Liam Fox
ABC Wantok Programme for 11 November 2020
ABC Wantok Programme for 11 November 2020. Audio
Small Auckland sandwich shop makes it into top restaurant guide
Truth, Love and Clean Cutlery features restaurant recommendations from some of the best food writers in the world, and one name on the list really stands out - It's Fort Greene - a little wee sandwich… Audio
UK Govt interested in joining CPTPP
At least one country further afield from the Pacific rim region is expressing interest in joining CPTPP. Audio
Manus detainees stay put as new deadline passes
Another deadline has passed for refugees on Manus Island to leave the detention centre there which was officially slated to close on October 31. But around 300 men are still refusing to leave the… Audio
Fears of violence as Manus closes
The controversial Manus Island detention centre is scheduled to be shut today... but there are fears the move will spark violent confrontations. The ABC's Liam Fox is on Manus at the moment. He tells… Audio
Fears first Fiji election in eight years won't be free and fair
Opposition parties in Fiji say the political playing field is far from even and that the September election will not be free and fair. Audio
Payback killing punctuates hunt for PNG trek bandits
Papua New Guinea police have arrested four of the six people suspected of killing two porters in an attack last Tuesday which left a New Zealand trekker with a head injury. Audio
Australian and NZ tourists attacked in Papua New Guinea.
Police are hunting the bandits who attacked a group of Australian and New Zealand tourists in the Paupa New Guinea highlands. Audio
Owner of sunk Papua New Guinea ferry gets bail
The owner of a ferry that sank in Papua New Guinea last year has been let out on bail after being arrested on 162 counts of manslaughter. Audio
Ferry owner faces more than 160 counts of manslaughter
The owner of a ferry that sank in Papua New Guinea last year is facing more than 160 counts of manslaughter. Audio
PNG votes to bring back the death penalty
To Papua New Guinea, where convicted rapists and robbers can now be executed after the country's parliament voted to bring back the death penalty. Audio
PNG ferry tragedy one year on
It's the first anniversary of Papua New Guinea's worst maritime disaster. At least 140 people died when a passenger ferry sank in rough seas off the country's north coast. Audio
Shipping owner could be charged with criminal negligence
The PNG government says shipping owner Peter Sharp could be charged with criminal negligence for the deaths of up to 161 people in a ferry sinking last February. Audio
PNG deputy PM storms court
In Papua New Guinea the government and judiciary have been thrown into fresh turmoil after the country's deputy prime minister stormed into the Supreme Court and demanded the arrest of the nation's… Audio
Ferry survivor says ship was overloaded
A survivor of a ferry disaster that killed as many as 220 people in Papua New Guinea has told an inquiry the lifejackets were locked away. Audio
More than a hundred still missing in PNG ferry sinking
More than 100 people are still missing after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Papua New Guinea yesterday morning. Audio
Man beind PNG mutiny charged
The man who led the failed take over of Papua New Guinea's military last week has appeared in court, charged with inciting mutiny. Audio
PNG military head overthrown
The commander of Papua New Guinea's defence force, Francis Agwi, has been overthrown after rebel soldiers stormed his Port Moresby barracks this morning and placed him under house arrest. Audio