Pacific Waves for Thursday 5 May 2016

3:05 PM.An estimated 160,000 still affected by PNG drought; Journalist detainee says PNG police controlling Manus Island facility; Australia urged to find immediate solution for refugees; Samoa brawl school… Read more Audio

3:04 PM.International agencies in Papua New Guinea are planning to provide more food support to tens of thousands of drought victims. Audio

3:03 PM.A Kurdish Iranian journalist detained in the Manus Island offshore processing facility says Papua New Guinea police have taken control of the compound. Audio

3:01 PM.Another incident of school students brawling in Samoa has some in the country calling for a return to corporal punishment. Audio

5:06 AM.Australia urged to find immediate solution for refugees; West Papuan demonstrations on the rise; There are hopes in Tonga that the numbers of women in politics will be boosted by upcoming local… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Australia's offshore detention policy has been branded an unnecessary fear campaign, as Australia has been urged to find an immediate solution. Audio

5:04 AM.Despite mass arrests by Indonesian police, West Papuans are likely to hold more public mobilisations in support of aspirations for self-determination. Audio