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Coral Expeditions visits Wayag Island in Papua New Guinea.

The little-visited Pacific islands right on our doorstep

Australian cruisers might feel they’re familiar with the Pacific, yet innumerable nearby archipelagos have gone virtually unexplored – until now.

  • Brian Johnston

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Manila and its port.

Port guide: Manila, Philippines

Manila is chaotic, crowded and traffic-choked, but beneath its daunting surface you’ll find plenty of reasons to get out and explore.

  • Brian Johnston
Palau in Micronesia.

After delays, US Senate passes funds for Pacific island nations

Republicans were able to make it easier for veterans deemed mentally incompetent to buy guns – a provision that provoked some Democrats to vote against the measure.

  • Erik Wasson
Pohnpei International Airport in Kolonia, Micronesia. Micronesia has likely become the final nation in the world with a population of more than 100,000 to experience an outbreak of COVID-19.

COVID outbreak hits last ‘bigger nation’, two weeks before border due to open

For more than two-and-a-half years, Micronesia had managed to avoid any outbreaks thanks to its geographic isolation and border controls.

  • Nick Perry
Five countries have declared they will leave the Pacific Islands Forum.

Five Micronesian countries to quit the Pacific Islands Forum

Five Pacific island nations have announced they are quitting the Pacific’s key regional body in a blow to Australia’s efforts to unite the region.

  • Anthony Galloway
An Australian Army helicopter lands on Pikelot Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, where three men were found on Sunday after missing for three days.

SOS on the sand saves trio

The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days when their distress signal was spotted.

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Rachelle Bergeron, pictured in 2015, after taking on her new role as assistant attorney general of Yap State.

US prosecutor slain in Micronesia after returning from run

Rachelle Bergeron planned to soon return to the US after a challenging stint prosecuting criminals on the Pacific nation of Micronesia, but she was shot and killed as she returned home from a run with her dog.

PNG-bound Air Niugini flight lands in lagoon

PNG-bound Air Niugini flight lands in lagoon

Water was waist-deep in the cabin before a flotilla of small boats arrived to rescue everyone on board.

  • Josh Dye

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