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Pacific Review
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A comprehensive roundup of the major stories from the region and the people involved and affected by them.
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Australia outpaces China as lead lender for Pacific infrastructure
1w ago00:25:30Tap to summarizeAustralia overtakes China as the Pacific's biggest lender, according to new Lowy Institute data.
Transcribe →Tongan women caught in arranged marriage syndicate in China
2w ago00:25:33Tap to summarizeSeveral Tongan women detail how they were lured into arranged marriages in China.
Transcribe →Hundreds arrested as Timor-Leste cracks down on scam centres
3w ago00:25:31Tap to summarizeMore than 300 foreign workers have been arrested as Timor-Leste cracks down on suspected scam centres in the capital, Dili.
Transcribe →Pacific security in the spotlight after China fires test missile
4w ago00:25:34Tap to summarizePacific 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.
Transcribe →'Godzilla' El Nino weather system starts to bite across the region
Jul 300:25:31Tap to summarizeEl Nino weather system already being felt across the Pacific with predictions worse is to come.
Transcribe →Debate in PNG over Australians appointed as senior police officers
Jun 2600:25:33Tap to summarizeThe appointment of two Australians to senior positions in the PNG police force sparks discussion over how to improve law and order.
Transcribe →'Maybe they'll come looking for their drugs': locals worried after cocaine washes up on remote Fijian islands
Jun 1900:25:31Tap to summarizeLocals are worried after parcels of what's believed to be cocaine wash up on remote islands in Fiji.
Transcribe →Floating volcanic rock chokes islands in PNG
Jun 1200:25:34Tap to summarizeCoastal communities in Papua New Guinea stranded by pumice rock from an undersea volcano.
Transcribe →Tiny Guam's geostrategic importance makes it a big target for cyber attacks
Jun 500:25:32Tap to summarizeGuam 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.
Transcribe →Samoa freezes bank accounts linked to Coconut Cartel hit
May 2900:25:35Tap to summarizeSamoan 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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