Pacific Beat

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, speaking to the EITI Conference in Sydney this morning via video.

Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs has dismissed criticism of his country's alleged involvement in Solomon Islands' internal affairs.

Australians and New Zealanders can now emigrate to Norfolk Island freely.

A church in Tonga is to remove ministers from anything to do with money.

Claims that New Zealand's government is cutting it's budget for the Ministry of Pacific island Affairs have been disputed by a government MP.

The Solomon Islands government has begun planning to build a new national museum.

Papua New Guinea's Finance Department is embroiled in a major scandal after it was revealed in Parliament unauthorised payments totalling more than $30 million dollars have been made to a Port Moresby legal firm.

Final preparations are being made in Solomon Islands for the withdrawal of the military contingent from the Regional Assistance Mission RAMSI.

Solomon Islands' acting prime minister, Rick Hou says the work of RAMSI is not finished with more time needed for the country to heal all the ethnic division created by the civil war more than a decade ago.

A British research company has reported remarkable results in controlling the mosquito that causes dengue fever.

It's not often that a major international conference has to turn away delegates, but that's the case with the World Indigenous Network conference that begins on Sunday in Darwin in northern Australia.

Across the Pacific, there's been a rapid increase in the use of mobile phones and the internet.

Tuvalu's education department is working to improve the standard of education of teachers and principals in primary and secondary schools.

Work will start soon on building Papua New Guinea's newest educational facility.

There are fears for the safety of two young Nauruan men who've been missing at sea for more than a week.

It's a story worthy of a Hollywood film plot.

There's been prime ministerial intervention in Samoa's preparation for the Rugby Seven's World Cup in Moscow next month.

Papua New Guinea is a further step closer to fielding a team in a Queensland rugby league competition next year.

Mining companies are being urged to take much more notice of the impacts mining on women in developing countries.