26 Sep 2017

Dateline Pacific morning edition for 26 September 2017

From , 6:06 am on 26 September 2017

The Pacific has presented a united front at the UN General Assembly in New York in calling for global action on climate change; An economist with a long interest in the Papua New Guinea economy has welcomed signs of more openness in the PNG government; Tourists spent more than US$100 million in Papua New Guinea in the first half of this year, but the country is hoping to generate much more; Evacuations continue as State of Emergency declared in Vanuatu; A breakthrough result for PNG rugby league with victory in the Queensland Cup; Samoa public inquiry into family violence underway.