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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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0:46:18

PNG celebrates with feast of culture, music... and a...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/16

Papua New Guinea caps off independence celebrations with a spectacular display of culture, history and music in Port Moresby. Also, attention turns to Australia and PNG's leaders, who are expected to sign off on a major defence treaty to combine the two countries' military forces.

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0:51:01

Drums, jets and tears as PNG marks 50th golden...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/15

Papua New Guinea marks its golden jubilee of independence with a flag raising ceremony at Independence Hill near Parliamant House in Port Moresby. Also, Australia and Papua New Guinea agree on a historic pact to defend each other in the event of a military attack.

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0:47:48

Pride shines through as PNG counts down to...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/14

Papua New Guinea's capital is awash in black, red and yellow as the country prepares to celebrate its golden jubilee of independence. However, In the eyes of many Papua New Guineans, something even bigger than independence happened in 1975 - the PNG Kumuls first ever international match.

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0:46:16

PIF leaders claim win with establishment of a...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/11

Leaders at the Pacific islands Forum claim a win from this week's meet, with the establishment of a critical climate fund they say will make a real difference on the ground. Also, Journalists from across the Pacific demand answers after being barred from covering Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's press conference.

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0:47:03

Australia causes stir at PIF after local journalists...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/10

Pacific journalists are barred from attending a press Conference by the Australian Prime Minister as the Pacific Islands Forum reaches the pointy end. Also, more children are now obese than underweight, according to a UNICEF global nutrition report.

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0:47:33

Australia's PM in Honiara for Pacific leaders meeting

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/09

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in the Solomon Islands this morning to attend the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. It follows a diplomatic setback in Vanuatu with Mr Albanese unable to secure a landmark economic and security agreement during a trip to the Pacific island country.

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0:48:06

Nakamal agreement hangs in balance as Albanese...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/08

A landmark agreement set to transform the relationship between Australia and Vanuatu hangs in the balance, with sources telling the ABC, there are still key differences to be worked out between the two countries. Also, the 54th Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting opens at the National Stadium in Honiara.

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0:49:27

Pacific leaders arrive in Honiara for PIF Leaders Summit

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/07

Pacific leaders are in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara for the start of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.

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0:45:03

Shift in Samoan leadership almost certain after week...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/04

After a week of vote counting, a shift in Samoan leadership is almost certain, with incumbent Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa set to lose her hold on power. Also, Bougainvilleans to go to the polls later today in an election that could shape the region's future.

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0:47:51

UN rapporteur calls on Australian Government to...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/03

The United Nation's top slavery expert is calls on the Australian Government to do more to protect the rights of Pacific seasonal workers in the country. Also, authorities say the discovery of half a tonne of cocaine proves Vanuatu is not immune from the international drug trade.

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0:46:50

Fiji police treating death of trans social media...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/02

Police open murder investigation into death of LGBTQA+ doctor and social media influencer Leighley Leli Darling, after she was found unresponsive in her home. Also, Australia's 400 million deal to re-settle failed asylum seekers including criminals in Nauru has turned heads in parliament.

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0:49:30

Schmidt in pole position to be Samoa's next leader

Pacific Beat ·

2025/09/01

Preliminary results from the snap election, show that La'auli Leuatea Schmidt of the FAST party is in poll position to become Samoa's next leader. Also, there's Debt fears in Vanuatu as a massive Chinese-funded road building program enters its third phase.

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0:44:24

FAST party surges ahead as preliminary results roll...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/08/31

Vote counting is underway in Samoa after the country went to the polls in a closely watched election that could reshape the country's political future. Also, In Nauru, the government says its new $400 million dollar deal with Australia to resettle a group of refugees will come into effect once the Pacific nation receives its first transferees.

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0:51:19

Samoa's first female PM looks to retain power as...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/08/28

Samoa's first female prime minister, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, looks to hold onto power after a string of political controversies in the Pacific nation. Also, Papua New Guinea's only power provider is trades insolvent, with over a billion dollars of debt.

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0:55:04

Men at centre of Fiji's biggest drug bust to learn fate

Pacific Beat ·

2025/08/27

The men found guilty of attempting to smuggle more than four tonnes of methamphetamine into Fiji will know their fate in a court in Lautoka today. Also, former All Black and concussion advocate Shane Christie dies at the age of 39.

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0:47:49

Marshall Islanders count costs after fire destroys...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/08/26

Marshall Islanders are in shock after a fire lays waste to the country's seat of parliament in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Also, a shortage of locally grown kava in Fiji forces exporters to look to Papua New Guinea to firm up supplies.

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0:51:57

Nauru's proposed billion-dollar deal with Chinese...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/08/25

A recent announcement by the Nauru government of a $1 billion investment proposal signed with a little known Chinese company has set alarm bells ringing. Also, PNG's former first lady, Lady Ros Morauta calls on Australia to step up support for Pacific neighbours in the wake of a HIV outbreak.

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0:50:24

Marginalisation fears, as Vanuatu moves to amend...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/08/24

There's fears a consititional amendment in Vanuatu to only legally recognise two sexes will further marginalise members of the already vulnerable LGBTQI+ community. Also, Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad outlines plans to further enhance relationship with Australia.

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0:46:43

New Caledonia's pro-independence coalition boycotts...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/08/21

New Caledonia's main pro-independence coalition has boycotted talks with France's Overseas Minister who is visiting the territory this week. Also, Samoans head to the polls later this month to elect a new government after a year of instability.

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0:45:38

Australia presses Nauru over proposed billion-dollar...

Pacific Beat ·

2025/08/20

The Albanese government presses Nauru over a proposed billion-dollar deal with a Chinese company, warning of the risks tied to opaque financial arrangements and Beijing's expanding footprint in the region. Also, a project to reclaim land in low-lying Tuvalu is held up at a major infrastructure conference as a prime example of how to deliver meaningful, lasting work.

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