Lucy Cooper

Pacific Beat Multi-Platform Reporter at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Presenter at Countrywide

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Kava market valued at $1.5 to $2 billion as demand in Australia and the US soar. - ABC Pacific

5 days ago | abc.net.au | Lucy Cooper

The Kava market has been valued at $1.5 to $2 billion at the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry in Tonga. It comes as Pacific Island kava growing countries look to deal with issues related to the sustainable production of Kava, it's market access, and cultural considerations.
Extension of Australia's largest oil and gas project a "slap in the face" for Pacific

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Lucy Cooper

The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070, with Australian Environment Minister Murray Watt giving the long-awaited environmental approval for the North West Shelf project to be extended beyond 2030. Woodside proposed the life extension to its West Australian gas facility six years ago, and it has sat under assessment since then.
Chosen through a random ballot, Jehhand and her family have started a new life in Australia, moving from Papua New Guinea. - ABC Pacific

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Lucy Cooper

Successful applicants of the Pacific Engagement Visa, have started to settle into their new lives in Australia. The PEV grants permanent residency to citizens from the Pacific and Timor-Leste, chosen through a random ballot it's similar to the "Green Card Lottery" seen in the US. Those selected can apply for a visa, and up to 3,000 visas are available each round.
'Huge relief': long-term future of Cook Islands cemetery, threatened by ocean waves, secured - ABC Pacific

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucy Cooper

The Cook Islands Investment Corporation has stepped in to help restore and manage the Nikao Cemetery, the final resting place for generations of Cook Islands families, visitors, and veterans of World War I and World War II. Since 2016, Australian Cate Walker has led the voluntary Nikao Cemetery Restoration Project which has rebuilt headstones, installed plaques and fixed graves, many of which had washed away.
Rio Tinto provides no clear commitment for Panguna mine, says Bougainville MP

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucy Cooper

Rio Tinto funded an independent assessment of the mine's social and environmental impacts that involved widespread community consultation. Landowner and member of parliament for the Ioro constituency where the Panguna mines are located, Theonila Roka Matbob says Rio Tinto provided no clear commitments in their most recent AGM.
Calls for "immediate removal" of Fiji Corrections Commissioner after viral video shows him engaged in a nightclub brawl whilst in uniform.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucy Cooper

A social media video showing the head of the Fiji's prison service, Acting Commissioner Sevuloni Naucukidi, engaging in a nightclub brawl has gone viral on social media. Videoed in a popular Suva nightclub, the video has sparked outrage with the Opposition and members of the public calling for Naucukidi to step down. The widespread distribution of the video has also raised questions about press freedom.
Cost of living, the economy and immigration key issues for Pasifika voters

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Finau Fonua |Lucy Cooper

Pacific Islanders in the state of Victoria will be among the 18 million voters in Australia set to head to the polls tomorrow. According to regional statistics, just under 80,000 Victorians are of Pacific Islander heritage, of which over 28,000 were born in the islands. There are no statistics available on where Australia's Pacific Islander demographic leans towards in federal elections.
For Naomi the 'ocean is everything' and now she's empowering women to take the lead in ocean conservation. - ABC Pacific

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucy Cooper

The Sea Women of Melanesia is a trailblazing team of indigenous women whose grassroots environmental movement is being recognised on the world stage. Last year they won the prestigious Whitley award, often called the "green Oscars", for their groundbreaking work protecting coral reefs across Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They also share their knowledge with indigenous women in North Queensland.
Pasifika voters heading to the Australian polls say cost of living, climate, immigration, and the economy key issues influencing their vote

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucy Cooper |Finau Fonua

Program: Pasifika voters heading to the Australian polls say cost of living, climate, immigration, and the economy key issues influencing their vote6h ago6 hours agoThu 1 May 2025 at 8:00pmSpace to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
Trump's deep-sea mining executive order sparks condemnation by scientists and conservationists

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Adelaide Miller |Peter de Kruijff |Lucy Cooper

Lying at the bottom of the ocean, thousands of metres below the surface, are reserves of what are considered to be the world's most critical minerals. In the Pacific Ocean between North America and Hawaii lies a large area known as the Clarion-Clipperton zone — a particularly abundant area filled with copper, cobalt and nickel. Now, the race is on to start mining these minerals.

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Lucy Cooper

Articles

Kava market valued at $1.5 to $2 billion as demand in Australia and the US soar. - ABC Pacific

Extension of Australia's largest oil and gas project a "slap in the face" for Pacific

Chosen through a random ballot, Jehhand and her family have started a new life in Australia, moving from Papua New Guinea. - ABC Pacific

'Huge relief': long-term future of Cook Islands cemetery, threatened by ocean waves, secured - ABC Pacific

Rio Tinto provides no clear commitment for Panguna mine, says Bougainville MP

Calls for "immediate removal" of Fiji Corrections Commissioner after viral video shows him engaged in a nightclub brawl whilst in uniform.

Cost of living, the economy and immigration key issues for Pasifika voters

For Naomi the 'ocean is everything' and now she's empowering women to take the lead in ocean conservation. - ABC Pacific

Pasifika voters heading to the Australian polls say cost of living, climate, immigration, and the economy key issues influencing their vote

Trump's deep-sea mining executive order sparks condemnation by scientists and conservationists

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