THE feather-shaped namele leaf is so central to Vanuatu it features on the national flag, and now it is being enlisted to ...

Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and issues involving social justice. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the ...

Vanuatu, along with other Small Island Developing States (SIDS), stands at the frontlines of climate change. Although SIDS are responsible for less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, they are ...

Creeping yams and bees behaving strangely – in Fiji, farmers read nature's warning signs to predict hurricane season.

Finance Minister Esrom Immanuel highlighted the economic burden of NCDs, noting that beyond reduced productivity and ...

A round-up news from around the region, including Solomon Islands national carrier announcing temporary adjustments in ...

Vanuatu has a long history of natural disasters. But a combination of traditional knowledge and a simple warning system have kept deaths remarkably low. Chris McCall reports.

Holly Richardson is a news reporter in Cairns. She ' s worked in newsrooms in Mackay, the Gold Coast and her hometown of Brisbane and files stories for radio, TV and online. The woman's body was found ...

After a heavy-water score in Sydney, wandering lensman Ted Grambeau landed back at home on the Gold Coast just in time for a ...

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua pulled off an impressive victory in their Shop N Save Super Rugby clash against the Western Force after beating them 24-22 at Churchill Park in Lautoka. The Drua had a ...

Tropical Cyclone Vaianu is making its way south from Fiji and appears likely to impact New Zealand sometime on Sunday. It's currently tracking as a category 2 storm with winds around 100km/h. Tropical ...

The Bureau of Meteorology says one of them will move towards north Queensland by the weekend.