Pacific Review

Episode

• 'Maybe they'll come looking for their drugs': locals worried after cocaine washes up on remote Fijian islands 20.06.2026 25mnt

  Locals are worried after parcels of what's believed to be cocaine wash up on remote islands in Fiji.
• Floating volcanic rock chokes islands in PNG 13.06.2026 25mnt

  Coastal communities in Papua New Guinea stranded by pumice rock from an undersea volcano.
• Tiny Guam's geostrategic importance makes it a big target for cyber attacks 06.06.2026 25mnt

  Guam might be a speck in the vast Pacific Ocean but it's geostratigic location and large US military presence has made it an attractive target for hackers.
• Samoa freezes bank accounts linked to Coconut Cartel hit 30.05.2026 25mnt

  Samoan authorities have frozen the bank accounts of a number of people it says are connected to the assassination of an Australian gang leader in Vietnam.
• UN resolution a victory for Pacific climate campaigners 23.05.2026 25mnt

  The United Nations General Assembly backs a landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice. 
• Longtime opposition leader is new Solomons' PM 16.05.2026 25mnt

  Solomon Islands MPs have ended weeks of political impasse by voting in the country's opposition leader, Matthew Wale, as Prime Minister.
• Solomon's PM ousted in no confidence vote 09.05.2026 25mnt

  The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is ousted in a no-confidence vote just seven weeks after a mass ministerial walkout.
• PNG's NRL team makes its first signing 02.05.2026 25mnt

  Papua New Guinea's new NRL team signs up a rugby league superstar ahead of its 2028 entry into the competition. 
• Cartels, gangs and the Pacific drug trade 25.04.2026 25mnt

  From narco‑submarines to tonnes of meth seized at sea — the Pacific is emerging as a major transit route for drugs bound for Australia.
• Fijian authorities want Australian suspect over record drug haul 18.04.2026 25mnt

  Police in Fiji want an Australian man put on trial over what they allege was the importation of more than four tonnes of methamphetamine — the country’s largest drug seizure
• Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands 11.04.2026 25mnt

  Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands for days as it moves slowly around the Solomon Sea.
• Fuel prices surge across the Pacific 04.04.2026 25mnt

  Pacific countries are starting to feel the impact of the war in the Middle East with surging fuel prices in some places. 
• Australian billionaire at the centre of Fiji's waste to energy project 28.03.2026 25mnt

  An Australian billionaire is at the centre of a controversial plan to ship waste to Fiji where it will be used for generating electricity. 
• Cracks appear on Pacific nuclear dome 21.03.2026 25mnt

  A cement dome used for storing waste leftover from US nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific appears to be cracking and has sparked safety concerns.
• Kava's popularity driving up lifestyle diseases among Fiji women 14.03.2026 25mnt

  Women in Fiji are getting into kava, but health officials warn the shift in consumption is driving up lifestyle diseases.
• Pacific Islanders caught up in Iran conflict 07.03.2026 25mnt

  The US-Israel strikes on Iran have affected Pacific Islanders in the Middle East.
• Australia's Foreign Minister caught in rugby funding scrum 28.02.2026 25mnt

  Two more narco subs, semi-submersible vessels used for smuggling drugs across international waters, have been discovered in the Pacific.
• Tuvalu calls for moral leadership from Australia on climate 21.02.2026 25mnt

  What happens when a narco-sub washes ashore on your island? We take a look at what one Marshallese man is doing with his vessel.
• Cocaine ship heading to Sydney 14.02.2026 25mnt

  A ship caught carrying five tonnes of cocaine is making its way towards Sydney after being stripped of its cargo.
• Pacific Review 07.02.2026 25mnt

  A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.