Dominic Godfrey
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 14 February 2019
Refugees detained offshore by Australia have had their first political victory in Australia's parliament; The Red Cross disaster agency has opened its emergency operations centre in Luganville as… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 12 February 2019
A gift - 1.6 acres of land - by the Fiji government to its Indian counterparts has raised some eyebrows. The piece of land at Suva's Botanical Gardens is expected to see India build its new high… Audio
Fears of sovereignty loss a barrier to Pacific common market
The fear of losing sovereignty among the Pacific's smaller island states is the greatest barrier to a regional common market. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 9 February 2019
Sea-level rise and how the Pacific maybe disproportiantely affected, outcry over environmental damage in Fiji, questions in Tonga as to how the country was plunged into the pre-internet age, and… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 February 2019
Tropical Pacific could experience enhanced sea-level rise; Bougainville govt's mining deal meets widespread opposition; PNG politician wants the Islands region to move away from the Asia-Pacific tag… Audio
Tropical Pacific could experience enhanced sea-level rise
Tropical waters in the Pacific will experience disproportionately high sea-level rise from climate change induced polar ice melt, according to new research. Audio
Bougainville govt's mining deal meets widespread opposition
There's been community outrage in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region at the local government's new mining plan. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 7 February 2019
Solomon Islands is losing experienced nurses to neighbouring Pacific countries because of low pay and poor working conditions; The children's agency Unicef is becoming increasingly concerned about… Audio
Canberra looking to stimulate private sector investment in Pacific
Australia's Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific on development opportunities in Papua New Guinea and stimulating the Australian private sector to invest in the region. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 6 February 2019
Pressure is mounting on the owners of Papua New Guinea's Porgera gold mine over lack of action into alleged human rights abuses. PNG's prime minister is not giving any assurances over the lease… Audio
No end in sight for New Caledonia's nickel sector strike
A strike at New Caledonia's biggest nickel company SLN is now in its second month and an end to the conflict is not in sight. Audio
Nauru port set to become reality in 2020
Nauru has broken ground on its ambitious new port project which is due to open at the end of next year. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 31 January 2019
An economist says Papua New Guinea's economic statistics have been deliberately corrupted to paint a more positive picture of the economy; The MP for Lae in Papua New Guinea says coal looms as the… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 29 January 2020
Several Pacific countries are already dealing with epidemics and some are taking extreme measures to try and halt the spread of the new coronavirus. While authorities say the risk of an outbreak… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 29 January 2020
Several Pacific countries are already dealing with epidemics and some are taking extreme measures to try and halt the spread of the new coronavirus. While authorities say the risk of an outbreak… Audio
PNG maintains its position as most corrupt Pacific country
Papua New Guinea has again maintained its position as the most corrupt country in the Pacific on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index which rates it at 137 out of 180 countries. Audio
Pacific voice lost when lumped with Asia says youth leader
The chairperson of the Pacific Youth Council says lumping the Pacific with Asia in international forums causes the region's needs to be diluted and lost. Audio
Cooks opposition MP confirms defection
An opposition MP in the Cook Islands has confirmed she will cross the floor to the government benches which would give the government the majority in a currently hung parliament.
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