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. -23 h

    Failed prosecutions raise questions about FICAC

    Fiji's corruption watchdog, FICAC has dropped charges against prominent political commentator Charlie Charters, who says a flawed process is resulting in failed prosecutions.

  2. -3 dias

    Vanuatu chiefs apologise after backlash over female leader appointment

    Vanuatu's House of Chiefs has apologised after a public backlash over its call to revoke the appointment of Dr Anna Naupa as the new Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

  3. -4 dias

    Two bodies recovered as search continues for missing boat passengers off East New Britain

    The bodies of two women have been recovered from the sinking of a boat off of East New Britain over the weekend. Twenty-five others remain missing at sea.

  4. -5 dias

    Twenty-seven remain missing at sea

    Twenty people, mostly children, remain missing at sea, four days after two boats sank in rough seas off East New Britain.

  5. 19/07

    "It's a monetary transaction" - East Sepik Governor says about Taiwan office closure

    Papua New Guinea's former opposition leader says the government's decision to close Taiwan's trade office in Port Moresby was likely not a geopolitical decision but a financial one.

  6. 16/07

    350 arrests in Timor-Leste scam center crackdown

    A major crackdown on international scam centers in Timor-Leste has resulted in 350 arrests. Police raided multiple heavily secured call centre compounds over the past week in a major crackdown against what experts say is a growing trade in the developing nation.

  7. 15/07

    PNG Police pursue group who tortured elderly women

    Papua New Guinea police are hunting for a group of men who tortured and attacked two elderly women, accused of sorcery in Enga Province. The incident, captured on video and shared widely on social media has helped police identify those behind the attack.

  8. 14/07

    250 people apprehended by Timor-Leste police in major scam center crackdown

    More than 250 people have been apprehended in Timor-Leste following a sweep of raids on alleged scam centers. While details about what the alleged scams are is still unclear, these raids follow on from a major bust last year in the Timorese region of Oe-Cussee where authorities raided a hotel detaining 30 foreign nationals and seizing phones and starlink units.

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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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  • Canal
    ABC News
  • Autoria
    ABC Radio Australia
  • Anos em atividade
    2006 - 2026
  • Episódios
    33
  • Classificação
    Para todos
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
  • Site do programa
    Pacific Beat

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