacy

China's rise in the Pacific isn't just about aid or diplomacy — it's about survival and power. As domestic demand slows and Western tariffs squeeze exports, Beijing has been forced to turn its industrial surplus outward. Behind the roads, mines...

Researcher identifies three new species on remote Australian island

Three newly discovered species only found on one of Australia's northernmost islands have been identified for the first time. Researchers believe Dauan in the Torres Strait may be harbouring other secrets long hidden by its isolated, rocky...

These 7 New Saints Are Arriving at Just the Right Time

The causes of saints usually take decades to reach canonization. It also happens that saints long in the making — or better, in the recognizing — arrive at the altar at exactly the right time. On Nov. 12, 1989, just days after the tearing open of...

Opinion: My YouTube debut will just have to wait

My teenage son, awestruck by the range and financial possibilities of YouTube farming videos, suggested setting up a channel this summer. We’re lucky to have some inspiring views, abundant wildlife, throaty sounding diesel engines and a lot of...

Rugby league: What you need to know about Pacific Championships

This weekend's rugby league doubleheader kicks off with the Kiwi Ferns taking on Fetu Samoa, followed by the Kiwis versus Toa Samoa. Here's what you need to know. Kiwi Ferns v Fetu Samoa 3.35pm Sunday, October 19 Go Media Stadium, Auckland Kiwis v...

Pacific Championships doubleheader: What you need to know

The doubleheader kicks off with the Kiwi Ferns taking on Fetu Samoa. Photo: Photosport Kiwi Ferns v Fetu Samoa 3.35pm Sunday, October 19 Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ Kiwis v Toa Samoa 6.05pm Sunday, October 19 Go Media...

Indonesian soldiers deliver school supplies to remote Highland Papua

Wamena, Papua Pegunungan (ANTARA) - Indonesian soldiers have distributed books and school supplies to children in a remote mountain district in Papua, as part of efforts to support education in the conflict-affected region. Troops from Task Force...

MD Ilakini discusses PNG’sfisheries sector and the future

Revenue generation With the Fisheries Management Act 1998, and the current set-up of the NFA, there is no way we could contribute more than our share of 2.6 per cent to the national Gross Domestic Product. But now with the reforms we are rolling...

Micronesia's worst fears realised as WWII shipwrecks leak

Swimming amid the shipwrecks of Micronesia's Chuuk Lagoon is like diving into a time machine. A ghost fleet of ships and aircraft, once part of a formidable Japanese naval base, dot the floor of the state of Chuuk's shallow waters. They lie amid...

In Awe of Tiny Things

One of the earliest influences for artist, writer, and filmmaker Michael Benson, he says, was the sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Beyond stirring childhood wonder, he says the movie impressed upon his 6-year-old brain that grand subjects such...

U.S. Passport Ranking Falls to 12th Place in 2025: What Caused the Henley Index Drop?!

U.S. Passport Ranking Falls in 2025: In 2025, the U.S. passport saw a significant drop in World's Most Powerful Passports. U.S. Passport rank fell to 12th place in the prestigious Henley Passport Index. This marks the first time in over two...

China Is Making a Major Offshore Wind Push in Europe

The so-called Toliara mine was supposed to be the “crown jewel” of one of the world’s least developed economies, a megaproject designed to patch Madagascar into a new global supply chain meant to reroute trade in metals needed for everything from...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Madagascar’s Coup Has Complicated America’s Critical Minerals Backup Plan

As the Trump administration looks abroad for critical minerals deals, the drama threatening a major American mining megaproject in Madagascar may offer a surprising cautionary tale of how growing global instability can thwart Washington’s plans to...

Prime Minister Albanese’s meeting with President Trump: views from ASPI analysts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on 20 October. This will be the first official meeting between the two leaders since Trump’s inauguration in January. Here are ASPI analysts’ views on the visit,...

Pacific Tuna Forum wraps up with call for balance, innovation, and...

The two-day Pacific Tuna Forum, held in Denarau, Nadi, Fiji, wrapped up Wednesday with powerful closing remarks from Dr Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen, Chairperson of the Pacific Tuna Forum 2025. The Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of...

WFF 2025: Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum Pitches $15.9 Billion In Agrifood Opportunities

ROME – The Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Investment Forum 2025 opened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters, showcasing more than $15.9 billion in investment cases that target improving...

Strong earthquake shakes eastern Indonesia’s Papua, residents on alert

JAKARTA, Oct 16 — A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage. The epicentre of the quake, which struck...