Pacific Beat

ABC News

Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.

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    PNG Chiefs likely sign NRL stars, but club stays silent

    Papua New Guinea Chiefs looks to have signed  the team's first two players, Alex Johnston and Jarome Luai, ahead of its entry into Australia's National Rugby League competition in 2028.

    52 min

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    Fiji defence minister’s daughter seriously hurt in joint drug operation

    The daughter of Fiji's Defence Minister, a police officer, has been seriously injured during a joint police military drug operation on criminal gangs and illegal drugs.

    51 min

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    Five crew members still missing from ship overturned by Typhoon Sinlaku

    In the Northern Mariana Islands the search continues for a crew missing after a cargo ship was overturned by Typhoon Sinlaku.

    52 min

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    Jone Vakarisi's death in Fijian military custody classified as a murder

    In Fiji, Jone Vakarisi's death while in military custody for questioning is now being treated as a murder case and has raised serious questions about the role of Fiji's military in policing and criminal investigations.

    49 min

  5. FA 6 DIES

    Fiji's tourism sector playing down concerns over deadly box jellyfish in the country's waters

    For the past few weeks, authorities have reported the presence of box jellyfish in Fijian waters

    46 min

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    Tensons between Australia and Vanuatu over ties with China

    A fresh stoush could be brewing between Australia and Vanuatu after a newspaper report claimed that the Pacific nation was on the brink of signing a security pact with China.

    49 min

  7. 20 D’ABR.

    Tongan bikie serving life sentence wanted to "piss off" Australia for deporting him

    Human rights groups call for an independent investigation into the death of a 38-year-old man, who died while being held by the Fiji military. Also, a former bike serving a life sentence in Tonga for importing methamphetamine speaks about why he tried to set up a chapter of the Comancheros in the Kingdom.

    49 min

  8. 19 D’ABR.

    Questions raised after man dies in military custody in Fiji

    The Republic of Fiji Military Forces says Jone Vakarisi suffered a sudden medical emergency in police custody. But a leaked death certificate says he died from asphyxiation.

    48 min
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Informació

Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.

Fitxa tècnica

  • Canal
    ABC News
  • Creació
    ABC Radio Australia
  • Anys en actiu
    2006 - 2026
  • Episodis
    33
  • Qualificació
    Apte
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
  • Lloc web del programa
    Pacific Beat

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