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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there's been progress made on Australia being willing to accept the offer to resettle 150 refugees, but opposition is sceptical of her claims. Audio

Tax compliance and petrol storage are set to be two of the key issues Tonga's business community wants addressed by the incoming government; a marine scientist at Hawaii University is warning pristine… Audio

Papua New Guinea's immigration minister says he will not deal directly with New Zealand to resettle up to 150 refugees on Manus Island; this week Tonga will go to the polls to decide the makeup of its… Audio

Refugees detained on Manus Island say they are accustomed to being deprived of justice and today's court decision came as no surprise. Audio

The plight of desperate Manus Island detainees heads back to Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court this morning. It will hear an application from refugee lawyers today that could result in the court… Audio

The United Nations team in Papua New Guinea is strongly urging the PNG and Australian governments to restore basic services to the detention centre. Kedar Poudyal is a Human Rights Adviser for the… Audio

The IFC is assisting Papua New Guinea to begin realising its tourism potential. Audio

An Australian politician is warning today's closure of the Manus Island detention centre could end in tragedy. Audio

PNG Immigration minister hopeful over Manus transition; A New Zealand MP calls the country's silence about Manus Island 'complicity'; Academic points to gaps in NZ's Pacific labour mobility scheme; A… Audio

A journalist's death shines the spotlight on violence against women in in Papua New Guinea; The state of emergency declared for an erupting volcano in Vanuatu comes to an end; The Catholic Church in… Audio

People affected by an erupting volcano in Solomon Islands say they are living off coconuts because their water supplies have been contaminated by ashfall; An academic says violence near Papua's… Audio