Pacific Waves for 20 October 2022

A coalition of parties has formed in Vanuatu that could well become the country's next government; It is now well accepted that the just completed election in Papua New Guinea was perhaps the worst in the country's 47 years of independence. But how committed are the decision makers to implementing the various changes needed?; More young Pacific people are forming social justice groups and advocating for women's rights;Tonga have survived a near upset in their opening game of the Rugby League World Cup, narrowly beating Papua New Guinea's Kumuls by 24 points to 18.