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Pacific Waves for Thursday 25 July 2013
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Refugee arrangement against spirit of UN refugees convention
3:02 PM.Australian academics say a plan to send boat people seeking asylum to Papua New Guinea undermines Australia's legal and moral obligations under the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of… Read more Audio
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Real test of RAMSI is what Solomons does now, says PM
3:01 PM.The Solomon Islands prime minister says it is up to ordinary people to make sure the country does not slide back into more civil conflict. Audio
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 25 July 2013
3:00 PM.Real test of RAMSI is what Solomons does now, says PM. Regional settlement arrangement in breach of UN refugees convention. Salvation Army staffers say violence at Nauru camp inevitable. Concern at… Read more Audio
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Concern at push for drug company patents in Pacific trade deal
6:03 AM.An NGO raises concerns that the United States is pushing for an extension of patent coverage for drug companies in the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Audio
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Fiji's new flood warning and evacuation plan spelled out
6:02 AM.After devastating floods in Fiji in recent years, a new integrated warning system promises to prevent further loss of life. Audio
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Salvation Army staffers say violence at Nauru camp inevitable
6:01 AM.Current and former staff of the Salvation Army speak out about the grim conditions at the Australian-run detention camp for asylum seekers in Nauru. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 26 July 2013
6:01 AM.Sugar mill workers in Fiji being polled on whether to strike over low wages. Regional settlement arrangement in breach of UN refugees convention. Australia's new refugee policy features a change in… Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 25 July 2013
6:00 AM.Salvation Army staffers say violence at Nauru camp inevitable; Concern at push for drug company patents in Pacific trade deal; Fiji's new flood warning and evacuation plan spelled out; Widespread… Read more Audio