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Papua New Guinea lawyer Paul Paraka insists that fraud charges against him are baseless. Mr Paraka is at the centre of a fraud case regarding alleged illegal state payments of US$30 million to his law… Audio

The editor of the Samoa Observer says the reintroduction of criminal libel law could lead to the abuse of media freedom in the country. Audio

Education lawyer James Pullar explains the legal position of a school that raised money for Fiji flood victims but used the funds elsewhere. Is it fraud? Audio

Overseas investment expert Sam Nelson explains the Overseas Investment amendment going through Parliament. Is it a "sham" as Nation claims? Audio

Terminally ill people who possess and use illicit cannabis will be protected from prosecution under legislation introduced today. Audio

Papua New Guinea's prime minister Peter O'Neill has welcomed a Supreme Court decision to quash an arrest warrant for him. Audio

A lawyer is planning a challenge in Fiji's courts over the country's sedition law which he describes as archaic. Audio

A Cook Islands MP says the man seen riding a jet ski in Muri Lagoon has been identified and will be reminded that it is strictly banned. Audio

The annual National Mass Cleaning campaign has kicked off this week in Cook Islands, which is where health officials inspect houses for any suspicious areas that could lead to mosquito-borne diseases.

The head of the UN Environment's Pacific Office says protecting the oceans from plastic pollution is a high priority at the current global meeting in Kenya. Audio

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has elected the exiled independence activist Benny Wenda as its new leader. He says that the organisation is united an that its agenda, to push for West… Audio

A Papua New Guinea MP has called for for enhanced defence co-operation with Australia and Indonesia to protect PNG's borders. Belden Namah, the MP for Vanimo Green, says cross-border trafficking of… Audio

A prominent New Zealand scientist says a lot more needs to be known about the Cook Islands' deep sea environment before any resource extraction can safely take place. Audio

Demonstrations have been held around the Pacific to mark the anniversary of West Papua's declaration of independence when the Morning Star flag was first raised. At a flag Morning Star raising… Audio

Civil society organisations working with survivors of gender-based violence in the Pacific are urging police in the region to apply zero tolerance approaches to gender based violence. Audio