Pacific Waves for Friday 6 May 2016

3:04 PM.Journalist detainee on Manus calls for compensation; PNG anti-corruption officer sees light at the end of the tunnel; Report says West Papuans fear they will lose everything; And The Pacific's top… Read more Audio

3:03 PM.There's a call for the Australian government to provide compensation to a Kurdish Iranian journalist detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Audio

3:02 PM.A leading Papua New Guinea anti-corruption officer says he has faith in the judiciary to be able to rule fairly on myriad cases before the courts related to a major fraud case. Audio

5:05 AM.Report says West Papuans fear they will lose everything; A school in Samoa is closed after yet another brawl amid calls for corporal punishment; An estimated 160,000 are still affected by PNG drought… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.An Australia Catholic group which sent a fact finding team to West Papua says there are no signs that the economic and social status of Papuans is improving. Audio

5:00 AM.The Pacific region's top rugby league teams, including a number of NRL stars, will battle it out on Parramatta's Pirtek Stadium this weekend. Audio