By Genevieve Phillips Source: Getty Images Fiji now has the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the world. The crisis is now being felt throughout the Pacific as this regional emergency demands coordinated action from Pacific Nations and Australia. The Numbers The formal HIV outbreak was declared by the Fijian Government in January 2025, reflecting the scale of the unfolding outbreak in the Pacific. Fiji recorded 2,003 new HIV diagnoses in 2025, which has increased from 1,583 in

By Aquila Bergstrom Source: Unesco Every two weeks, the world loses its last fluent speaker of a language. With that final voice vanishes not only a method of communication, but a sophisticated knowledge system of understanding; an entire epistemology shaped by land, survival, spirit, and the passage of time. The loss is quiet. There is no obituary. No ceremony. And yet, what disappears is irreplaceable. According to UNESCO, nearly half of the world’s approximately 7,000 la

By Sybilla George Source: DFAT, Australia In 2013, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Abbott government, Julie Bishop, announced the...