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Pacific Beat ABC News
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Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.
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Australia and NZ prepare to extract citizens from New Caledonia
Australia and New Zealand are making preparations to repatriate their citizens from New Caledonia. France's High Commission in New Caledonia says it's regained control of the main road leading to Noumea's international airport.
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Amnesty International urges France to respect human rights of Kanaks
As a security crackdown takes place in New Caledonia, Amnesty International is calling on the French government to respect the human rights of Kanaks. Up to a thousand French security personnel are in New Caledonia as authorities attempt to restore law and order.
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Three killed in New Caledonia riots, pro-independence leaders call for peace
New Caledonia's pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front party is calling for peace and an end to riots in the territory. At least three have been killed and France has declared a state of emergency that will last 12 days.
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New Caledonia's government calls for calm after riots rock Noumea
New Caledonia's government is calling for calm following political riots which has seen businesses torched, police injured and dozens arrested.
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Girmit Day commemorations highlight contributions and struggles of Indo-Fijians
Tune in each morning and afternoon to keep-up-to-date on the happenings in the Pacific.
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Uncertainty for stranded travellers amidst Air Vanuatu liquidation
Hundreds of travellers are still stranded as Vanuatu's national carrier, Air Vanuatu, went into liquidation last week, with the Australian firm Ernst & Young appointed as the airline's administrator.