Pacific Review

Episod

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  Pacific Review 26.09.2026 25min

  A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
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  Fiji declares HIV national emergency 19.09.2026 25min

  Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency, with one in 60 adults now living with the disease.
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  Crocodile attack shocks Papua New Guinea's capital 12.09.2026 25min

  A wildlife park in Papua New Guinea's capital says it's carrying out an internal review after one of its workers was attacked and killed by a crocodile in front of crowds. 
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  Pacific Islands Forum leaders criticise China over missile test 05.09.2026 25min

  A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
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  Bougainville's independence referendum results tabled 29.08.2026 25min

  After seven long years, Bougainville's independence referendum has been tabled in Papua New Guinea's Parliament. An Australian judge is defiant after Fiji's High Court finds a Commission of Inquiry he ran appeared biased, with its findings ruled null and void. A pumice raft from an undersea volcanic eruption ends up 3,000km away. Melbourne Storm's Fijian player Tui Kamikamica to be honoured at Kaiviti Silktails match.
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  $165m crypto Ponzi suspect arrested in Fiji 22.08.2026 25min

  FBI and Fiji authorities have arrested and deported an American citizen wanted for masterminding a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme.
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  Vanuatu president defends pardon for sex offenders 15.08.2026 25min

  Vanuatu's president is refusing to bow to a public backlash over a pardon for two child sex offenders.
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  Helicopter rescue for NZ climbers in the Solomons 08.08.2026 25min

  Two New Zealand climbers were rescued by helicopter after they were stranded for six days on Solomon Islands' highest mountain.
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  Australia outpaces China as lead lender for Pacific infrastructure 01.08.2026 25min

  Australia overtakes China as the Pacific's biggest lender, according to new Lowy Institute data.
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  Tongan women caught in arranged marriage syndicate in China 25.07.2026 25min

  Several Tongan women detail how they were lured into arranged marriages in China.
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  Hundreds arrested as Timor-Leste cracks down on scam centres 18.07.2026 25min

  More than 300 foreign workers have been arrested as Timor-Leste cracks down on suspected scam centres in the capital, Dili.
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  Pacific security in the spotlight after China fires test missile 11.07.2026 25min

  Pacific leaders have condemned China's test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, just hours after Australia signed a new security treaty with Fiji.
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  'Godzilla' El Nino weather system starts to bite across the region 04.07.2026 25min

  El Nino weather system already being felt across the Pacific with predictions worse is to come.
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  Debate in PNG over Australians appointed as senior police officers 27.06.2026 25min

  The appointment of two Australians to senior positions in the PNG police force sparks discussion over how to improve law and order.
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  'Maybe they'll come looking for their drugs': locals worried after cocaine washes up on remote Fijian islands 20.06.2026 25min

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

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

  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.
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  Samoa freezes bank accounts linked to Coconut Cartel hit 30.05.2026 25min

  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.
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  UN resolution a victory for Pacific climate campaigners 23.05.2026 25min

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

  Solomon Islands MPs have ended weeks of political impasse by voting in the country's opposition leader, Matthew Wale, as Prime Minister.