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Focusing on the Pacific region, the show features interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat. Tune in each morning and afternoon on ABC Radio Australia to keep-up-to-date on the happenings in the Pacific.

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Solomon Islands parliament to decide new PM today

Tune in each morning and afternoon to keep-up-to-date on the happenings in the Pacific.

Published: with Agnes Tupou

Duration: 51 minutes 22 seconds

Solomon Islands MPs to today decide new PM

Two men are vying for the top job: Jeremiah Manele from the incumbent Our Party and former opposition leader Mathew Wale.

Published: by Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong and Evan Wasuka

Duration: 11 minutes 7 seconds

Fiji ex-PM Frank Bainimarama makes last-ditch legal bid to avert jail time

The High Court is expected to rule on an appeal on his sentence in Suva later today.

Published: by Lice Movono

head shot of Fiji's former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama wearing Fiji Rugby Union shirt taken at the 2019 FRU
Duration: 7 minutes 40 seconds

What you should know about Australia's new Pacific Engagement Visa

The Pacific Engagement Visa will be based on an online ballot and will allow up to 3,000 eligible Pacific Islanders annually to live and work in Australia.

Published: by Dubravka Voloder

A ni-Vanuatu woman in high-vis, standing in a field of green vines, pulling some of them up and putting them into a crate.
Duration: 8 minutes 28 seconds

Hawai'i the first US state to pass Gaza ceasefire resolution

Hawaii's state house on Monday voted to approve a resolution calling for a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza - the first American state to do so.

Published:

An aerial view shows the compound of Al-Shifa hospital.
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds

Youth unemployment a concern for Pacific economies: report

A recent International Labour Organisation report highlights concerns about youth unemployment, while the total unemployment in the Pacific region has returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Published:

International Labour Organisation logo
Duration: 11 minutes 44 seconds

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