Politok

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Politok pulls back the curtain on what goes on behind the scenes in Pacific politics and how it affects us. Scott Waide speaks with the region’s leaders, public servants, aid workers, academics, and everyday people to uncover the real stories and unpack the big questions.  

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Papua New Guinea is racing to adopt Artificial Intelligence as concerns grow over access, jobs and data

    PNG's leaders are betting on AI to transform government, but can the country leapfrog into the future without leaving people behind?

  2. 2 FEB

    World War Two shipwreck graveyards a 'ticking timebomb' for Micronesia's water

    Eighty years after World War Two ended the Pacific is still living with its most dangerous legacy.

    29 min

  3. 26 JAN

    Cost of COFA: Broken promises from veteran's care to nuclear justice (Part 2)

    As a new phase of the Compact of Free Association comes into force, the Marshall Islands' Foreign Minister is speaking out about what the deal has really delivered and what remains unfulfilled. In this episode of Politok on ABC Radio Australia, Minister Kalani Kaneko lays bare the gaps in veterans' care, the unfinished business of nuclear justice, and why Marshallese leaders say Washington's promises have too often stalled at implementation. Join presenter Scott Waide for Part 2 of Politok's look into the Cost of COFA.

  4. 19 JAN

    The Cost of COFA: Marshallese veterans and America's war machine (Part 1)

    The Marshallese veterans who fought for America and came home to nothing.

    30 min

  5. 12 JAN

    Breaking the Spell: Can PNG end sorcery violence?

    Around Papua New Guinea survivors of sorcery related violence are working to save dozens of vulnerable women each year from brutal attacks.

    29 min

  6. 29/12/2025

    New season of Politok: Tackling sorcery, religion and dual wage systems to the US and COFA

    From sorcery-fuelled violence in Papua New Guinea to the unfinished business of nuclear testing under COFA, on the new season of Politok Scott Waide digs into the forces shaping lives, power, and politics across the Pacific. This season we travel to the Federated States of Micronesia to investigate leaking warships and modern oil spills, unpack the legacy of the World Bank, explore the rise of AI in government, and we trace Nauru's shift beyond phosphate, following the foreign deals and economic choices reshaping one of the Pacific's most scrutinised nations.. It's a season about the systems shaping the Pacific, who they serve, who they fail, and what it will take to change them.

  7. 07/07/2025

    Billion dollar Pacific tuna industry under threat as climate change heats up ocean

    Tuna like Pacific waters for its temperature but as global warming heats up the ocean the valuable fish are forecasted to flee.

    29 min

  8. 30/06/2025

    US President Donald Trump's second term shakes Pacific aid and climate advocates

    Scientists and climate activists chart a path forward after the aggressive start to US President Donald Trump's second term.

    29 min
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Politok pulls back the curtain on what goes on behind the scenes in Pacific politics and how it affects us. Scott Waide speaks with the region’s leaders, public servants, aid workers, academics, and everyday people to uncover the real stories and unpack the big questions.  

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  • Creator
    ABC Radio Australia
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
  • Show Website
    Politok

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