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Solomons dolphin slaughter expected to hit tourist numbers
The campaign against the resumption of a traditional dolphin slaughter in the Solomon Islands has hit the world wide web.
Tongan government criticised over wharf spending
The Tongan government has been criticised for not raising enough money to finish the development of the Vuna wharf in the capital, Nukualofa.
Australia's floods reduce sugar crop's export potential
The flood crisis in north-eastern Australia is continuing, although the major river systems in both Queensland and New South Wales are starting to receed.
Fiji and PNG featured in press freedom index
Fiji has jumped 10 places on the annual Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders despite ongoing problems in the country's media environment.
Australian business mission to visit Solomon Islands
The Australia Pacific Islands Business Council is mounting a trade and investment mission to Solomon Islands, at the end of next month.
Japanese repatriate remains of soldiers killed in PNG
A group of Japanese men have returned home from Papua New Guinea with the ashes of their forefathers killed there in World War Two.
Logan braced for 9 metre flood peak.
Vast areas in two of Australia's eastern states are underwater and thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes.
Floods force thousands of Australians to flee their homes
The flood emergency in eastern Australia has spread with vast areas in two states underwater and thousands of people evacuated from their homes.
Hundreds evacuated in flood-threatened Australian town
In the Australian state of New South Wales, the town of Maclean has been playing a desperate game of chicken with floods overnight after the Clarence River rose to just ten centimetres below the town's levy.
Flood relief appeal for Australia's Pacific islanders
In the town of Rockhampton, the river is still rising and isn't expected to peak till Saturday.
Australian floods to drive up food prices
Every Australian will be paying the price for the flood damage in Queensland - with fruit and vegetable prices tipped to rise sharply.
Solomon Islands teachers standing firm on strike
Efforts are still underway to resolve a salary dispute in Solomon Islands that's seen the country's 9-thousand schoolteachers walk off the job this week.
Call for better evaluations of aid programs
Evaluations are all too often not built into aid programs, making it difficult to gauge how effective they are.
Steep energy and water price hikes for Guam
Energy and water rates on Guam are poised to go up by nearly eight and nine per cent from Friday.
Underage drinking on the rise in CNMI
Research from the Northern Marianas has found nearly half of public highschool students are regular under-age drinkers.
Senior Guam official under investigation resigns
A Guam Department of Interior official whose official travel and other conduct was being investigated has resigned.
Safety 'at risk' in Kiribati diving industry
In our regular round up of news from Kiribati, we hear about safety concerns in the country's diving industry; a new security firm which will offer job opportunities to young people, and transport issues that could make it difficult for children to get to school when they reopen next week.
New twist in NZ school bus tragedy
An independent inquiry has been commissioned in New Zealand, into the revelation that a student was behind the wheel of a bus which crashed in Kenya, killing four people.
Cricket: Victory for Prime Minister's XI
The Prime Ministers XI defeated the West Indies by 23 runs in the one-day cricket match in the Australian capital Canberra.
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