Fiame Naomi Mataafa

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has made her second trip to the Pacific since being sworn less than two weeks ago, this time heading to Samoa.

A number of milestones were reached in 2021 that sees 2022 start with more women in leadership positions internationally.

Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has said Australia must do more to address the threat of climate change.

Samoa may be on the cusp of electing its first female Prime Minister, as the island nation’s women-led opposition party finds itself in a dead heat with the ruling party at the general election.