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How coach Woolf thought Taumalolo call was a prank

Tonga officials thought Jason Taumalolo was tipsy when he called to say he wanted to represent the nation in 2017 to save Test rugby league.

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Tonga's Katoa is game's 'next great halfback': Meninga

After sealing Tonga's spot in the Pacific Championships final, Mal Meninga says Isaiya Katoa can go on and become a leading NRL halfback.

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Tonne of Tongan muscle won't scare Aussies in Cup final

Numbers reveal a stark difference in size between the Australian and Tongan forward packs ahead of the Pacific Cup final.

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Kangaroos ready to embrace red sea of Tongan fans

Australia's players say they are ready to feel like an away team in a State of Origin match against Tonga, preparing for a red sea of fans at CommBank Stadium.

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Tonga hold on to beat New Zealand in Auckland epic

Tonga have beaten New Zealand 25-24 to qualify for the Pacific Cup final against Australia, in one of the greatest Test matches played in the 21st century.

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Man who identifies as Indigenous loses deportation spat

A man originally from Tonga, who was twice convicted of assault could still be deported despite claiming he identifies as an Indigenous Australian.

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Koloamatangi out of Tonga's Pacific Champs Test with NZ

Keaon Koloamatangi won't play in Tonga's must-win Pacific Championships Test with New Zealand.

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Pelite stars as Samoa keep World Cup hopes alive

Evania Pelite has starred in her first match since switching from Australia to Samoa, leading her side to a 30-16 win over arch-rivals Tonga in Fiji.

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Meninga ponders changes to new-look Roos against Kiwis

Mal Meninga will toss up his selection options to face New Zealand after the Kangaroos shut out Tonga 18-0 to begin the Pacific Championships in Brisbane.

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Kangaroos down Tonga in Pacific Championships victory

Australia have shut out Tonga 18-0 in Brisbane to deny the visitors a fairytale second straight win against the Kangaroos.

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New-look Kangaroos can create own legacy: Yeo

First-time Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo will lead a team featuring six debutants into battle against a confident Tonga to begin the Pacific Championships.

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Dearden defies early NRL horrors to face ultimate Test

Tom Dearden's career arc will take him back to Suncorp Stadium for a Test debut for Australia against a stacked Tongan side capable of repeating history.

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No fear as Tonga eye back-to-back wins over Kangaroos

Jason Taumalolo believes his squad can "do special things too" as Tonga eye back-to-back defeats of the Kangaroos in a rematch five years in the making.

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Pacific Island Nations Swamped By Global Drug Trade

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

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Penrith's Alamoti wins call-up to stacked Tongan squad

Coach Kristian Woolf is poised to hand Penrith's Paul Alamoti his maiden Tongan Test cap after he received a debut call-up for the Pacific Championships.

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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

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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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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

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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.

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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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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.

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