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Pacific Beat

Radio Australia

Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.

news & politics

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0:45:02

Tuvalu Climate Minister slams North West Shelf...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/28

The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070. It’s been met with criticism by Tuvalu's Climate Minister Maina Talia.

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0:44:23

Samoa heads to snap election, after national budget...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/27

The people of Samoa are heading for an early election, after Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa called for the dissolution of parliament. For many observers, the failure of the budget to pass in parliament is no surprise.

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0:46:48

Timor president rejects pardon proposal for former...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/26

Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has decided against pardoning convicted former priest Richard Daschbach.

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0:47:31

Enga landslide victims feel abandoned by Government

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/25

A year after the landslide at Mulitaka in Enga, there’s frustration among evacuees who say their disappointed in a lack of Government support.

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0:47:59

Fiji PM Rabuka says he wasn't told the truth over...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/22

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he wasn't told the truth and has directed his government to look into the suspected alcohol poisoning of guests at a Fijian resort last year.

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0:45:41

'We were poisoned' says victim of suspected alcohol...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/21

One of the victims of last December's suspected poisoning incident at a major hotel in Fiji, has accused the Fiji Government of withholding information.

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0:51:16

Penny Wong assures pacific nations of Australia's...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/20

Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the government's commitment to climate action as she tours the Pacific region in her first solo overseas trip after Labor's election victory.

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0:46:04

Foreign Minister Penny Wong begins tour of Fiji,...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/19

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is today on a three country tour of the Pacific, starting in Fiji where she will meet with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and representatives of Pacific governments. Minister for the Pacific, Pat Conroy says implementing those agreements and initiatives will be the first step.

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0:44:52

Fiji government warned of coup in 2000, says former...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/18

It's been exactly 25 years now since one of Fiji's darkest days. The 2000 Fiji coup. Nirmal Singh Cheema, who worked for the US Embassy in Suva, says he had been made aware about the threat of a coup and had warned the Chaudhry Government beforehand.

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0:41:43

Polio outbreak declared in Papua New Guinea

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/15

The World Health Organisation has declared a polio out break in Papua New Guinea after two children were diagnosed with the disease.

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0:46:46

UNICEF appoints Moemoana as Pacific regional ambassador

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/14

Former Miss Pacific Islands, Moemoana Safa'ato'a Schwenke has taken on the role as UNICEF's new Pacific regional ambassador.

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0:47:46

Oxfam issues apology to Vanuatu government over...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/11

There's been an increase in kava smuggling into remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory since the Federal Government lifted import restrictions according to locals and police.

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0:45:22

Vanuatu Government amends constitution

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/07

Vanuatu's government has passed several amendments to its constitution. Among them are amendments to recognise only two genders, one providing a 12-month grace period protecting new prime ministers from no confidence votes, and another for compulsory voting.

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0:43:08

No confidence motion against Solomons PM withdrawn

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/06

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says he's ready to get back to work after coming out on top in the latest political dust-up over the country's leadership.

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0:53:23

Solomons prime minister faces no confidence vote today

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/05

It's a massive day in Solomon islands -- with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele set to face a no confidence motion in parliament. MP and former Prime Minister Danny Philip predicts Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele will survive the motion.

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0:43:21

Pacific Leaders congratulate Australian PM on...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/04

Leaders across the Pacific have congratulated Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his election win, but what does Labor's emphatic election win mean for the Pacific?

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0:43:08

Stage set for high drama as Honiara counts down to no...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/05/01

There's political tension in the air in the Solomon's capital, Honiara, as the stage is set for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele.

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0:46:35

Solomons PM faces motion of no confidence next Tuesday

Pacific Beat ·

2025/04/30

A political showdown is looming in Solomon Islands with a motion of no confidence scheduled for next Tuesday. Seeking to oust Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is former Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare.

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0:45:19

Pacific Forum Chair meets with US and UN officials in...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/04/29

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, and the Prime Minister of Tonga, 'Aisake Eke says some of the Forum's concerns about the Trump administration have eased following meetings with senior government officials in Washington.

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0:47:13

Solomons Deputy PM resigns, as motion of no...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/04/28

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is facing a motion for a vote of no confidence. Parliament was supposed to sit yesterday but not enough MPs showed up in what was perhaps a sign of the backroom manoeuvring going on.

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