Radio Australia - Pacific Beat
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Stories
Vanuatu's election process continues
In Vanuatu the counting of votes continues after Tuesday's national election.
Australia to restrict visas to PNG citizens alleged to be corrupt
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister says he has been informed by the Australian government that Australia will no longer issue visas to PNG citizens who are alleged to have bought properties or invested in Australia using money gained through corrupt means.
Shark fin soup a recipe for disaster for the fish
A new report says sharks numbers and sizes are in decline - a result of the world's taste for shark fin soup.
Indonesian criticism of Australia's Pacific asylum policy
Indonesia's head of Immigration Detention has ridiculed the idea that Australia's new asylum seeker policies involving processing centres on PNG's Manus Island and Nauru will stop people getting on boats in Indonesia.
Australia commits money to tackle malaria
Australia has announced a 100-million dollar commitment over the next four years for malaria prevention and treatment around the world.
Commonwealth Secretary General prepares for Pacific tour
On Sunday the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Kamalesh Sharma will travel to Kiribati and Nauru.
Negative reactions to the cancellation of the Arafura Games
Earlier this week, the government of Australia's Northern Territory announced it has cancelled next year's Arafura Games.
Pacific climate briefing underway in Vanuatu
A major climate forum and briefing has wrapped up in Vanuatu today.
Australian Human Rights Commision concern for Nauru hunger strikers
There are now close to 400 asylum seekers on the Pacific Island of Nauru, and there are reports that at least 170 of them are now on hunger strike to protest against conditions on the island and the lack of certainty about their situation.
More than a dozen parties in next Vanuatu parliament
The next parliament in Vanuatu is expected to be one of the most fractured in the 32 years since Independence.
Mixed reaction to Fiji minimum wage increase
Fiji's government has announced an increase in the minimum wage of up to 10.4 per cent.
Funding gap raises concerns over malaria prevention in the Pacific
All this week in the Australian city of Sydney, malaria experts from more than 30 countries in the Asia Pacific have been meeting to discuss whether it's feasible to eradicate malaria from the region once and for all.
United States elections preview special: A Pacific President?
In the final of this week's special features giving a Pacific perspective on the US elections, we travel to Hawaii - the birthplace of President Barack Obama.
New 24-hour hotline for PNG mums
Papua New Guinea's record on maternal and infant health is notoriously poor, but a new hotline in Milne Bay Province is aiming to improve the safety of women giving birth.
Guam to vote on bingo profit ventures
As well as taking part in the US election process next week, people on Guam will be casting their ballots on another hot topic next Tuesday.
PNG gears up for royal visit and Kokoda memorial
Papua New Guinea is gearing up for a special weekend, with a royal visit, and a commemoration marking 70 years since the battle of Kokoda.
Eight Coral Coast places to play for at Great Eight Sevens in Fiji
There's a big weekend of rugby sevens action ahead in Fiji, at the Sigatoka River Safari Great Eight, with places up for grabs at the Coral Coast Sevens later in month.
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