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Australia's Foreign Minister wraps up Pacific tour

Over the past week, Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has visited Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu, re-emphasising commitment to climate action, funding health reforms, and reviving a bilateral partnership.
A woman and a group of men look at a chart while standing on the deck of a navy ship.
Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Foreign Affairs

Pacific voyagers' remarkable environmental knowledge allowed for long-distance navigation without western technology

In 1972, a young anthropologist set out on a bird-hunting voyage with Polynesian sailors in one of the most remote corners of the Pacific.
An outrigger canoe on the ocean as sun sets behind it.

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Environment

Could modern technology help answer the question behind Samoa's ancient megaliths?

A high-quality virtual model of Tia Potini, a large stone mound in Sa'anapu, Samoa, is not only open to visitors but is now accessible through virtual and augmented reality.
People stand on top of the stone megalith, which stands over 11 metres high
Duration: 14 minutes 49 seconds

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PNG Palais 7s veteran Alice Alois embraces the juggle of motherhood, career and professional sport

From donning the tri-colours and representing her country in rugby sevens, Papua New Guinea Palais 7s veteran Alice Alois continues to break barriers: balancing motherhood, a full-time job and sporting commitments as a national representative.
A lady wearing a black rugby uniform with yellow and red and her hair up in two braids runs with a rugby ball smiling

Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Rugby Union

'We don't talk enough': Former NRL star's drive to get Pasifika men to share their wins and losses

What started as a simple coffee catch-up between teammates has grown into a powerful movement helping Pasifika men and youth heal, speak up, and break generational cycles.
Footy player Jesse Sene-Lefao wears orange uniform. Stands in stadium, smiles down at kids.

Published: Location: SamoaTopic: Community and Society

Powerful tsunami lifted Tongan boulder up a cliff

A 50-metre tsunami in Tonga moved a massive boulder weighing 1,200 tonnes inland 7,000 years ago, according to new research from the University of Queensland. 
A large boulder is seen in the background, a man in khaki clothing holding a measuring tape is in the foreground.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Geology

Susan had two sips of a pina colada. Hours later, she was in a coma

An Australian tourist who was rushed to hospital after drinking a pina colada at a popular Fiji resort says she is convinced she was "poisoned" by tainted alcohol.
Intubated and in a coma

Published: Location: FijiTopic: Poisoning

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Jesse Sene-Lefao's men's movement

Jesse Sene-Lefao shares his mission to change the game for Pacific men's mental health, where rates of distress are high, but support-seeking is still low.
Footy player Jesse Sene-Lefao wears orange uniform. Stands in stadium, smiles down at kids.

Alcohol 'poisoning' victim speaks after near-death experience

Woman talks about being taken to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning after drinking pina coladas at Fiji's Warwick Resort resort's pool bar.
Methanol Poisoning. Image of dark rum bottle, pineapple and yellow cocktail in a glass. Image of two women wearing shorts .
Duration: 5 minutes 9 seconds

Topic: Alcohol

Pacific women share stories of abuse to spark cultural change

Survivors and advocates are sharing stories of abuse to spark cultural change in the Pacific region where gender-based violence is rampant.
Victim-survivors speak out: processed photograph with burnt edges shows houses in the pacific region, palm trees.
Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds

Topic: Domestic Violence

Papua New Guinea commences immunisation program after polio outbreak

Papua New Guinea commences a major immunisation program following the declaration of a polio outbreak by the World Health Organization.
PNG Polio Vaccines: A doctor wearing a World Health Organization uniform administers a polio vaccine to an infant.
Duration: 1 minute 4 seconds

Topic: Disease Outbreak

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