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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 4 September 2017
Solomons PM vows to pass revised anti-corruption bill in next sitting; EU ambassador reflects on four plus years in the Pacific; Samoa will host the 2019 Pacific Games; A democracy advocate says… Audio
Solomons PM vows to pass revised anti-corruption bill
Solomon Islands' prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has lashed out at his critics and vowed to pass a revised anti-corruption bill during the next sitting of parliament. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 1 September 2017
Newly expanded Pacific Forum leaders summit previewed; we hear that Guam would still be a target without US military bases; Gay detainees fear for their lives and future if Australia close the… Audio
Newly expanded Pacific Forum leaders summit previewed
Climate change, sustainable development, conservation and possibly West papua will be items on the agenda of a newly expanded Pacific Forum leaders summit line-up in Samoa next week. Audio
Spectre of US military disruption shadows CNMI tourism success
The tourism sector in the Northern Marianas hopes its impressive growth won't be interrupted by US military plans. Audio
Re-elected PNG government lays out priorities
Fixing an ailing economy and a broken health system, as well as addressing corruption are among the stated priorities of Papua New Guinea's re-elected government. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 30 August 2017
Tongan government bent on reform may have pushed too hard; PNG doctors union says it won't be silenced; Manus Island detainees moved to Port Moresby; Award winning Australian chocolatier returns for… Audio
PNG doctors union says it won't be silenced
The secretary of Papua New Guinea's Doctor's Association says he will not be silenced about critical public health issues, following a directive by the new Health Minister gagging health professionals… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 August 2017
Fresh elections are called after Tonga's king dissolves parliament; New PNG lands minister promises top to bottom cleanout; Sport: Only Samoa and Guam left in Pac Games race; Health and housing are… Audio
New PNG lands minister promises top to bottom cleanout
There will be a top to bottom cleanout of corruption within Papua New Guinea's Lands Department, according to its new minister Audio
Sport: Only Samoa and Guam left in Pac Games race
The Pacific Games Council will award the 2019 Pacific Games to either Samoa or Guam, after Tahiti failed to receive government backing. Audio
Life in lockdown amidst PNG's deadly election violence
Movement and livelihoods of people in the capital of Papua New Guinea's Enga province have been brought to a standstill due to the recent election. Audio
PNG PM urged to make good on promise over suspicious land deal
Transparency International Papua New Guinea says questions remain over a suspicious land deal involving at least two government ministers. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 August 2017
Protests continue on Manus as Australia's High Court makes a ruling; Vanuatu biosecurity director wants Chinese gravel gone; Pilot aims to raise voice of Pacific people; PNG govt under pressure to… Audio
Protests on Manus as Australia's High Court makes ruling
Protests continued on Manus this week as Australia's High Court confirmed the legal status of the detention centre while Canberra continue moves to close it down. Audio
PNG govt under pressure to account for suspicious land deal
Papua New Guinea's prime minister is being urged to make good on his promise to hold an inquiry into a suspicious land deal involving two of his ministers. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 17 August 2017
Cooks on path to decriminalising homosexuality; Miner's withdrawal from Solomons prompts call for better regulation; Tonga eliminates tropical disease after three centuries; Eighty voters called in… Audio
Ceasefire in place after bloodshed in PNG's Enga
Police in Papua New Guinea's Enga province say they are enforcing a truce between tribes who have been fighting over the recent Kandep election. Audio