Pacific Review
Pacific Review
ABC Radio Australia ABC Radio
A comprehensive roundup of the major stories from the region and the people involved and affected by them.
Tiny Guam's geostrategic importance makes it a big target for cyber attacks
Guam might be a speck in the vast Pacific Ocean but it's geostratigic location and large US military presence has made it an attractive target for hackers.
Jun 5
25 min
Samoa freezes bank accounts linked to Coconut Cartel hit
Samoan authorities have frozen the bank accounts of a number of people it says are connected to the assassination of an Australian gang leader in Vietnam.
May 29
25 min
UN resolution a victory for Pacific climate campaigners
The United Nations General Assembly backs a landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice.
May 22
25 min
Longtime opposition leader is new Solomons' PM
Solomon Islands MPs have ended weeks of political impasse by voting in the country's opposition leader, Matthew Wale, as Prime Minister.
May 15
25 min
Solomon's PM ousted in no confidence vote
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is ousted in a no-confidence vote just seven weeks after a mass ministerial walkout.
May 8
25 min
PNG's NRL team makes its first signing
Papua New Guinea's new NRL team signs up a rugby league superstar ahead of its 2028 entry into the competition.
May 1
25 min
Cartels, gangs and the Pacific drug trade
From narco‑submarines to tonnes of meth seized at sea — the Pacific is emerging as a major transit route for drugs bound for Australia.
Apr 24
25 min
Fijian authorities want Australian suspect over record drug haul
Police in Fiji want an Australian man put on trial over what they allege was the importation of more than four tonnes of methamphetamine — the country’s largest drug seizure
Apr 17
25 min
Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands
Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands for days as it moves slowly around the Solomon Sea.
Apr 10
25 min
Fuel prices surge across the Pacific
Pacific countries are starting to feel the impact of the war in the Middle East with surging fuel prices in some places.
Apr 3
25 min
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