Prianka Srinivasan
Prianka Srinivasan is a journalist at the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom. You can follow her on Twitter: @iamprianka
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Could Papua New Guinea's population be as high as 17 million? One researcher is sceptical
A Papua New Guinean researcher calls for Australia to help deliver its next national census amid speculation the population is as high as 17 million.
Race scientists took human skulls from the Pacific. Now, Indigenous Pacific Islanders want their ancestors back
Thousands of human remains are stored in Germany's University of Göttingen, many from Indigenous Pacific communities. But returning the bodies isn't an easy task.
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As a magnitude-7.0 earthquake rocked Solomon Islands, Savina was scrambling for information
A disability advocate calls for greater support in emergencies and natural disasters after a powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake hits Solomon Islands.
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Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau becomes Vanuatu's new prime minister, as first woman MP in 14 years sworn in
By Melissa Maykin and Prianka Srinivasan
The country's former deputy prime minister is elected, unopposed, by Vanuatu MPs, as Gloria Julia King becomes the first woman to sit in parliament in 14 years.
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Pacific countries reveal why the US achieved a region-wide agreement where Beijing failed
A week after the US and the Pacific signed a historic joint-partnership declaration, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says China had a "different approach to engaging with the Pacific" to the US, while an expert says Beijing will not be deterred from pushing for influence in the region.
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Solomon Islands seeks to reassure Australia on China security deal, as Wong visits Honiara
Solomon Islands' Prime Minister seeks to reassure Australia there will not be a military base in the Pacific island nation, after Foreign Minister Penny Wong touches down in Honiara.
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Fiji convenes extraordinary meeting to resolve Pacific Islands Forum crisis
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Exclusive by Prianka Srinivasan, foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic, Marian Faa and Lice Movono
The ABC understands Pacific Island leaders hope to strike an agreement to resolve leadership questions, reform the organisation and allow the forum to stay whole, after last year's threat by Micronesian nations to withdraw.
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Australian Defence Force pictures reveal extent of damage from Tonga's volcanic eruption, tsunami
A month after the volcanic eruption and tsunami which devastated much of Tonga, the World Bank estimates the Pacific kingdom's recovery will be costly.
Micronesian leader says Pacific Islands Forum secretary-general will be replaced to keep body united
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By foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic, Pacific Beat's Prianka Srinivasan and Marian Faa
Recently elected secretary-general Henry Puna will step down in order to stop the key regional diplomatic body from splitting, according to a top Micronesian leader.
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'If you've got symptoms, you've got COVID': Why daily case numbers might vastly underestimate infections
By Tim Callanan and Prianka Srinivasan
Some experts argue there is growing evidence the daily COVID-19 case numbers greatly underestimate the spread of the virus. There are calls for rapid test results to be included in the count.
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'It's the system that's falling down': Testing delays wreak havoc on holiday plans
Testing delays disrupt holiday plans as some people are left isolating for days with pathology services under strain from increased demand.
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Why these tests are likely to make an appearance at Christmas lunches across the country
By Sian Johnson and Prianka Srinivasan
As COVID-19 cases rise across Australia and the threat of the Omicron variant looms over Christmas celebrations scheduled for the days ahead, some believe making rapid antigen tests free would help curb rising infections.
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Almost 100pc of New Caledonians who voted rejected independence from France — but here's what the numbers aren't telling you
The territory now faces an uncertain future, as pro-independence groups refuse to discuss a future under France's flag.
Victorians welcome 'certainty' as state edges towards a vaccinated economy
By Prianka Srinivasan and staff
As the Victorian government fast-tracks its roadmap out of lockdown because of high vaccination rates, health experts urge caution and warn freedoms may be rolled back.
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Why the Pacific has become a testing ground for blockchain and cryptocurrency projects
Start-ups are coming to the Pacific to pilot a number of world-first blockchain and cryptocurrency projects. Some say it could revolutionise governments and banking, but critics are worried that the region is being used to test the technologies.
We asked Australian migrants what shocked them most about moving here. Here's what they said
By Wing Kuang and Prianka Srinivasan
From the lack of homework at school, to ferocious possums — here are six things that shock migrants most about Australia.
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This Pacific nation had one of the fastest COVID outbreaks. But it says it can open borders soon
In the midst of battling a COVID-19 outbreak, Fiji announces plans to reopen its borders to tourists by November 1.
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These countries celebrated reaching herd immunity. So why aren't they opening borders?
Despite reaching high vaccination rates and herd immunity targets, health experts warn countries in the Pacific may still be vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Struggling to get to Tokyo, Pacific Olympians fly with frozen fish, others train with heavy books
By Prianka Srinivasan and Jordan Fennell
Battling border closures, lockdowns and quarantine, Olympians from developing Pacific countries fight tooth and nail to make it to Tokyo.
Maree was a rising radio star in Fiji. Her death from COVID-19 reveals the extent of its outbreak
As COVID-19 rages through Fiji's main island, experts are urging people to get vaccinated early and receive both their doses, warning at least 12 people have died from the disease even after getting their first shot.
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'Stupid, stubborn, ego-driven policies': What happens when a country chooses vaccines over lockdowns?
Fiji has made vaccination compulsory for all workers, but refuses to impose a national lockdown. As cases linked to the infectious Delta strain surge, is the strategy working?
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'I cannot stress how scared I am': Why an outbreak in Fiji's hospital has devastated pregnant women
Pregnant women in Fiji are being forced to give birth on an emergency medical ship as the country's major hospital deals with a spiralling number of COVID-19 cases.
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Australian, NZ companies earn millions selling sugary drinks to Pacific Islands battling an obesity crisis
The co-author of a new study highlights the "irony" of Australian taxpayers paying for the escalating costs of chronic disease in Pacific nations through aid funding, while its companies profit from sending junk food to the same countries.
Australian children stranded in India now have new ways to come home. Here's what they are
Families around Australia are desperate to be reunited with children stranded in India. A recent change to travel restrictions might make that easier.
'He doesn't recognise me as mum': What happens when families are separated for a year by COVID
New travel exemptions allow adults to join unaccompanied minors on flights back home from India, where dozens of children are stuck without their parents.
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