Radio Australia - Pacific Beat
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Stories
Australia counts on the support of Pacific countries in Security Council
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard is in New York this week, as part of a bid for Australia to gain a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Australia's opposition say UN bid has wrong focus
One of the loudest critics of Australia's bid for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council has been the country's opposition coalition.
ILO delegation to Fiji did not expect to be expelled
A senior member of the International Labour Organisation says Fiji's expulsion of a delegation from the UN body last week doesn't help the international community's confidence that Fiji is returning to democracy.
Fiji wages shrinking says economist
The former head of the economics department at the University of the South Pacific says the interim government probably expelled a delegation from the International Labour Organisation last week because it felt they might uncover how bad things are for the country's workers.
Super changes could see more Australia-based Kiwis retiring back home
New rules of Australian superannuation could see many New Zealand citizens living in Australia, and even some Australians, moving across the Tasman when they retire.
An Ahmaddiya mosque in Marshall Islands
In the Marshall Islands, a small community of muslims is celebrating the official opening of a new mosque.
More fishing restrictions needed to protect Big Eye tuna
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission says fishing closures near Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have failed to protect Big Eye tuna stocks.
Greens condemn mental health provisions on Nauru and Manus Island
The Australian Greens say the level of mental health support to be given to asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island is alarmingly inadequate.
PNG's PM defends loan from China's Exim Bank
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, says his country now has a golden opportunity to overhaul its crumbling infrastructure and to improve delivery of services to its people, particularly those in rural areas who have been missing out.
Investment guide champions locally controlled forestry
Investors and forest rights-holders have developed a new guidance for investing in forests.
Ahmadiyya Muslims open first mosque in Marshalls
History was made in Majuro earlier this month with the official opening of a new mosque for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Program provides opportunity to qualify for Rugby World Cup
The IRB as part of its development program is pouring ten million dollars into the sport targeting smaller rugby playing nations.
New Zealand faces key game against Japan
Oceania's top football nations will return to the field of battle for their next encounters on the road to winning the right to represent the region at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
Valerie Adams gets her gold
The London Olympics may have finished six weeks ago, but you would never have known it this week in New Zealand.
Breast and ovarian cancers linked
Researchers in the US have found that one of the deadliest types of breast cancer has genetic similarities to ovarian cancer.
Army musicians join Aboriginal assistance effort
The Australian Army's aboriginal community program has been running for fifteen years, with hundreds of soldiers posted to remote and disadvantaged areas to build roads and houses.
Wallabies win despite poor form
The Wallabies win 23-19 over Argentina but were far from convincing.
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