Podcast
Pacific Review
Hosted by Unknown Author · EN
A comprehensive roundup of the major stories from the region and the people involved and affected by them.
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UN resolution a victory for Pacific climate campaigners
6d ago00:25:32Tap to summarizeThe United Nations General Assembly backs a landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice.
Transcribe →Longtime opposition leader is new Solomons' PM
2w ago00:25:33Tap to summarizeSolomon Islands MPs have ended weeks of political impasse by voting in the country's opposition leader, Matthew Wale, as Prime Minister.
Transcribe →Solomon's PM ousted in no confidence vote
3w ago00:25:32Tap to summarizeThe Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is ousted in a no-confidence vote just seven weeks after a mass ministerial walkout.
Transcribe →PNG's NRL team makes its first signing
4w ago00:25:35Tap to summarizePapua New Guinea's new NRL team signs up a rugby league superstar ahead of its 2028 entry into the competition.
Transcribe →Cartels, gangs and the Pacific drug trade
Apr 2400:25:32Tap to summarizeFrom narco‑submarines to tonnes of meth seized at sea — the Pacific is emerging as a major transit route for drugs bound for Australia.
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Fijian authorities want Australian suspect over record drug haul
Apr 1700:25:35Tap to summarizePolice in Fiji want an Australian man put on trial over what they allege was the importation of more than four tonnes of methamphetamine — the country’s largest drug seizure
Transcribe →Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands
Apr 1000:25:32Tap to summarizeSevere Tropical Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands for days as it moves slowly around the Solomon Sea.
Transcribe →Fuel prices surge across the Pacific
Apr 300:25:35Tap to summarizePacific countries are starting to feel the impact of the war in the Middle East with surging fuel prices in some places.
Transcribe →Australian billionaire at the centre of Fiji's waste to energy project
Mar 2700:25:31Tap to summarizeAn Australian billionaire is at the centre of a controversial plan to ship waste to Fiji where it will be used for generating electricity.
Transcribe →Cracks appear on Pacific nuclear dome
Mar 2000:25:35Tap to summarizeA cement dome used for storing waste leftover from US nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific appears to be cracking and has sparked safety concerns.
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