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A former government executive and democracy advocate says political reform is working in Tonga even though Parliament was dissolved by royal decree. Audio

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has again stressed that for next year's independence referendum to be fair, the electoral roll needs to be sincere. Audio

A Tongan academic says the Pohiva government may have provoked Parliament's dissolution by pushing reform efforts too hard. Audio

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A New Zealand Catholic lay missionary working in Papua New Guinea says he wants to raise concerns about the country's deportation process. Audio

An emeritus Oxford professor of refugee law says Australia has painted itself into a corner by refusing to resettle maritime arrivals. Audio

Protests continued on Manus this week as Australia's High Court confirmed the legal status of the detention centre while Canberra continue moves to close it down. Audio

Papua New Guinea's prime minister is being urged to make good on his promise to hold an inquiry into a suspicious land deal involving two of his ministers. Audio

An Australian academic says both the Papua New Guinea and Bougainville governments should sit down and sort out concerns over funding. Audio

Following the recent movement of the Cook Islands in the process of decriminalising homosexuality, there are still a handful of Pacific nations that view homosexuality as a crime. Audio

There is a push for the Pacific Islands Forum to develop regional foreign policy to counter expanding risks in the Pacific. Audio

Human Rights Watch says in the past year, Indonesia's government has freed the majority of political prisoners in its Papuan provinces. Audio

Samoa's attorney general says he supports a proposed increase to tax on alcohol in order to thwart violent crime. Audio

There's no move to change the uplifting children's policy in light of footage showing a five year being taken by police from her mother's home. Audio

Lawlessness related to Papua New Guinea's election continues to fester, with more deadly violence in the Highlands region. Audio

Indigineous Hawaiian's protest the construction of a telescope on a sacred mountain. Audio

Pacific countries are looking at a variety of tools to step up the battle against the ubiquitous plastic bag. Audio