Pacific Waves for Thursday 18 August 2016
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 August 2016
3:05 PM.Ball in Australia's court for closure of Manus offshore processing centre; As Australian academics call for national summit on asylum seeker issue; Misinterpretation of religion in the Pacific… Read more Audio
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Ball in Australia's court for Manus Centre closure
3:04 PM.It remains unclear where men held at the offshore processing camps on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island will go when the centre is closed. Read more Audio
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National summit called for on asylum seeker issue
3:03 PM.Human Rights Professor says closure of Manus detention centre a sign of cracks in Australia's offshore processing policy. Read more Audio
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American Samoa police leaving in extraordinary numbers
3:00 PM.American Samoa's government is attempting to deal with the high rate of officers leaving the police for better opportunities. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 18 August 2016
5:05 AM.Religion hinders fight against violence; Questions raised over NZ's multi-million dollar Solomons airport; Marshalls must improve data collection to achieve SDGs; Same day charges for Samoa police… Read more Audio
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Religion hinders fight against violence
5:04 AM.Religious beliefs are amongst the biggest barriers towards ending violence against women in the Pacific. Read more Audio
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Sport: Tongan flagbearer Pita Taufatofua ready to compete
5:00 AM.Tonga's Olympic flagbearer ready to compete after making waves around the world. Read more Audio
