Pacific Beat Program for 6 May 2011
Australia's Labor government silent on talks with PNG on Pacific solut
Australia's Labor government has refused to confirm whether it's in talks to process asylum seekers in PNG.
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PNG Opposition wants Manus detention centre reopened
While the PNG government has still not come out clear on the Australian approach, the PNG Opposition is supportive of reopening the Manus Island detention centre.
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Nauru invites Australia to reopen its detention centre there
The government of Nauru has reiterated that the door is still open for Australia to reopen its asylum seeker detention centre on the island.
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Vanuatu newspaper publisher wants Pacific media complaints council
A call has been made for a regional media complaints council to review grievances about media organisations in the Pacific.
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Bougainville violence threat comes from minority says expert
Threats from hardline supporters of a separatist group on the Papua New Guinea Island of Bougainville against the re-opening of the mine there are not representative of what most people there think.
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Grenades spark election fears
Police in Papua New Guinea's Highland provinces have expressed serious concerns local tribes are now using high-powered military firearms than the traditional bows and arrows.
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Pacific economies putting the GFC behind them
Most economies in the Pacific are still recovering from sharp declines in growth that came as a result of the global financial crisis two years ago.
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Hawaiian bases on alert after bin Laden death
The military alert level on Hawaii has been increased following the death earlier this week of al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden.
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Roviana prepares for climate change
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Hawaiians concerned over high gasoline prices
Hawaiians remain concerned over high gasoline prices.
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Niueans to vote in Assembly election
Niueans go to the polls this weekend to vote for local Assembly elections.
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New tornado warning for NZ North Island
Weather forecasters in New Zealand have warned of the possibility today of tornados in the north island.
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World Bank loan to help Port Moresby's unemployed youth
The World Bank has approved a loan of 15.8 million dollars to Papua New Guinea, to fund an Urban Youth Employment program.
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Asian worker influx partly blamed for human trafficking
An influx of workers, many of them Asians is being blamed for the growing problem of human trafficking in the Pacific.
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Audacious mass jail break in PNG
The scale and brazen method behind the latest jail break in Papua New Guinea has surprised authorities in a country where prison escapes are relatively common.
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Live sharks a major Palauan attraction
A survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Marine Science has estimated that live sharks are worth a fortune to the Pacific Island nation of Palau.
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Australia's "new improved" Pacific solution
The Papua New Guinea island of Manus sits just south of the equator.
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