Kaya Selby

Advocates say hard times for the community are only getting harder as Pasifika families, "who suffer the most" are "struggling to make ends meet".

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers visited his counterparts in the two island nations last week to discuss drug trafficking, customs, intelligence sharing, and corruption.

The International Monetary Fund says that, because of the Trump tariffs, the new economic landscape is subject to high uncertainty.

Australia has a rapidly growing Pasifika population, with approximately 337,000 people of Pacific Island heritage calling the country home.

But at least discussions are beginning to take place at high levels, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Pacific regional office head.