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Pacific Beat
Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.
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Pacific BeatFiji's top prosecutor defends immunity deals in cocaine case
A trial for sixteen people charged with trafficking two-point six tonnes cocaine allegedly bound for Australia, could begin as early as February. Among them…
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Board under pressure to step aside and allow a new body to take over rugby in Samoa
World Rugby is understood to have given the Government of Samoa an ultimatum: accept a review of its decision to cut funding for Lakapi Samoa, or risk a ban…
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Vanuatu marks 46 years of independence
Vanuatu is marking 46 years of independence today with mass celebrations and a speech by the country's Prime Minister.
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One body recovered from Gold Ridge mine landslide
It's been three days since a landslide occurred at Gold Ridge Mine, 26 kilometres from the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara. One body was recovered yesterday…
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No reports of fatalities in Solomon Islands landslide
In the Solomon Islands, there are fears people could be missing after a massive landslide at the country's only large-scale gold mine in Guadalcanal Province.
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Failed prosecutions raise questions about FICAC
Fiji's corruption watchdog, FICAC has dropped charges against prominent political commentator Charlie Charters, who says a flawed process is resulting in…
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Vanuatu chiefs apologise after backlash over female leader appointment
Vanuatu's House of Chiefs has apologised after a public backlash over its call to revoke the appointment of Dr Anna Naupa as the new Director General of the…
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Two bodies recovered as search continues for missing boat passengers off East New Britain
The bodies of two women have been recovered from the sinking of a boat off of East New Britain over the weekend. Twenty-five others remain missing at sea.
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Twenty-seven remain missing at sea
Twenty people, mostly children, remain missing at sea, four days after two boats sank in rough seas off East New Britain.
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Taiwan office closure "a monetary transaction" says East Sepik Governor
PNG's opposition leader says the government's decision to close Taiwan's trade office was likely not a geopolitical decision but a financial one. Also, There…
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350 arrests in Timor-Leste scam center crackdown
A major crackdown on international scam centers in Timor-Leste has resulted in 350 arrests. Police raided multiple heavily secured call centre compounds over…
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PNG Police pursue group who tortured elderly women
Papua New Guinea police are hunting for a group of men who tortured and attacked two elderly women, accused of sorcery in Enga Province. The incident, captured…
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250 people apprehended by Timor-Leste police in major scam center crackdown
More than 250 people have been apprehended in Timor-Leste following a sweep of raids on alleged scam centers. While details about what the alleged scams are is…
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Timor-Leste police arrest 90 foreign nationals in scam center crackdown
In Timor-Leste, police have raided suspected scam centres around the capital Dili, with more than 90 foreign nationals arrested.
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Australia's foreign minister says China missile test proves need for a regional security agreement.
Australia has offered stronger support for a regional security pact across the Pacific, in the wake of a Chinese ballistic missile test last week.
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Palau President accuses Beijing of intimidation
The President of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr, has accused Beijing of intimidating Pacific Island nations with this week's test firing of a nuclear-capable…
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Pacific backlash continues against China ballistic missile test
Tuvalu's leaders say they are gravely concerned about a Chinese missile test that landed in waters near the small Pacific nation.
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Former Kiribati president condemns PRC's ballistic missile test
Former Kiribati President Anote Tong has condemned the Nuclear Ballistic test by China and says it undermines foreign relations between Beijing and the Pacific…
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Super Typhoon Bavi lashes Rota, no casualties reported
A category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi has rocked the island of Rota in the Mariana Islands. The mayor Aubrey Hocog says respondents have reported extensive damage to…
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Rabuka set to sign new security agreement with Australia
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Fiji today, where he's expected to sign a major new security agreement with the Pacific nation. The pact is…
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Solomons PM wants regional security agreement
Solomon Islands' new Prime Minister Mathew Wale is in Fiji for a state visit. He says there's a "growing consensus" in the region in support of his idea for a…
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Enga governor requests more Australian police amidst fears of election violence
Papua' New Guinea's Enga Province Governor, Sir Peter Ipatas is urgently calling for more Australian police officers to be deployed to his province ahead of…
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Marshall Islands still feeling the effects of cold war nuclear testing
It's 80 years to the day since the US nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands began with Operation Able, when a 23 kiloton atomic bomb was detonated in…
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Vanuatu Opposition MP denounces Nakamal Agreement
Australia and Vanuatu have signed The Nakamal Agreement. The landmark deal states Vanuatu will consult Australia on proposed third party engagement in…
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New Caledonians await results of provincial elections
Crucial provincial elections have taken place in New Caledonia, and results could lay the foundations of the territory's future.
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Samoa to draft law requiring MPs to undergo drug testing
Samoa's Prime Minister La'auli Schimdt says his government will draft legislation requiring Members of Parliament to undergo drug testing.
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Fossil fuel investments in Tuvalu Trust Fund at odds with climate action
The Australian government has refused to release internal documents about Tuvalu's trust fund after an investigation by French international news agency AFP…
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Timor-Leste mourns former president Francisco Guterres
Thousands of people have turned out at Dili's international airport to honour the late former president of Timor-Leste Francisco Guterres as his body was flown…
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Cargo ship with three tonnes of illicit drugs, seized in Solomon Islands
A 100-metre cargo ship, suspected of being involved in transporting more than three tonnes of illicit drugs to Australia, has been intercepted by Solomon…
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Appointment of Australians to senior positions in PNG Police Force causes stir
Bougainville's leaders have condemned a move by Papua New Guinea's parliament to impose a three-quarters majority for any vote to ratify Bougainville's…
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26 cocaine bricks washup on remote islands in Fiji
Fiji police have confirmed 26 parcels of cocaine have washed up on shores in the Lau Group of islands over the past few weeks.
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Samoa parliament debates plans to setup new airline
The Samoan government's controversial plan to set up an airline and buy planes using financial support from citizens and the diaspora has dominated proceedings…
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Two Pacific activists appointed to UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Tune in each morning and afternoon to keep-up-to-date on the happenings in the Pacific.
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Over 300 gather in Suva for Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue
As calls for deep sea mining grow louder, dozens of research vessels are on a quest to map the sea floor in strategically vital regions. While some of the…
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Tonga Electoral questioned over non-use of $1.5 million dollar software
Tonga's Electoral Commission is facing questions over a 20-year $1.5 million dollar software agreement signed with a UK-based company with claims from former…
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Timor-Leste presidential pardon application for paedophile ex-priest denied twice
Civil society groups in Timor-Leste say paedophile and ex-priest Richard Daschbach should be taken off the list of offenders put forward for a presidential…
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Solomon Islands PM returns from relationship reset missions with AUS and NZ
Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale has returned from trips to Australia and New Zealand that he said were designed to reset Solomon Islands' relations with the…
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Minimum wage increase not enough to stop Samoans seeking work abroad
Some argue that the 8% increase to the minimum wage in Samoa is still insufficient to meet the rising cost of living and unlikely to stem the flow of people…
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Volcanic pumice surrounds Manus Province islands
Locals could be unable to fish or travel by boat for weeks as a floating layer of volcanic pumice rock surrounds the islands of Manus province.