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PNG anti-corruption taskforce confident of convictions
Papua New Guinea's anti-corruption Investigative Task Force Sweep team proceeds with the challenging job of prosecuting white collar crime. Audio
Dateline pacific evening edition for 19 July 2013
PNG anti-corruption taskforce confident of convictions; Head of SPC says larger Pacific countries to aim for cleaner fossil fuels; Australia opens PNG info centre for scholarships and awards; The head… Audio
Governments deemed partly responsible for PNG army unrest
Longstanding problems around incomplete retrenchment process in PNG Defence Force blamed for type of military unrest seen in soldiers attack on University campus. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 Juily 2013
Governments identified as partly responsible for PNG army unrest; Mining executives urge Solomons' Temotu to open up seabed; State crime expert bemoans skewered discourse over Bougainville mine; PNG… Audio
State crime expert bemoans discourse over Bougainville mine
A criminologist with a particular focus on Bougainville says many grass-roots communities in the autonomous Papua New Guinea province have not been given access to information about Rio Tinto's role… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 18 July 2013
The United Front for a Democratic Fiji says it's not affected by the suspension of the Fiji Labour Party; The jailed former head of French Polynesia's GIP militia is charged over the JPK… Audio
MSG chairmanship comes at critical time for FLNKS
Ascension to the chairmanship of the Melanesian Spearhead Group comes at a critical time for New Caledonia's indigenous FLNKS movement.. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 17July 2013
Over 300 still waiting for land payments in CNMI; Organic agriculture is being credited by community groups in Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu are helping families rise out of poverty; Melanesian Spearhead… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 July 2013
Two critically injured following military attack on PNG students; Uncertainty still surrounds the whereabouts of the former Northern Marianas Governor Benigno Fitial; Advisor says NZ grants for small… Audio
MSG criticised for strong support for Fiji's military regime
The Melanesian Spearhead Group is criticised for its strong support for Fiji's military regime. Audio
Ahn Quan Saken denies being revoked as Vanuatu diplomat
Controversial Vanuatu diplomat denies a claim by Foreign Minister Edward Natapei that he is no longer Honorary Consul to Vietnam. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 15 July 2013
Vanuatu imposes moratorium on international research; A smaller RAMSI in Solomons having an economic impact; Call to prioritise adolescent sexual health and reproductive rights; Pascal Ahn Quan Saken… Audio
Impact of nickel mining in New Caledonia
Nickel mining is being blamed for New Caledonia's soaring carbon emission rate and a nagging problem with pollution in the capital, Noumea. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 11 July 2013
Rising seas flooding homes in Solomons' Malaita; PNG urged to focus more on adolescent pregnancy; Health spin-offs for Pasifika families from hosting med students; Fiji to boost the number of… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 10 July 2013
Foreign policy towards Fiji up for debate; Bougainville plans for security unit involving ex-combatants; WHO urges more Pacific countries to get disease early warning system; Médecins Sans… Audio
