Lea Koh | Australian Associated Press The PIF has hit another snag as representatives have differing priorities regarding the next topic of discussion, splitting between resolving the question of regionalism and moving on to the next topic of climate-related statelessness. While the Forum enters a temporary lull, the representatives of Australia have shared some of their solutions and their comments on future topics of discussion. With the commencement of the PIF, one of the

Lea Koh | Australian Associated Press In the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) conference today, delegates were alarmed to receive an update stating that a German naval vessel passing through Oceania noticed an illegal shipment of roughly 300 tonnes of drugs. 1   However, the German Navy could not apprehend the drug traffickers due to a lack of clear legislation on drug trafficking.  When asked for comment, the anonymous German naval officer stated that he was “appalled”, proceedin