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Factional uncertainties in Malaysia's UMNO before party polls

Updated 24 May 2013, 21:56 AEST

The dominant component in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional is the Malay UMNO party, now reassessing the direction the coalition will take.

Solomons PM sympathetic to PNG's complaints against Australia

Updated 24 May 2013, 16:34 AEST

The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands has expressed sympathy with Papua New Guinea's complaints against Canberra's approach on Pacific trade deals and on access for Pacific Islanders to Australia.

shona te hau maori weaver

Contemporary Pacific Arts Festival: Flax weaving workshop inspires locals

Updated 24 May 2013, 17:00 AEST

In Melbourne’s multicultural suburb of Footscray, a flax weaving boom is in full swing. And driving the craft’s rising popularity is Maori weaver Shona Te Hau and her increasingly popular weaving workshops.

Terani Faremiro competing at the Pacific Games in New Caledonia 2

Wallis & Futuna gearing up for Pacific Mini Games

Updated 24 May 2013, 14:00 AEST

Saturday 25 May marks one hundred days to the opening of the Pacific Mini Games in Wallis and Futuna.

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Pacifc Beat (Geraldine Coutts & Bruce Hill)
Pacific Beat Pacific Beat brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacifi ...

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Campbell Cooney
Campbell Cooney Campbell joined the ABC in 1997 and has been reporting as Radio Australia’s Pacific C ...

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Isabelle Genoux
Isabelle Genoux Isabelle is an experienced bilingual reporter, producer and presenter and has worked for Ra ...

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Heather Jarvis
Heather Jarvis Heather has worked in radio for 30 years, spending more than half of that time with Radio A ...

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