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Australia's highest court will sit in October to consider the constitutionality of the government's offshore detention of asylum seekers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. Audio

A ruling that protects Hawaiian monk seal habitats is being hailed as an important step towards preventing their extinction. Audio

The Office of the Ombudsman in Samoa has released the country's first Human Rights Review report, revealing a number of issues of concern and producing over 30 recommendations for action. Audio

The scientific community is calling on Pacific Island countries to adopt a collaborative approach to developing sea bed mining in the region. Audio

Peter Griffin's in Israel looking at how it's become a 'start up nation'. Audio

The Papua New Guinea Highlands provinces, home to several million people, are on the edge of a catastrophe caused by drought and frosts. Audio

A prominent publisher in Tonga says Pacific governments find it difficult to implement reforms because of bureaucracy within the civil service. Audio

Frost in Papua New Guinea's Enga has destroyed vegetable gardens depended on by hundreds of thousands of people. Audio

A New Zealand-based Pasifika organisation working to reduce suicide rates in New Zealand's Pacific community has signed an agreement with the princess on Tonga to help with measures there. Audio

A new ANZ funded report is recommending a restructure of PNG Power in order for Papua New Guinea to reach its energy targets. Audio

A West Papuan leader is touring New Zealand seeking support for a Pacific Islands Forum fact finding mission to the sent to Indonesian region. Audio

Papua New Guinea's prime minister Peter O'Neill remains upbeat about his government's management of the economy, in response to warnings about the country's fiscal position. Audio

The US says they are working hard on an answer to an appeal from a Marshallese community for assistance for relocation. Audio

Despite the serious nature of the charges of sedition against three men, the Fiji Police Commissioner says the group pose no threat to national security at this stage. Audio

The lawyer for several people facing sedition charges in Fiji has hit out at prosecutors saying they are not following due process. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Opposition Leader paints a grim picture of the state of the country's economy and calls for drastic action. Audio

American Samoa's largest private sector employer has warned thousands of people could be out of work if there are no fish deliveries to its cannery by next week. Audio

The Tuvalu government is to launch its national youth policy today giving young people a voice in decision-making. Audio

A short term fishing deal worth $89 million US has been struck between Pacific nations and the United states but future long-term arrangements look uncertain. Audio

Solomon Islands is set to provide police staff as United Nations peace-keepers from the beginning of next year. Audio

A dance group in Fiji has gained a fresh perspective with the help of New Zealand choreographer Sarah Foster-Sproull. Audio

A Cook Islands opposition party wants help from New Zealand to address a lack of brain power to move the country forward. Audio

Thirty police officers across the country have been accused and convicted of serious charges within the past year, including one officer who filmed a teenager in a shower. Audio

The PNG government is promising a supplementary budget and is being advised to take a long term view and look to diversify the economy from its mineral resource dependency. Audio

Simon Morris goes to the latest Mission Impossible blockbuster, Rogue Nation, starring Tom Cruise. Break out the foghorns… Video, Audio