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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 August 2013
New Fiji constitution is workable, says Rabuka; Port Moresby forced to ration water until at least November; calls in Solomon Islands for tougher enforcement of business law; a report on Western… Audio
Global interest in PNG's gas reserves continues to boom
Global interest in Papua New Guinea's gas reserves continues to boom. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 24 August 2013
Fiji's new constitution changes electoral system and land rights; The owner of PNG's doomed Rabaul Queen ferry is charged with manslaughter; Greenpeace calls for urgent action to protect Pacific tuna… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 23 August 2013
Fiji constitution makes sweeping changes to voting system, land rights; Solomon Islands faces challenges as RAMSI winds down; New Zealand looking to extend role of police in Bougainville; Foreign aid… Audio
Foreign aid policy of two major Australian political parties compared
The Australian National University's Development Policy Centre has compared the policies of Australia's two major political parties on aid and international development ahead of next month's election.
…Dateline Pacific morning edition for 23 August 2013
Fiji's government publishes its constitution; Academic says new Fiji constitution takes on board concern about land rights; New Zealand looking to extend role of police in Bougainville; Foreign aid… Audio
Fiji's government publishes its constitution
Fiji's government publishes its constitution, after months of delays since the release of the draft in March. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 22 August 2013
Fiji's government publishes its constitution; Academic says new Fiji constitution takes on board concern about land rights; The owner of PNG's Rabaul Queen is charged, 18 months after the tragedy… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 August 2013
Grassroots helpers of PNG's women say Governments to do more; Cook Islands opposition want to introduce code of conduct; Greenpeace calls for urgent action to protect Pacific tuna stocks; Local… Audio
Rudd's PNG Solution appears to be unravelling
Questions linger over the refugee resettlement deal between Australia and Papua New Guinea, amid uncertainty over where refugees will be resettled. Audio
Solomons govt accused of lacking cohesive policy on West Papua
Solomon Islands government accused of lacking a cohesive policy on West Papua amid contradictory signs from Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo during his state visit to Indonesia. Audio
PNG opposition confident in asylum seeker deal challenge
PNG's opposition is confident that its constitutional challenge against the government's asylum seeker deal with Australia has merit. Audio
West Papua self-determination demonstrations proceed peacefully
Demonstrations proceeded peacefully in several main centres of West Papua yesterday marking the region's incorporation into Indonesia despite a reported police ban on the protests.
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 16 August 2013
Tuvalu hopes Fiji's travel ban on the chief justice can be sorted quickly, Vanuatu government urged to give details about airport plans and PNG and Bougainville trade barbs as NZ's McCully visits. Audio
Landmark education agreement between PNG and NZ University
A new memorandum of understanding between Papua New Guinea's government and New Zealand's Victoria University is seen as strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 15 August 2013
Airports Vanuatu yet to be consulted by govt on radical plans; Big support in Kiribati for report on sexual and reproductive health; A UK lawyer says the sentence given to a prominent human rights… Audio
