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Focusing on the Pacific region, the show features interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat. Tune in each morning and afternoon on ABC Radio Australia to keep-up-to-date on the happenings in the Pacific.

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No confidence motion against Solomons PM withdrawn

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says he's ready to get back to work after coming out on top in the latest political dust-up over the country's leadership.

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Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds

Solomons PM faces no confidence vote today

It's a massive day in Solomon islands -- with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele set to face a no confidence motion in parliament. MP and former Prime Minister Danny Philip predicts Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele will survive the motion.  

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Duration: 53 minutes 23 seconds

Pacific Leaders congratulate Australian PM on re-election

Leaders across the Pacific have congratulated Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his election win, but what does Labor's emphatic election win mean for the Pacific?

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Duration: 43 minutes 21 seconds

Stage set for high drama as Honiara counts down to no confidence vote

There's political tension in the air in the Solomon's capital, Honiara, as the stage is set for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele.

Published: with Jordan Fennell

Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds

Solomons PM faces motion of no confidence next Tuesday

A political showdown is looming in Solomon Islands with a motion of no confidence scheduled for next Tuesday. Seeking to oust Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is former Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare.

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Duration: 46 minutes 35 seconds

Pacific Forum Chair meets with US and UN officials in New York

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, and the Prime Minister of Tonga, 'Aisake Eke says some of the Forum's concerns about the Trump administration have eased following meetings with senior government officials in Washington.

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Duration: 45 minutes 19 seconds

Solomons Deputy PM resigns, as motion of no confidence is filed

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is facing a motion for a vote of no confidence. Parliament was supposed to sit yesterday but not enough MPs showed up in what was perhaps a sign of the backroom manoeuvring going on.  

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Duration: 47 minutes 13 seconds

Around 300,000 attend solemn mass in Timor-Leste, to pay respect to late Pope Francis

As Pope Francis was being buried at the Vatican on Saturday, a world away in Timor-Leste a huge crowd gathered for their own farewell to the popular Pontiff.

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Duration: 42 minutes 13 seconds

Solemn dawn ceremony, as ANZAC Day is marked across the Pacific

As Australia's largest army base marks ANZAC Day, it's a special moment for Papua New Guinean Brigadier Colonel Boniface Aruma, who's watching on in his capacity as a senior commander in the Australian Defence Force.

Published: with Evan Wasuka

Duration: 47 minutes 42 seconds

Move to revive US airfield on Tinian triggers pushback

Locals on Tinian in the Northern Marianas are demanding answers from the US military around a project to revive a World War Two airfield on their island.

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Duration: 48 minutes 18 seconds

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