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Major sending countries Samoa, Vanuatu and Fiji have all expressed concerns over losing workers to seasonal programs, says Richard Curtain.

The Dili Weekly Newspaper, Newspaper in Tetum, written and published by Timorese reporters and editors.

Global Citizen Explains examines the violence that encompassed Papua New Guinea’s election.

The call for Australia to offer more labour mobility access to the Pacific has been a common theme of commentators (e.g. from the Lowy Interpreter and ASPI Strategist), as a key part of a response to recent geopolitical maneuvering in the Pacific.

In Papua New Guinea, the COVID-19 outbreak has spread rapidly to all 22 provinces, affecting many people.

The Vanuatu Government’s investment in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and forestry to mitigate the economic downturn and job losses from prolonged border closure is currently concentrated at the producer level.

At the time of Tonga’s volcanic eruption and tsunami on 14 January 2022, there were an estimated 150,000 Tongans living overseas. Of these, close to 5,000 Tongan workers were employed across Australia and New Zealand under their respective Pacific temporary labour schemes.

The Kiribati government closed their international border late in March 2020, to keep their island population of approximately 140,000 people safe from COVID-19.

ANALYSIS: The announcement of New Zealand's committment followed pledges from Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Australian police have touched down in the Solomon Islands amid calls for calm and demands for the Prime Mi...