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Pacific Beat

ABC Radio Australia

Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.

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25 episodes

  1. New Zealand national elections could take weeks to call 50:12
  2. New Zealanders will head to the polls after a closely fought campaign 45:48
  3. Solomon Islands community saw no royalties for sample in 90s French hit song 51:48
  4. Guam US midterms see Governor and House of Reps delegate both ousted 55:32
  5. Five survivors rescued after three months adrift in the Pacific Ocean 51:40
  6. Transnational crime analysts warn that drug smugglers will adapt quickly to AI maritime drones in the Pacific 48:01
  7. Tongan whale watcher operators accuse foreign businesses of rule breaking 48:46
  8. Timor-Leste vows to continue gas project despite Woodside withdrawal 49:33
  9. Twelve dead in PNG after armed robbery ends in gunfight with police 49:18
  10. 6.9 magnitude earthquake followed by strong aftershocks in North Vanuatu 47:23
  11. Members of Vanuatu's "Second Republic Movement" could face sedition charges 42:12
  12. The PNG Chiefs have stamped their identity on the sporting world, but controversy over the brand rolls on 47:26
  13. PNG university students will be able to apply to join the ADF next month 44:41
  14. Death of notorious PNG conman Noah Musingku met with mixed reactions 52:18
  15. Super Typhoon Champi narrowly misses Guam by 16 kilometres 46:59
  16. Fijian conjoined twins separated successfully in Saudi Arabia 48:19
  17. Cyclone season could start early, predicts New Zealand climate agency 45:47
  18. Fiji Justice Minister steps down over publicised explicit video 42:53
  19. MV Awka passengers feared the worst before supply drop 50:33
  20. Questions over MPs use of public funds for overseas medical treatment 46:05
  21. Pre-COP31 enters final day of discussions 50:41
  22. World leaders face the consequences of climate change in Tuvalu 47:38
  23. PNG PM pledges financial help to Tuvalu to combat rising seas at Pre-COP 46:36
  24. Pre-COP31 kicks off in Fiji with few world leaders expected to attend 52:24
  25. New Counter Narcotics Bureau to lead Fiji's fight against drugs 47:56