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Unrest and farce as PNG election draws to a close; UN accuses Canberra of reneging on offshore detention deal; Claims financial mismanagement in Fiji's government is getting worse; A survey shows many… Read more Audio

Calls to end secrecy over unwanted Samoan teen pregnancies; Fears about magnitude of family violence confirmed in Samoa; Lobbying to form PNG government intensifies; Solomon Islands' PM yet to deliver… Read more Audio

Papua New Guinea sees camps set up in the hope of forming the next government; There is finally a World Heritage listing for Taputapuatea marae in French Polynesia; The Cook Islands parliament has now… Read more Audio

Grievances abound as PNG election shifts into count; The Pacific fight against climate change takes to the world stage; Government initiatives to improve better health among a large Pacific community… Read more Audio

Controversy mars first half of polling in PNG election; Understanding the success of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands holds the key to the country's future; A childrens rights… Read more Audio

Signs of strong tourist season in Pacific, Three companies granted mining exploration licences in Fiji, Land leases still an issue for Fiji's sugar industry, EU increases funding for Pacific export… Read more Audio

A nationwide drug crisis has crippled hospitals and health centres in Papua New Guinea, with some hospitals completely running out of supplies. But replenishments are finally on their way; A New… Read more Audio

The Vanuatu Government has announced it will not sign the PACER Plus trade and development agreement next week in Tonga; Media freedom has come under the spotlight in Tonga ever since the prime… Read more Audio

Tuvalu distressed by US withdrawal from Paris Agreement; Opponents warn pressure mounting on Tongan PM; Nearly 150 whales teeth to be repatriated to Fiji by New Zealand's Department of Conservation… Read more Audio

Four Nepalese men are stuck on a rickety boat in the Federated States of Micronesia nearly a year after they were given refugee status; Papua New Guinea's police force is feeling the pinch with… Read more Audio

The author of a book about a deported former Solomon Islands attorney general Julian Moti says Australia's apology to him was weak; Papua New Guinea's police commissioner has defended his decision to… Read more Audio

Global media body worried about Tongan democracy; Solomons police rearmed for the first time in 14 years; While unease over mining deepens in its Temotu province;Council battles to erase stigma… Read more Audio