25 episodes
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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Uncertainty over what Macron's visit to New Caledonia will achieve
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in New Caledonia in a bid to restore peace to the territory.
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French President Macron on his way to New Caledonia after outbreak of violence in the territory
French President Emmanuel Macron is travelling to New Caledonia a week after the French territory was gripped by violence. His visit comes as Australia and New Zealand conducted the first of several expected repatriation flights to evacuate tourists.
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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.