AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPacific policing push: Fiji hosted the inaugural Pacific Police Ministers’ Meeting at Momi Bay on 19 May, co-chaired by Fiji and Australia, with Cook Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu at leaders level and other Pacific states plus New Caledonia represented by senior officials, all focused on turning regional cooperation into coordinated, intelligence-led action against transnational organised crime. Reef science, local stakes: Australian researchers have identified two new cleaner wrasse species—Goldenrod and Cinnabar—highlighting that some thrive in deeper waters, a reminder that reef “health services” may be more complex than shallow-reef assumptions. Regional geopolitics on the move: The 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau (Aug 30–Sep 4) is already being framed as a major Indo-Pacific geopolitical moment as China and the U.S. compete for influence. Media for disaster readiness: A Palau masterclass is training Pacific journalists and communicators alongside disaster and climate experts to improve how the region explains and responds to climate, ocean and disaster risk.
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