Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a…

Refugees and asylum seekers held on Nauru claim they can’t afford to eat and are forced to skip meals. Their plight comes despite Australia spending $1.5m(US$989,504) per person for a U.S prisons operator to house them, although the contract does...

Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru…

“The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders agreed. At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly...

Morning Mail: Nauru asylum seekers ‘going hungry’, ATO hunt for old debts, UK synagogue attack

Morning everyone. It seems the vast cost of holding refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru – about $1.5m paid out per year to an American prisons operator for every detainee – is not enough to keep hunger at bay, with many telling us they can’t...

Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person

Refugees and asylum seekers held on Nauru claim they can’t afford to eat and are forced to skip meals. Their plight comes despite Australia spending $1.5m per person for a US prisons operator to house them, although the contract does not provide...

Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru swimming against the tide

Deep-sea mining equipment. Photo courtesy of Impossible Metals “The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders...

Australian government extends use of Nauru as a refugee prison

Without any prior public notification or scrutiny, the Australian Labor government has just extended a contract for the running of an asylum seeker prison on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru until at least 2027. Accommodation in the Nauru offshore...

Commonwealth takes Nauru bank service

THE University of the South Pacific (USP) is proud to announce that five of its academics have been recognised among the world’s Top 2% scientists by Stanford University for 2025. This prestigious ranking identifies researchers whose work is among...

Nauruans to head to the polls on 11 October

The new logo for the 2025 Nauru general election. It shows the frigate bird - Nauru's national national symbol - carrying its ballot paper ready for voting. Photo: Nauru Electoral Commission Nauruans will head to the polls on 11 October after the...

Everything that’s wrong with this immigration debate

On his London visit last week, after his meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Anthony Albanese shared his thoughts on fighting the far right. Politicians, he said, must keep their promises on economics and immigration. He cited first...

New and important research findings about global health financing

FOUR important reports were published in July that shed new light on trends in international development assistance for health (DAH) — bilateral and multilateral aid financing specifically to the health sectors of developing countries. These...

Morning Mail: Alarm at Nauru detention contract price rise; LIV golf course plan threatens Indigenous site; Albanese backs Starmer

Good morning. We lead today with revelations that a US private prisons operator will be paid $790m to hold just over 100 people on Nauru after the government expanded its contract in a decision called “absurd” by critics. In South Australia, a...

Nauru Airlines back in Suva

WHEN pre-eminent leaders of Fiji and Nauru – the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara and Hammer de Roburt – shook hands some 50-plus years ago, ongoing flight connections between the two island nations were established, and continues unabated to this day....

‘We had to be bold and innovative to save our economy’: Nauru president

YAREN (Nauru Government/Pacnews) — Nauru President David Adeang has revealed for the first time that when he was elected president three years ago, he received advice from the government’s finance department that the nation was in “serious...

Nauru President defends seabed mining in UNGA speech

Nauru's President David Adeang has defended moves to open his country's waters to deep sea mining. He called on the International Seabed Authority to speed up its drafting of regulations for Nauru to adopt...so it could have global approval on...

Nauru ratifies Pacific Resilience Facility, calls climate finance a “lifeline” for…

Nauru has deposited its instrumental of ratification for the historic Pacific-led climate initiative – the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), during the partners roundtable talanoa, at the United Nations headquarters in New York Tuesday. During...

Small nations demand unity, fairness, and action: Nauru President Adeang…

Nauru President David Adeang has told world leaders at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) that his country, though small, carries a strong voice for peace, resilience, and fairness in global governance. “It is an honour to address...

Want a Second Passport? These 13 Countries Let You Buy Citizenship

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization These 13 Countries Let You Buy Citizenship This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...

Phosphate mining ruined Nauru. Can it find its way again?

Imagine being one of the world’s richest countries – but amassing all of that wealth by exploiting a single resource that’s soon to run out. That was the conundrum facing the Pacific island nation of Nauru in the 1970s. Once the world’s top...

Tonga could face potential financial and legal risks if Deep Sea...

By Marc Ake Tonga is one of the sponsoring states for The Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian deep sea mining company trying to secure rights to mine in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) between Hawai’i and Mexico. It’s been 5 years since TMC first...

IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD CONCLUDES 2025 ARTICLE IV CONSULTATION WITH THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU

The following information was released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF): On September 17, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Nauru.[1] The...