Johnny Blades

Vaccine diplomacy is heating up in the region as various countries promise to roll out potential covid-19 vaccines to the Pacific. Audio

Another team with links to the Pacific Islands have entered the race to join an expanded Super Rugby competition. Audio

Fiji has declared an outbreak of dengue fever and leptospirosis diseases in the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Audio

Frustration among remandees over long delays in their cases coming to trial, as well as poor and overcrowded conditions in prisons, is driving Papua New Guinea's problem of repeated prison escapes… Audio

In its submission to the UN for the upcoming Universal Periodic Review of Australia's human rights record, Amnesty International has says Australia's government is still failing to protect the rights… Audio

Despite its own challenges with covid-19, a shrinking economy and less money to spend on foreign aid, the United Kingdom government says it remains committed to its role as a development partner in… Audio

The number of Covid-19 infections in French Polynesia continues to rise, while in Papua New Guinea, the number of cases has now gone past 200. Audio

Solomon Islands police are working with border communities to help them ward off the threat of a potential Covid-19 outbreak. Audio

Public awareness efforts have ramped up in Bougainville after the first local case of covid-19 was announced in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region as it heads to the polls this week for its… Audio

An Indonesia-based organisation says people across the republic are becoming more interested in the human rights struggle of West Papuans, but that it comes with unwanted consequences. Audio

A new edition of the Pacific Journalism Review finds media facing a range of hostile threats in Melanesia. Audio

As Indonesia's government considers the successor arrangement to the Special Autonomy Law in Papua, an academic from the region has questioned Jakarta's approach. Audio

A major drug haul in Papua New Guinea is being hailed by authorities in Australia as a victory over trans-national crime. Audio