Radio Australia - Pacific Beat
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Stories
Australian priest avoids deportation from Fiji
An Australian priest living in Fiji has been given a reprieve from deportation from the island nation.
Fiji United Peoples Party winds itself up
Fiji's United People's Party has officially dissolved.
Fiji's SDL party dissolves, reforms as SDL party
Fiji's mainly indigenous i-Taukei political party, the SDL, has officially dissolved at reformed under a new name.
The Davos World Economic Forum and Pacific land rights
The Pacific is a long way from Davos, in Switzerland, where world leaders have been meeting over the weekend but one report launched for that meeting signals a change in thinking which could have implications for landowners.
Rebuilding wharves in Solomon Islands continues
A project rebuilding rural wharves and jetties in Solomon Islands is continuing with communities from the Siota area using the recently opened new wharf at Niumara.
Solomon Is teachers begin nationwide strike
Solomon Islands teachers are beginning a nationwide strike today after efforts to resolve a pay dispute with the government were unsuccessful.
Pacific courts suffering from poor legal education
Across the Pacific, there are far fewer lawyers per capita compared to countries like Australia and New Zealand.
Rising global threat of dengue
Over the past three weeks in Singapore the number of dengue fever cases has sharply increased.
Solid rebound for Marshall Islands copra farmers
Copra producers in the Marshall Islands had their best year in four years in 2012, according to government data.
Cyclone escape for Cook Islands
Residents in Cook Islands are breathing a sigh of relief after yet another change of direction in Cyclone Garry at the weekend spared them much of the storm's fury.
Kiribati Independent back in print
The Kiribati Independent newspaper has gone back into publication after being shut down last year by the Ministry of Communications.
New accommodation for patients' relatives in Fiji
A new initiative in a remote part of Fiji will accommodate relatives of patients at the Nabouwalu hospital.
Australian scientists to study testosterone for diabetes prevention
A world-first trial is getting underway in Australia to discover if the male sex hormone testosterone can prevent Type-2 diabetes in men.
Pacific, Timorese students in Australia for scholarship colloquium
Students from the Pacific and Timor Leste are in Australia to take part in this year's "State Society and Governance in Melanesia" research colloquium at the Australian National University.
Reefs considered for inclusion as endangered species
Across the Pacific a number of public forums have begun, asking locals if coral reefs should be placed on the United States Endangered Species act.
Cook Islands seize U-17 victory
Cook Islands have fought off the competition to take victory in the OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary in Samoa.
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