Pacific Waves for Wednesday 2 November 2016
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 2 November 2016
4:05 PM.Cuts to spending raised taxes are the main features of PNGs new budget; More analysis on Australia's boat people ban which the UN is profoundly concerned about; A Weeklong forum on women's rights… Read more Audio
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PNG government cuts spending raises taxes in new budget
4:04 PM.The Papua New Guinea Government's 2017 Budget will bring in new taxes and make major cuts in spending. Read more Audio
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Two levels of NZ citizenship nothing new
4:02 PM.Under a proposed Australian law change asylum seekers and refugees who attempt to arrive in Australia by boat will be permanently banned from entering the country. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 2 November 2016
6:05 AM.UN profoundly concerned by Australian boat people ban; Weeklong forum on women's rights underway in Solomons; Pacific countries on track to eliminate filariasis; Fiji proposes trade restrictions for… Read more Audio
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UN profoundly concerned by Australian boat people ban
6:04 AM.The UN says it is profoundly concerned by Australia's proposed ban on boat people. Read more Audio
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Week-long forum on women's rights underway in Solomons
6:03 AM.Identifying barriers to gender equality and proposing actions to overcome them is the focus of a weeklong forum now underway in Solomon Islands. Read more Audio
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Sport: Tongan skier sets sights on Winter Olympics
6:00 AM.Tongan skier Kasete Skeen is attempting to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Read more Audio
