Radio Australia - Pacific Beat
Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.
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Stories
Australia urges Fiji to look to Indonesian model on democracy
Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has suggested Fiji look closely at the way Indonesia has restructured the relationship between its government and its military.
Fiji ranks near bottom for government finance transparency
Fiji has come close to last place in a worldwide survey of peoples access to information about government finances.
Saturday anniversary of PNG's worst ferry disaster
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of Papua New Guinea's worst maritime disaster.
Japanese whaler ordered out of Australian zone
Australia's Government has ordered a Japanese whaling ship to get out of Australia's economic exclusion zone.
Australia's opposition critical of government's whaling stance
Australia's Liberal/National coalition, opposition says the government has been all talk, and no action when it comes to stopping whaling.
UNESCO concerned about The Great Barrier Reef
The UN's scientific organisation, UNESCO has criticised the Australian government over its management of the World Heritage listed, Great Barrier Reef.
Australia's government outlines its policy for protecting reef
For the Australian government's response to future of the reef Fran Kelly interviewed the Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke.
EU to hold back Fiji election funds
The Fiji interim government has missed a self-imposed deadline to present its new draft constitution, which would replace the one prepared by its Constitution Commission last month.
Cook Is government 'allowed' importer to pay lower tax
Cook Islands MP Norman George has accused the government of failing to act on an investigation into an arrangement between Customs and the Cook Islands Trading Company, under which the company paid a lower rate of import duty.
France denies rumoured construction on Muroroa
Rumours have been circulating for days that construction work is being carried out on Muroroa atoll, the former site of French nuclear tests in the Pacific.
Flood-hit Australian town fearful of food shortage
While flood waters are beginning to recede across much of the east of Australia, some communities are still cut off.
Indigenous Olympian prepares for Australian Senate
Indigenous Australian Olympian Nova Peris says she's back on the starting blocks ready for her new role as a federal Labor candidate.
Guam to host major military exercise
Guam is preparing to host a major military exercise underlining the importance of the Pacific from 4-15 February.
Samoa prepares to host talks on cancer prevention
World Cancer Day falls on 4 February this year, and it also marks the start of a a conference on cancer prevention and awareness in Samoa.
New Zealand Sevens kicking off in Wellington
The New Zealand Sevens gets underway tonight, when Fiji will take on Scotland, Australia and Portugal.
Cricket: NZ hosting ICC East Asia-Pacific
Fiji and Vanuatu have both won narrow victories against Samoa, in warm-up fixtures for the Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship in Auckland.
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