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Pacific news in brief for July 20
Round-up of stories from around the Pacific for July 20
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Australia: Voice referendum Yes, No pamphlets released
Joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane - home of the 1982 Commonwealth Games - is Pam Corkery. Audio
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Pacific news and sports in brief for July 14
A round-up of news and sports is brief from around the region.
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Pacific news in brief for July 12
The latest news in brief from around the Pacific.
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Australia: Damning Robodebt report, Voice vote + racism
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about the damning royal commission report into the Robodebt scheme, where beneficiaries were chased for debt and private debt collectors… Audio
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Thousands give feedback on draft review of electoral laws
A review of New Zealand's electoral laws has received more than 2100 submissions on its draft recommendations in the space of a month.
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Minister dismisses Bougainville criticism over referendum vote
Papua New Guinea's Minister of Bougainville Affairs, Manasseh Makiba, believes an absolute majority is needed for the vote on the Bougainville referendum because it involves changing the constitution.
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Review recommends public electoral rolls become a thing of the past
Audio 27 Jun 2023Private details of voters names and addresses will no longer be available publicly, or be allowed to be sold to third parties, if recommendations by the independent electoral review are adopted. These… Audio
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'We carry the voice of the colonised people' - delegates speak of independence ambitions
France's grip on its overseas territories in the Pacific may be waning, with pro-independence delegates now claiming to have the support of the majority of their indigenous people in their…
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Bougainville minister's anger over change of vote on independence
A cabinet minister in Bougainville is furious that the Papua New Guinea Government has decided to make a vote on independence an absolute majority instead of the agreed simple majority.
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Bougainville anger over PNG Government unilateral action
Bougainville anger over PNG Government unilateral action. Audio
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Australia: Voice referendum, bus seatbelts, hospital resort, bye Fantales
Audio 21 Jun 2023Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Parliament finally passing legislation to enable a referendum later this year on whether to enshrine formal recognition of… Audio
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Australia: referendum to vote The Voice into law
Let's begin in Australia - joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio
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Swiss voters back net-zero carbon bill
The law will require a move away from dependence on imported oil and gas towards the use of renewable sources.
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Referendum legislation passes parliament, putting Australia on track for Voice vote
The Senate votes in favour of the Voice to Parliament legislation, finalising the form of the referendum.
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'A win for all Kanak people' says first indigenous Harvard graduate
New Caledonian Joe Xulue has made history by becoming the first person of Kanak heritage to graduate from Harvard University in the US.
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Tagata O Te Moana for 17 June 2023
Audio 17 Jun 2023Outbreak of Influenza in Guam's evac centres weeks on from typhoon; Pacific journo's urged not to be swayed by geopolitical narratives; Fulbright scholar becomes the first Kanak to graduate from… Audio
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Minister explains what's needed before Bougainville referendum can be tabled
A senior minister in Papua New Guinea has laid out the process required for the autonomous region of Bougainville to have its independence referendum tabled in parliament. Audio
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UN told France has ‘robbed’ Kanaks of New Caledonian independence
New Caledonia's Kanak national liberation movement has told the UN Decolonisation Committee in New York that France has "robbed" the indigenous people of their independence and has appealed for help.
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Pacific Waves for 15 June 2023
PNG Minister commits to tabling Bougainville referendum; Fulbright scholar becomes the first Kanak to graduate from Harvard Law School; More action needed to protect the future of Pacific languages -… Audio
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PNG Minister commits to tabling Bougainville referendum
PNG Minister commits to tabling Bougainville referendum. Audio
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Politician tells UN New Caledonia is not a colony
A New Caledonian politician has told the United Nations the territory is no longer a colony and should be withdrawn from the UN's decolonisation list. Audio
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Group of French citizens in New Caledonia seeks voting rights
Group of French citizens in New Caledonia seeks voting rights. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for June 13
A round-up of news from around the Pacific.
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Palika party says ten-year residency acceptable to gain voting rights in New Caledonia
New Caledonia's pro-independence Palika party says a ten-year residency to get voting rights in provincial elections was suggested in talks with the visiting French interior minister Gerald Darmanin. Audio
