Pacific Waves for Wednesday 18 May 2016

3:06 PM.An academic says Australia could do more on Nauru governance; Micronesian research looks at putting a stop to betel nut chewing; The European Union is advocating direct budgetary support for Pacific… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Australia is partly to blame for enabling an authoritarian approach to government by the Baron Waqa-led administration on Nauru, according to an Australian academic. Audio

3:04 PM.A University of Guam professor hopes new research can lead to a cessation programme for chewing betel nut before the habit gets out of hand. Audio

3:03 PM.The European Union is advocating for better fiscal management and accountability in Pacific nations to allow it to provide direct budgetary support to the region's governments. Audio

5:06 AM.A Christian leader in Samoa calls for a ban on Islam in the country; Armed police move in on protests at the University of Papua New Guinea; A PNG opposition MP says the prime minister Peter O'Neill… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.An academic says Australia could do more on Nauru governance; Micronesian research looks at putting a stop to betel nut chewing; The European Union is advocating direct budgetary support for Pacific… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.There are calls in Samoa to ban the practice of Islam, following comments by the Prime Minister that he would look into amending the constitution to further recognise Christianity. Audio

5:04 AM.The region's community groups plan to push for reform of the humanitarian aid system at a world summit in Turkey next week. Audio