Johnny Blades
Sam Koim vows to keep probing high-level corruption in PNG
The head of PNG's anti-corruption unit Taskforce Sweep vows to keep on investigating high-level graft despite being sidelined. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 June 2014
The spiralling legal battle around police attempts to question PNG's Prime Minister; Indonesia and Fiji to push relationship; Tongan budget prompts calls to rein in aid dependence and staff spending… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 18 June 2014
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister resists an arrest warrant over the Paraka lawyers payments; Solomons evacuation centres to shut soon; PNA head says members must protect value of fishery; Samoa's… Audio
PNG's Prime Minister resists arrest over Paraka payments
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister resists an arrest warrant over the alleged illegal payments to Paraka Lawfirm and announces another commission of inquiry into the matter while discrediting those… Audio
PNG police chief's jail sentence seen as deterrent
Observers see deterrent value in a jail sentence handed to Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner Tom Kulunga. Audio
Port Moresby betelnut scene battles on, underground
The public ban on betelnut in Papua New Guinea's capital has cleaned up Port Moresby's streets but is forcing the market underground, driving the cost of the product skywards and harming income… Audio
Indonesian suspicions emerge over NZ's motives in Papua
A Jakarta newspaper report says the recent decision by Indonesia to axe New Zealand's planned police training programme in Indonesia's Papua region stems from suspicions over hidden motives. Audio
Push for diversification in PNG agriculture
Push for diversification in PNG agriculture in the face of challenges such as the cocoa pod borer crisis. Audio
Next Indonesian president's Papua credentials considered
Damien Kingsbury from Australia's Deakin University speaks about the Indonesian President's legacy on West Papua and what may be in store with his successor. Audio
Anti-nuclear movement reflected Pacific people power
Author looks at how the anti-nuclear movement galvanised widespread people power in the Pacific during the 1980s. Audio
Bainimarama's Fiji First party may not be sticking to the rules
Election authorities in Fiji have registered the political party of the Prime Minister Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama. However the registration of the Fiji First party has been shrouded in controversy… Audio
President's visit to Fiji reflects Indonesia's drive in region
Description: The President of Indonesia to make a rare visit to a Pacific island country with confirmation he will attend next month's Pacific Islands Development Forum meeting in Fiji. An analyst… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 26 May 2014
Legal consequences of declaration by Fiji leader's party; Fiji unionist steps down to contest elections; Economic benefit claims around transfer of marines to Guam questioned; Concerns Cambodia could… Audio
Call for international airport development on Santo
A Vanuatu MP says Pekoa airport on Santo looms as the best-suited site for any major international airport development in the country. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 23 May 2014
The first refugee determinations handed down for asylum seekers on Nauru and PNG's Manus Island; Questions about the numbers of disaffected, often unemployed youth in Honiara following last weekend's… Audio
PNG to consider resettlement of confirmed refugees
PNG's government is considering where to resettle the first bundle of asylum seekers deemed to be refugees in its detention centre on Manus Island. Audio
Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades
A new government in Vanuatu; Frustration in Solomon Islands over aid relief; Parlimentary chaos in Nauru; Update for West Papua on policing programme. Audio
Party over for PNG's Triumph Heritage Empowerment group
A Papua New Guinea cabinet minister defends his and other MPs decision to leave one of the country's main political parties which is crumbling amid the fallout from its leader's sacking as Treasurer.
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