Pacific Beat

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

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Surviving conjoined twin Sawong recovering well in Sydney hospital

    PNG's surviving conjoined twin, Sawong Mitiam is recovering well at the Sydney Children's Hospital, less than a month after his brother Tom died during separation surgery.

    45 min

  2. 5 DAYS AGO

    Ordeal over, stranded passengers in PNG flown home

    Eighty cruise ship passengers from the grounded Coral Adventurer have arrived in back in Australia four days after their vessel ran aground in Papua New Guinea waters.

    44 min

  3. 6 DAYS AGO

    Stranded cruise ship passengers to be flown home

    Passengers on an Australian cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Lae, will be flown out of Papua New Guinea, after efforts to refloat the Coral Adventurer failed.

    44 min

  4. 28/12/2025

    Australian cruise ship stranded in PNG

    Attempts to refloat an Australian cruise ship stranded on a PNG reef are expected to resume today after initial efforts on Sunday were unsuccessful.

    48 min

  5. 23/12/2025

    Vanuatu's 18-month teacher strike ends with multimillion-dollar deal

    Vanuatu's National Teachers Union has ended an 18-month-long strike after reaching a $54 million settlement deal with the government, which will see teachers return to classrooms in the new year.

    52 min

  6. 22/12/2025

    Tonga hit with US travel restrictions

    The US has listed Tonga among dozens of countries that will face travel restrictions from January 1, which will affect Tongans applying for visitor visas to the US in the new year.

    46 min

  7. 21/12/2025

    France postpones New Caledonia referendum

    France has postponed a 2026 referendum on New Caledonia's political future, saying more dialogue is needed under the Bougival Accord.

    50 min

  8. 18/12/2025

    Tongan PM labels concerns over his noble status as 'fear mongering'

    New Tongan PM Lord Fakafanua lables concerns over his noble status as 'fear mongering.' Also, a new report outlines how nurses and doctors in the Pacific are being poached by Australia's labour mobility scheme.

    52 min
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About

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

Information

  • Channel
    ABC News
  • Creator
    Radio Australia
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
  • Show Website
    Pacific Beat

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