Synopsis
Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.
Episodes
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Vanuatu opposition moves to block parliament dissolution in court
22/08/2022 Duration: 45minVanuatu's opposition leader takes decision to dissolve parliament to the Supreme Court. Also, a curfew is imposed in Mendi in PNG's Southern Highlands, as election-related violence erupts.
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Best Youth Novel award recipient Lani Wendt Young draws on Samoan and Maori myths for her storytelling
21/08/2022 Duration: 09minSamoan international bestselling author Lani Wendt Young is announced as the recipient of the 2022 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel.
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Concerns after Vanuatu's parliament dissolved by government
21/08/2022 Duration: 13minJust over two years since Vanuatu last headed to the polls, the country will again hold an election as a result of a controversial move by the government to request the president to dissolve parliament.
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Why does the Pacific have so many foreign judges?
21/08/2022 Duration: 05minKiribati's attempt to deport Australian-born High Court Judge David Lambourne has shone a spotlight on the role of foreign judges in the Pacific.
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Fijian lawyer Aman Ravindra Singh flees country to avoid jail time as result of Facebook posts
21/08/2022 Duration: 04minA Fijian lawyer says he's fled the country to avoid a jail sentence after making posts on Facebook critical of the Prime Minister and Attorney-General.
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Concerns as Vanuatu heads to snap election after parliament dissolved
21/08/2022 Duration: 48minFears parliament dissolution being used for political gain in Vanuatu. Also, a Fijian lawyer flees to avoid jailtime for criticising the Prime Minister on social media.
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Fiji hosts major sports tournament for diaspora community
18/08/2022 Duration: 07minHundreds of Fijians living overseas are back in Fiji for this week's Fiji Australia New Zealand and Canada Muslim sports tournament.
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New cricket initiative will see PNG and Vanuatu teams play in Australian competition
18/08/2022 Duration: 04minMen's and women's cricket teams from Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu are set to join the Australian ranks as part of a new partnership between Cricket Australia and the Australian Government.
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Port Moresby safe for Hunters return insists PNG rugby league boss
18/08/2022 Duration: 06minThe head of Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League says fans are disappointed that the PNG Hunters will not play their match weekend's in Port Moresby.
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Vanuatu's opposition to challenge President's dissolution of parliament
18/08/2022 Duration: 05minVanuatu's opposition members say they will go to the Supreme Court to challenge the President's decision to dissolve parliament.
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Vanuatu President dissolves parliament prompting a snap election
18/08/2022 Duration: 51minVanuatu's opposition say they'll challenge a shock decision by the president to dissolve parliament. Also, time is running out for the PNG Hunters to return to Port Moresby in the Hostplus Cup.
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'We Are Still Here' shines spotlight on the Samoans who fought at Gallipoli
17/08/2022 Duration: 05minThe film is loosely based around real events which took place in the trenches between Anzac and Turkish soldiers where men would throw food and other items to each other across enemy lines.
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Vanuatu PM expected to face no confidence vote after spectacular boycott
17/08/2022 Duration: 47minAn opposition politician labels an attempt from the Vanuatu Prime Minister to dissolve parliament "undemocratic". Also, Pacific leaders welcome the biggest climate funding package in United States history.
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US climate commitment welcomed by Pacific
17/08/2022 Duration: 04minPacific leaders have welcomed the biggest climate funding package in US history. The more than $624 billion bill, signed into law by US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, is designed to cut domestic greenhouse gas emissions and boost investments in renewable energy.
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Vanuatu's political future hangs in the balance after PM's parliamentary boycott
17/08/2022 Duration: 06minVanuatu's Opposition party believes it has the numbers to oust prime minister Bob Loughman when parliament sits on Friday.
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Vanuatu becomes first Pacific country to eliminate disease causing blindness
16/08/2022 Duration: 10minVanuatu has become the first Pacific country to eliminate Trachoma a tropical disease that causes irreversible blindness.
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Scientists uncover new species deep below the Pacific Ocean
16/08/2022 Duration: 08minScientists using the help of special robots have discovered more than 30 potentially new marine species deep down in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.
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Town residents raise concerns over Australian funded navy facility in Fiji
16/08/2022 Duration: 04minResidents of Lami in Fiji have hit out at plans to build an Australian-funded maritime naval facility close to their homes, with construction set to begin in coming weeks.
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Locals voice fears over new Australian-funded Naval base in Fiji
16/08/2022 Duration: 35minAn upcoming Australian-funded maritime centre comes under fire from Fiji locals. Also, a major flu outbreak forces the closure of one of the Solomon Islands' largest boarding schools.
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Solomon Islands' health system strained as flu outbreak shuts schools
16/08/2022 Duration: 01minA major flu outbreak has temporarily shutdown schools in Solomon Islands and caused an overflow of cases at the National Referral Hospital in the capital, Honiara.