Fears over democratic decline have intensified in Kiribati after the appointment of the country's attorney-general to the position of acting chief justice. Tetiro Semilota was the chief legal adviser ...

It's not uncommon to hear Port Lincoln's crew of Kiribati fishermen burst spontaneously into song while at work. Their sweet-sounding harmonies are reminders that despite being naturals on the water, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our atoll nation is barely two metres above sea level, and the waters are coming for us. Despite the progress and momentum of the ...

An Australian citizen and senior judge in Kiribati who is married to the opposition leader of the Pacific Island nation is fighting extraordinary moves by the Kiribati government to detain and deport ...

December saw the first arrivals in Australia of participants from Kiribati in a new “Microstate Visa.” The program is aimed to the citizens of Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati, and carries a different set ...

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A handout photo supplied by the New Zealand Defence Force shows survivors from a ferry that sunk floating in a boat in the sea near the South Pacific nation of Kiribati, January 27, 2018. New Zealand ...