Pacific Beat Program for 11 July 2011
Pacific countries may benefit from Australian carbon scheme
Pacific Island countries have a potentially lucrative role to play in the carbon pricing plan announced by Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard, over the weekend, if they can get their accountability structures right, says Greenpeace.
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A view on how the Pacific will take Australia's carbon tax
How will Australia's proposed carbon tax scheme go down in the Pacific - a region which is watching every move on climate change by industrialised countries?
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Study into Maori-Australian voting patterns
A Maori academic from New Zealand is conducting a survey of the voting behaviour of Maori living in Australia.
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PNG open to talks on Tuna Treaty with US
Papua New Guinea says it's open to renegotiating a major regional fishing agreement with the United States.
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15 missing at sea in PNG
Papua New Guinea authorities are searching for 15 people who went missing at sea in the waters of PNG's East New Britain province last week.
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Tonga businesses operating without licences
The Tonga government is cracking down on businesses operating without valid licences following an increase in the number of illegal operators.
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Celebrations continue after Reds' Super 15 victory
Celebrations are continuining after brilliant individual tries by Digby Ioane and Will Genia propelled the Queensland Reds to an historic victory over the travel weary Canterbury Crusaders.
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Wigan hangs on to top table spot
Wigan Warriors have retained the top spot on the Super League table but only after some early worries.
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Upsets at Pacific Nations Cup
Fiji has upset the defending champions, Samoa in the Pacific Nations Cup being played Suva.
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Fiji's five tries victory opens Pacific Nations Cup
The Flying Fijians pulled the suprise in front of a home crowd in the Pacific Nations Cup over the weekend scoring five tries in a 36-18 defeat of Samoa.
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Tourism operators to benefit from Fiji's shark ban
Fiji's eco tourism operators stand to reap the benefits of a proposed ban on shark products.
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Inaugural meeting of South Pacific Lawyers Association
The newly formed South Pacific Lawyers Association get down to business today after it's formal launch in Sydney yesterday by Australia's Attorney-General, Robert McClelland.
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Leprosy stigma preventing many seeking treatment
Medication for leprosy is free in the Pacific but the goal to eradicate the disease is still out of reach.
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Climate change proofing of Solomons crops
A project is being launched in Solomon Islands to help farmers protect their crops from the impacts of climate change.
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Over fishing leave tuna species at risk of extinction
Some species of tunas are at serious risk of extinction according to new research by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Bishop on fact finding mission to PNG
Australia's Opposition Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop has spent the weekend in Papua New Guinea on a fact finding mission.
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Abbott says Australia's grenhouse scheme based on a 'lie'
Australia's opposition leader, Tony Abbott, says he won't rest until he's destroyed the government's scheme to try to rein in greenhouse emissions.
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Gillard says Australia's greenhouse plan links with global efforts
The Australian prime minister Julia Gillard's political future hangs on the success of the Carbon Tax scheme.
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Australia to tax carbon to rein in greenhouse emissions
It's been a long time coming and there's been quite a few bumps along the way..
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