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Tagata o te Moana for 17 October 2020
More Solomon Islanders contract Covid-19; Covid-19 outbreak getting 'out of hand' in French Polynesia; Sexual exploitation of children rife in Fiji: reports; Pacific Island culture gains ground during… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 16 October 2020
Fiji's constitution, military coups under scrutiny amid independence milestone; Pacific Island culture gains ground during Bledisloe Cup; Call for better pastoral care for Pacific workers in… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 15 October 2020
New Caledonia congress head suggests territory could become state associated with France; Sexual exploitation of children rife in Fiji: reports; Australian migration policy leaves Pacific people in… Audio
Australian migration policy leaves Pacific people in limbo
A former Papua New Guinea judge, who was an Australian before PNG gained independence in 1975, says Australia's migration system is badly managed and reflective of institutionalised racism. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 14 October 2020
Call for Pasifika health boost from next NZ govt; NZ keeps Pacific in mind with vaccine deal; Early childhood centres closed under new Solomons Covid restrictions; A new report on the value of global… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 13 October 2020
President infected as Covid-19 outbreak gets 'out of hand' in French Polynesia; End of life bill highlights how healthcare is failing Pasifika, says youth advocate; Two former prime minister contest… Audio
PNG and Indonesia working to settle Torasi River border issue
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force Commander says PNG officials are working with Indonesian counterparts to reach an understanding about where exactly the border is located after concerns Indonesia's… Audio
PNG people in leaked Chinese dataset seek answers
Papua New Guineans who found out that their names are included in a leaked database of people whose personal information has been collected by a Chinese company, are questioning why they have been… Audio
Papuan protestors forcibly dispersed by police
Indonesian police have forcibly dispersed hundreds of West Papuan university students holding a demonstration in Jayapura. Audio
Indonesia lashes out at Vanuatu over West Papua at the UN
Indonesia has accused Vanuatu of having an "excessive and unhealthy obsession" about West Papua, in response to a speech by the Melanesian country's prime minister at the United Nations General… Audio
Vanuatu considers new passport for 'honorary' citizens
Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau says the government is working on a new category of passport for people who previously purchased "honorary citizenship". Audio
Warnings over Vanuatu citizenship sale scheme
Vanuatu officials are coming under pressure over the country's lucrative citizenship-for-sale system, with an international tax and immigration expert warning that honorary citizenship status, which… Audio
