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Australia's senate has been told that the government's aid programme in Papua New Guinea enables rather than remedies state fraud and market distortions in PNG. This is according to the International… Audio

The effectiveness of Australia's aid programme in Papua New Guinea has come under the spotlight after a Senate inquiry heard sorcery-related violence, poor maternal and child health, and limited… Audio

Police in Samoa are trying to raise more awareness around gun safety after a fatal shooting last week. Audio

The father of a family turned down for refugee status based on climate change, has today been deported from New Zealand. Audio

Changes in the laws governing health and safety in employment and related private prosecution cases. Audio

The Papua New Guinea man who launched a successful legal challenge against changes to the constitution regarding parliament and motions of no-confidence says the case was about protecting democracy. Audio

The editor of the Samoa Observer newspaper says there's not enough education around possessing a firearm safely for gun-owners in the country. Audio

A Kiribati community leader in New Zealand begs the government not to deport a family who argue they are climate change refugees. Audio

Greenpeace is applauding Nauru's banning of transhipments but says it is just the start illegal fishing in the Pacific. Audio

Lawyers from around the Pacific will gather in Australia to talk pro bono, legal reform, the need to respond to cases of domestic violence and other issues affecting the region. Audio

An academic at the Australian National University says there are a lot of issues to sort through before Australian police can take up frontline duties in Papua New Guinea. Audio

Professor Ursula Cheer of Canterbury University discusses media law, including a high profile defamation case involving the Australian treasurer. Audio

Banks in Tonga are hitting back at the Prime Minister's claim that high interest rates are causing more businesses to close down. Audio

Nauru hits back at New Zealand after the suspension of aid to its justice sector, accusing it of interfering in its domestic affairs. Audio

Six months have passed since Cyclone Pam brought widespread destruction to Vanuatu and businesses in the country are still struggling to recover. Audio

Australia's government has dismissed a Senate inquiry into the country's asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru as a political witch hunt by an opposition-dominated committee. Audio

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

Timber exporters and importers are developing a system for auditing sawn timber to ensure it is sustainable and legally sourced. Audio

The Cook Islands Democratic Party has hit out at the government over a deal for a schooner saying the contract has been mishandled. Audio

Are these laws an ass? We ask lawyer Michael Smyth. Audio

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

Three more people have appeared in court in Fiji charged with sedition, bringing the tally on sedition charges to 65. Audio

A legal expert says a man who was shot and wounded by police during a chase on an Auckland motorway in 2009 was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Audio

A group representing farmers in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region says serious reform is needed as the country's agricultural output for the year is set to decline yet again. Audio

The lawyer for an inmate who had his skull fractured and other bones broken in prison, is considering legal action against the Department of Corrections. Audio