Don Wiseman

A professor of economics and head of the ANU's Development Policy Centre, Stephen Howes, says after a brief pick up last year the Papua New Guinea economy is again faltering. Audio

An international organisation dedicated to improving safety around elections says women in Bougainville face significant threats at polling time. Audio

The new Australian Labor Party MP for the Canberra seat of Bean believes the people of Norfolk Island have not been well served by Australia in the recent past. Audio

A group in the Cook Islands says the government must not make the people pay for the water they use Audio

Police in Samoa are speaking with three men over reports of a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. Audio

A New Zealand academic says New Zealand needs to adapt to a Pacific future that is already here. Audio

An advocate for the refugees being held in Papua New Guinea at the behest of Australia says a number have been moved to a new prison facility in Port Moresby. Audio

A cancer specialist spearheading efforts to improve cancer treatment in the Pacific says they got a positive reception from Pacific Health Ministers last week. Audio

Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono visited the Marshall Islands last week, hard on the heels of visits to the region by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Audio