Pacific Review

Episod

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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.
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  Solomon's PM ousted in no confidence vote 09.05.2026 25min

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

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

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

  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
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  Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands 11.04.2026 25min

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

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

  An Australian billionaire is at the centre of a controversial plan to ship waste to Fiji where it will be used for generating electricity.