Pacific Beat
Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.
Episodes
Timor-Leste presidential pardon application for paedophile ex-priest denied twice
Civil society groups in Timor-Leste say paedophile and ex-priest Richard Daschbach should be taken off the list of offenders put forward for a presidential pardon after being knocked back a second time this year.
Solomon Islands PM returns from relationship reset missions with AUS and NZ
Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale has returned from trips to Australia and New Zealand that he said were designed to reset Solomon Islands' relations with the two countries.
Minimum wage increase not enough to stop Samoans seeking work abroad
Some argue that the 8% increase to the minimum wage in Samoa is still insufficient to meet the rising cost of living and unlikely to stem the flow of people seeking seasonal work abroad.
Volcanic pumice surrounds Manus Province islands
Locals could be unable to fish or travel by boat for weeks as a floating layer of volcanic pumice rock surrounds the islands of Manus province.
West Papuan 'Pig Feast' documentary subject files police complaint against director
One of the West Papuans featured in the controversial documentary 'Pig Feast', has changed her stance on the film and even laid a complaint with police.
Fiji's Environment Ministry slams waste project's environmental impact assessment
Fiji's Environment Ministry has delivered a damning critique of the environmental impact assessment report submitted by the proponent of the controversial waste-to-energy project.
Solomon Islands and Australia to negotiate a security deal after leaders talk
Solomon Islands and Australia will start negotiations for a new security and bilateral treaty in a reset for the relationship between the countries.
Pacific Beat
A PNG parliamentary vote on whether to ratify Bougainville's desire for independence, is the final step in the Bougainville Peace Agreement, which brought the-decade long conflict known as "The Crisis" to an end in 2001.
Fijian PALM worker living under a bridge not an isolated case
The case of a Fijian man living under a bridge in Sydney after arriving in Australia under the PALM scheme only to disengage and become homeless isn't an isolated one.
Solomon Islands police scale down search for missing boat with 10 passengers
Over the weekend police announced that the search operation for a boat carrying 10 passengers was being scaled down, after fuel tanks and items believed to be from the boat washed ashore.
Samoan police stop three people leaving the country while looking into Vietnam shooting
Authorities in Samoa have bank accounts frozen and have prevented some from leaving Samoa in an effort to investigate potential local connections to the murder of an Australian crime figure in Vietnam by to Samoan nationals.
Samoan Police investigate the local history of Samoan men arrested for murder in Vietnam
Samoan police say they're investigating whether any crimes may have been committed locally in connection with a murder committed by two Samoan nationals in Vietnam.
French Polynesian MPs to discuss government approach of dumping seized drugs into the ocean
A parliamentary resolution will be discussed in Tahiti today over the government’s controversial strategy of dumping tonnes of seized cocaine into the ocean.
United Nations warns caution in race to mine Pacific sea floor
The United Nations body that regulates deep sea mining in the high seas is cautioning Pacific countries not to get swept up in the renewed race to exploit the ocean floor.
Pacific leaders sign off on regional taskforce to tackle fuel supply concerns
Pacific leaders have signed off on a multi-national, regional taskforce to look into fuel supply as the war in Iran continues to disrupt global supply chains.
Pacific leaders hail UN decision to accept ICJ ruling on climate change
Leaders and activists from across the Pacific have hailed what's being called an historic vote at the United Nations to accept the international court of justice's advisory on climate change.
UN General Assembly passes ICJ advisory on Climate Change
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to pass a resolution on a landmark advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on climate change.
Vanuatu man pleads not guilty to murder in Queensland over botched amputation attempt
A Vanuatu man is on trial at the Supreme Court in Cairns, having pleaded not guilty to murder over the amputation and death of an Australian man in 2022. John Yalu told the Cairns Supreme Court that the victim had asked him to amputate his leg.
Pacific Police Chiefs meet with AFP to tackle illegal drug trade
Police chiefs from around the Pacific are meeting with the Australian Federal Police this week to work on a response to one of the region's biggest problems - illegal drugs.
Convicted paedophile and ex-priest listed for pardon ahead of Timor-Leste Independence Day
For the second time in a year, survivors of sexual abuse in Timor-Leste are fighting a government proposal to pardon convicted paedophile and ex-priest, Richard Daschbach.
New Solomon Islands prime minister to be chosen from a list of three contenders
The political future of Solomon Islands will be decided when MPs cast their ballots for a new prime minister, with three candidates in the mix.
Fijian police commissioner denies tensions with Military in joint operations
Fiji's Police Commissioner has knocked back questions on whether or not the police are are truly in operational command as they work with Military Forces to target drugs and organised crime.
Australian budget sees little change for the Pacific, but some concern over cuts to multilateral organisations like the UN
The Australian government has handed down its 2026 budget, and it seems to be business as usual for the Pacific with little change to Pacific aid funding.
Vanuatu's Council of Ministers has approved a revised Nakamal Agreement with Australia
In Vanuatu, Prime Minister Jotham Napat's Cabinet has approved a new version of the Nakamal Agreement with Australia, against a backdrop of a fierce diplomatic tussle between Australia and China, who are pursuing their own pact with Vanuatu.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele out of office, after no confidence vote goes against him
Solomon Islands MPs will return to parliament next week to elect a new prime minister after Jeremiah Manele was voted out of the top job following a fiery no-confidence vote
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