Pacific Waves for Wednesday 9 July 2014

3:03 PM.PNG's Attorney General has been warned that his determination on the legality of controversial state payments to a law firm, Paraka Lawyers, risks being in contempt of the Supreme Court. Audio

3:02 PM.An academic specialising in West Papua says Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo is likely to be more Papua friendly than his opponent Prabowo Subianto. Audio

3:00 PM.PNG Attorney General risks contempt of court; We hear about the presidential candidates on offer for West Papua; We then focus on a key issue facing the Pacific: a shortage of doctors. Audio

5:05 AM.We focus on a key issue facing many Pacific countries: a shortage of doctors; Meanwhile PNG's attorney general tells police to drop case against PM; Cook Island candidates prepare for elections; And… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.A group representing doctors in Papua New Guinea says there is a critical shortage of doctors in rural areas and it is a dire situation. Audio

5:03 AM.The Fiji Medical Association says a doctor shortage in the country is a result of skilled, senior physicians leaving for better opportunities overseas. Audio