Is Al Jardine still just at least a little bit boyish, at 82? Yes, he is, with both the small and big B. Although this ...

Tuvalu climate minister says approval of North West Shelf Extension would threaten his country’s survival and “violate the spirit of the Pacific-Australia climate partnership.” ...

Australia's approval of a 40-year extension for a huge gas project has overshadowed its bid to host a United Nations climate summit next year and tarnishes its green credentials, experts and two ...

The North West Shelf is a sprawling industrial complex of offshore rigs, undersea pipelines and processing factories.

Hundreds of Australia’s unique species are clinging to life in small patches of habitat. Now researchers have found half of ...

Scientists say 4 billion people experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged increased support from the world's second-largest economy to Pacific Island countries in addressing climate ...

Nearly seven decades since the US government ended nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands, a new study has revealed the ...

The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host ...

In the 1970s, a huge concrete dome was built on Runit Island to cover some 85,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste dumped by the US. It still leaks radiation today.

Australia is a major player and presence in the Pacific. As the region's largest aid donor — as well as by far the largest and most economically powerful member of the Pacific Islands Forum ...