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7am World, Pacific and Sports News for 17 May 2017
The latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
Amnesty Int calls for accountability after PNG prison break
Amnesty International is calling for accountability within the Papua New Guinea security forces after 17 unarmed prisoners were shot and killed while trying to escape from Buimo Prison in Lae. Audio
6am World, Pacific and Sports News for 17 May 2017
The latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
5am Pacific Regional News and Sport for 17 May 2017
The latest Pacific regional news and sport. Audio
Amnesty Intl - shots fired into Manus Island detention centre
Amnesty International is disputing official Australian and PNG investigations that found drunk PNG sailors did not fire into a refugee centre on Manus Island last month. The executive director of… Audio
5am Pacific Regional News and Sport for 15 May 2017
The latest Pacific regional news and sport. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 26 April 2017
Debate continues over the quality of healthcare in Fiji; A new flood prediction tool is trialled in Fiji; Candidates line up for Niue election; Australia is labelled a 'rogue state' for Manus Island… Audio
Manus detention staff traumatised by attack
First Person - Last Friday, for the first time, Australian staff on PNG's Manus Island were put in the same dangerous position as the refugees, writes Kurdish journalist and detainee Behrouz Boochani.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 20 April 2017
NFP says Tikoduadua shares party values; Tokelau Festival attracts thousands; Manus refugee could use double jeopardy defence A former Australian soldier turned trek leader wants to see more and more… Audio
Veteran trekker doing his bit to promote PNG tourism
A former Australian soldier turned trek leader, Reg Yates, wants to see more and more people experience the vast number of tracks that can be walked across Papua New Guinea. Audio
Resettlement doubt inflames Manus tension
Refugees detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island say uncertainty about their future fueled this week's riot over food. Audio
Belief in sorcery remains entrenched in PNG culture
A Papua New Guinea NGO says poverty is a prominent factor in ongoing sorcery-related attacks and killings. Government efforts to legislate around the problem are complicated by both an entrenched… Audio
10am World, Pacific and Sports News for 7 April 2017
The latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
8am World, Pacific and Sports News for 7 April 2017
The latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
7am World, Pacific and Sports News for 7 April 2017
The latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
PNG leader Michael Somare ends political career
Papua New Guinea parliamentarians have acknowledged the outstanding career of former prime minister Sir Michael Somare after he gave his farewell speech to MP's, as PNG's ninth parliament adjourned… Audio
Missionary escapes after pirate attack in PNG waters
A Fijian missionary who survived a pirate attack in Papua New Guinea waters last week has described a slick operation run by a network of people. Audio
O'Neill thrown in spotlight over PNG economic woes
Papua New Guinea's Treasurer says the country's economy has "fallen off a cliff" under the present government, led by Peter O'Neill. But Patrick Pruaitch's damning revelation on the state of PNG's… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 31 March 2017
Claims that Penang sugar mill shut down will sound death knell for Fiji's Rakiraki; FFA calls on Vietnam to take responsibility for its boats fishing illegally in the region; And there are conflicting… Audio
Petition seeks NZ govt stand on abuses in West Papua
A public petition in New Zealand has urged a strong government stand on the human rights situation in West Papua, citing continued abuses of the right to freedom of expression and assembly in the… Audio
