PNG
PNG minister wants laws to stop cultural appropriation
New laws are needed to prevent cultural appropriation by private companies in Papua New Guinea, Police Minister Jelta Wong says. Audio
PNG's West Papua policy under pressure
The Free West Papua Movement, or OPM, has called for international action on the conflict in Indonesian-ruled Papua at a rare press conference in neighbouring Papua New Guinea. At this event, they… Audio
Health crisis denial astounds PNG doctors
Doctors in Papua New Guinea have reacted angrily to the health minister's insistence that there's no crisis in the Pacific country's health system. While they scrounge for basic supplies to keep… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 29 January 2019
The Tonga government says the country is coping as well as it possibly can with a cut to its internet and phone links with the outside; Japan's plans to discharge over one million tonnes of highly… Audio
Call for new approach to drink and drug issues in PNG
A Papua New Guinea social commmentator says the country has got to take a new approach to the way it deals with drink and drug issues. Audio
ABC Wantok Programme for 28 January 2019
Crime related deaths in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay; Alleged fraud clouds development of land near Solomon Islands main international airport; Australia Day and indigenous recognition, and; PNG… Audio
ABC Wantok Programme for 28 January 2019
Crime related deaths in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay; Alleged fraud clouds development of land near Solomon Islands main international airport; Australia Day and indigenous recognition, and; PNG… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 January 2019
Aid workers based in Vanuatu fear a disaster if a cyclone struck people already displaced by Ambae's volcanic eruptions; the member of parliament for Madang in Papua New Guinea is seeking to end a… Audio
Call for Bougainville's environment to be kept pristine
The speaker of the Bougainville parliament, Simon Pentanu, has spoken of the need for Bougainvilleans to think about the sort of place they would want to leave for future generations. Audio
Proposed coal plant in PNG yet to get full backing
It remains unclear whether Papua New Guinea's government or the country's main electricity provider will throw their full support in behind a major proposed coal development in the country by… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 24 January 2019
A decision to remove a reference to Russia from a Hawaii historical park provokes controversy; Solomon Islands businesses say they're disappointed they weren't consulted about plans to double the… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 23 January 2019
Indefinite wait for Tonga's international links to be restored; New health initiative aims to reduce newborn deaths in PNG; The Catholic Archbishop of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea says people need to… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 21 January 2019
Nearly 700 people from four villages on Vanuatu's Ambrym island have been evacuated to safe zones after ongoing volcanic eruptions; Launch of huge Chinese fish farm on French Polynesia's Hao atoll… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 January 2019
Papua New Guinea's opposition is hoping to have a vote of no-confidence in prime minister Peter O'Neill in parliament next month; Papua New Guinea is facing trenchant criticism from Human Rights Watch… Audio
PNG opposition eyes chance to remove PM
Papua New Guinea's opposition is hoping to have a vote of no-confidence in prime minister Peter O'Neill in parliament next month. Audio
Watchdog group highlights human rights concerns in PNG
Papua New Guinea is facing trenchant criticism from Human Rights Watch for failing to act on a raft of human rights issues. Audio
Avoid valleys on PNG's volcanic Manam Island
People on Papua New Guinea's remote Manam Island are being warned to avoid valleys after Tuesday's volcanic eruption.
Hundreds protest in PNG's Chimbu over court ruling
Hundreds of people in the Papua New Guinea province of Chimbu have been protesting against a court's ruling on a recount in a provincial by-election.
Unemployment driving young people to drugs in PNG
The number of teenagers abusing substances in Papua New Guinea is on the rise.
Alcohol sales banned in PNG's Madang shops
The Papua New Guinea province of Madang has banned the sale of alcohol in shops for four years.
