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Youpla funeral insurance founder’s multimillion-dollar yacht arrives in Vanuatu

The company founded by Ron Pattenden collapsed owing millions in unpaid policies to thousands of low-income Aboriginal families

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2022

US Beefs up South Pacific Aid, Diplomacy as China Spreads Its Influence

Washington intends to return the U.S. Peace Corps to Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu, citing progress toward reestablishing a U.S. Agency for International Development regional mission for the Pacific in Fiji.

The News Lens · Jul 14, 2022

Pacific islands youth 'cannot wait' for climate change action - Vanuatu

The leader of Vanuatu, pushing to take climate change to the international court, said the slow pace of international negotiations over emissions reduction was "totally out of step" with the impact Pacific islands are seeing.

Reuters · Jul 12, 2022

One of the last nations closed to international tourists reopens next month after two-year closure

The Pacific island has remained sealed off from the world for 27 months

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Youpla funeral fund collapse: liquidator investigates whether founder committed crime

Indigenous funeral fund creditors told of preliminary investigations into whether payments to founder’s company were illegal

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2022

China's presence in the Pacific is nothing new — Beijing has been developing in the region for decades

China's presence in the Pacific has been thrown into the spotlight following a controversial pact with Solomon Islands. But Beijing's involvement in the Pacific is nothing new.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

Cruise ships are bringing tourists back to Pacific waters, but at what cost?

Cruise ships are returning to our oceans after the pandemic brought the industry to a halt. But some countries want to see change when they welcome tourists back to their tropical islands.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2022

'I said no' – Nie's refusal and the troubling question of Pacific slavery in Australia

In 1881 Nie (also known as Nai), a Pacific Islander woman, walked off “Virginia” plantation, south of Maryborough, in the colony of Queensland.

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2022

Chinese foreign minister's Pacific tour continues in Vanuatu

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Vanuatu for talks as he continues his regional island-hopping tour two days after failing to ink an ambitious deal with 10 South Pacific nations

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

Sunshine Coast father-son duo steer boat from landfill to 'floating school bus' for Vanuatu

Dean Frith and his son Beau have turned a rundown boat into a "ute" on the water for Pacific Island community as part of a project to "give back as much" as they can.

ABC News · May 30, 2022