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Melbourne's Katoa switches Wallabies dream for league

Eli Katoa says he wanted to play for the Wallabies rather than the Melbourne Storm but took a chance on rugby league to support his family back in Tonga.

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‘We can’t even buy our own land’: the Tongan women pushing for change

Women are only permitted to lease land in the Pacific country as advocacy groups call for reform to the system

The Guardian - AU

Tonga eruption that poured 150 metric megatons of water vapor into the stratosphere affected the atmosphere for years

A new study builds on previous research into the underwater volcano's effects on the climate.

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Albanese’s hot mic moment in Tonga lights up China’s WeChat groups, and they’re not happy

Beijing’s official reaction to Albanese’s comments has been fairly mild. Not so the response in the Chinese blogosphere.

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Pacific First Nations people sound alarm on climate

A coalition of environmental and First Nations groups condemned Australia's addiction to fossil fuels during this week's Pacific summit in Tonga.

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Last-minute Taiwan drama and a policing plan: five things we learned at the Pacific Islands Forum

China’s representative demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan in the final communique; Pacific countries will get a new multinational police unit

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand's Maori King Tuheitia Dies At 69

Maori King Tuheitia's passing in Tonga mourned by Maori, Kiingitanga followers, and New Zealand, leaving a legacy of cultural preservation and unity.

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NZ backs Pacific Policing, commits to climate finance

New Zealand Chris Luxon enjoyed a joyful end to his first Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, mobbed by Tongan students on a primary school visit.

AAP

Tonga pulls off Pacific Islands Forum staging

There has been disagreements and plenty of tensions kept under the carpet but for the most part, the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga was a success.

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PM wraps up Pacific Islands Forum talks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Pacific backs Australia's regional police initiative

Anthony Albanese has wasted no time getting to work at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, announcing support for his Pacific Policing Initiative.

AAP

Pacific Island leaders endorse joint policing plan

Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan Wednesday at a summit in Tonga, a contentious move seen as trying to limit China's security role in the region.

Radio France Internationale

Australia overcomes last-minute concerns to secure sweeping Pacific police training plan

Anthony Albanese says it is ‘a Pacific-led initiative’ that reflects the desire of neighbours to ‘stand with each other’

The Guardian - AU

Victorians warned ‘winter gales’ set to continue – as it happened

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UN chief issues climate SOS, warns of ‘unimaginable’ catastrophe

Speaking at a meeting of Pacific Island leaders in Tonga, Antonio Guterres warned the region was ‘uniquely exposed’.

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‘Even in the teeth of a gale, she has time for a hula’: the sailor breaking barriers on the Pacific ocean

First female Fijian sail master on traditional vessel Uto ni Yalo led a difficult week-long voyage to the Pacific leaders’ summit in Tonga

The Guardian - AU

‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific

António Guterres calls for a ‘massive’ increase in finance and support for the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels

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Diplomatic ruptures on display at Pacific Islands Forum

France's handling of unrest in New Caledonia has drawn criticism from Pacific leaders in Tonga this week.

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Radio France Internationale

Pacific leaders convene in Tonga amid critical regional challenges

Pacific leaders have gathered in Tonga for the annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), a meeting facing significant logistical hurdles and which is overshadowed by growing tensions between the world's superpowers.

The Independent UK

Pacific Islands Forum: How a summit for tiny nations became a global powerhouse

Torrential rain and an earthquake greeted leaders welcomed to the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, underscoring climate change the region faces

International Business Times

Big Polluters Urged To Pay As Key Pacific Summit Opens In Tonga

Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay."

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Earthquake rattles opening day of PIF summit in Tonga

Tonga has been backed to host a successful Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting despite the summit ballooning in size and scale.

AAP

Pacific leaders go to church ahead of Tonga summit

A suite of world leaders will descend on Tonga this week for the Pacific Islands Forum but on Sunday it was calm as they went to church.

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Gang and drug problems on the rise in Tonga

Australia's deportations policy appears to be growing gang populations in Tonga, which hosts the Pacific Islands Forum's annual summit this week.

The Guardian - AU

UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit

António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watch

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