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Pacific Waves for Friday 18 August 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 August 2017
3:06 PM.Protests continue on Manus as Australia's High Court makes a ruling; Vanuatu biosecurity director wants Chinese gravel gone; Pilot aims to raise voice of Pacific people; PNG govt under pressure to… Read more Audio
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Protests on Manus as Australia's High Court makes ruling
3:05 PM.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. Read more Audio
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Vanuatu biosecurity director wants Chinese gravel gone
3:04 PM.Vanuatu's biosecurity director Timothy Tumukon says he wants an illegal shipment of gravel aggregate from China gone by the weekend. Read more Audio
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Pilot aims to raise voice of Pacific people
3:03 PM.A new pilot project funded by the EU and Oxfam will help community groups to drive development, enhance democracy and the rule of law in the region. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 18 August 2017
5:05 AM.PNG govt under pressure to account for suspicious land deal; Bougainville and PNG called on to talk out budgetary concerns; Quarantines in place in Hawai'i to stop tree fungus spread; Cooks on path to… Read more Audio
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PNG govt under pressure to account for suspicious land deal
5:04 AM.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. Read more Audio
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Bougainville and PNG called on to talk out issues
5:03 AM.An Australian academic says both the Papua New Guinea and Bougainville governments should sit down and sort out concerns over funding. Read more Audio
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Quarantines in place in Hawai'i to stop tree fungus spread
5:02 AM.A Hawai'i-based scientist says strict quarantine procedures have stopped the spread of a disease that kills native 'ohi a trees. Read more Audio