Last month the Council launched its new newsletter for members under the authorship of Dev Nadkarni, the Council’s new Communications, Partnerships and Relationships...
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Cook Islands
Study for Pacific workers’ alternative pathways into Australia concludes
The PACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU) has recently concluded a comprehensive study to identify alternative visa pathways that can facilitate the movement of...
Letter from the Secretariat
We recognise that our communication with members may have fallen behind in recent times, and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. In the midst of the Covid-19...
Pacific Infrastructure Conference Registration Now Open
The much-anticipated Developing Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure in the Blue Pacific conference has opened its bookings for delegates, trade booths, and advertising...
Business Councils’ joint delegation meets Australian Pacific Parliamentary Network
A joint delegation of executives from our three Business Councils (Australia Papua New Guinea, Australia Fiji and Australia Pacific Islands Business Councils) had a...
‘I see opportunities for the Pacific to invest in Queensland’
Leata Alaimoana is Queensland’s Trade Commissioner for the Pacific. A highly accomplished executive with broad expertise in leadership, executive management, project...
Solomons’ Recovery Speeds up with Pacific Games on the Horizon
The Solomon Islands economy is poised to receive a significant boost as it prepares to host the Pacific Games from 19 November to 2 December. The government aims to...
APIBC & Cook Islands Chamber sign MOU
On 1 October (Australia, and 30 September in Cook Islands) the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cook Islands...
Cook Islands Opens Seabed Minerals Exploration
Companies interested in conducting seabed minerals exploration work in Cook Islands have until December to put in their Expressions of Interest. This was announced by Prime Minister Mark Brown when he officially launched the exploration licensing phase of seabed minerals exploration in the Cook Islands.