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The Pacific region is rich with culture, people and stories, and now there's a new way to stay in touch with what's going on. Johnson Raela and Alice Lolohea present the latest news and information from the region's most trusted reporters. Watch the episodes on ABC iview.

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Johnson Raela and Alice Lolohea bring you the stories that matter to the Pacific and the most up-to-date information, in this latest season of The Pacific.

Pacific woman with purple sei and man dressed in blue print stand in front of blue wall.

'PM, help us': Landslide victims plead for help amid political crisis in PNG | The Pacific

On this episode of The Pacific: political turmoil in PNG overshadows devastating landslide recovery efforts, backlash for Fiji MPs who are in line for a 130 per cent pay rise and legendary artist Lesley Wengembo lights up Port Moresby.

Published: 30 May 2024Thu 30 May 2024 at 7:30am

Macron visits riot-ravaged New Caledonia, plus the mysteries of the Pacific's Jurassic Park

This week on The Pacific, we speak to young Kanaks in New Caledonia as French President Emmanuel Macron arrives amidst ongoing riots.

Published: 23 May 2024Thu 23 May 2024 at 7:30am

The Pacific: Episode 6

This week on The Pacific, we speak to people forcibly returned to Tonga despite having little to no connection with the Kingdom, how science could help prove a story passed down through oral tradition in Solomon Islands, and all the latest about the…

Published: 9 May 2024Thu 9 May 2024 at 8:00am

Returnees: The unlikely heroes fighting Tonga's drug crisis | The Pacific

The change in policies in the US, NZ and Australia has seen the rate of deportations increase over the last decade.

Published: 9 May 2024Thu 9 May 2024 at 7:45am

The image, split in two, shows a man looking into the sky, the other side showing drugs.

The 'mythical' vanished island scientists think is real | The Pacific

Legend has it a jealous husband used a wave curse to sink the island after his wife eloped with another man.

Published: 9 May 2024Thu 9 May 2024 at 7:45am

A map showing the lost island found on google maps with arrows pointing to it.

Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama jailed | The Pacific

Following the sentencing of Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama to one year in prison, The Pacific's Johnson Raela spoke with ABC Fiji reporter Lice Movono about how his supporters reacted.

Published: 9 May 2024Thu 9 May 2024 at 7:45am

An image of Frank cut out in front of the Fiji high court.

Independence pathway for Bougainville and media freedom | The Pacific

ABC Pacific's PNG reporter Belinda Kora breaks down the detail.

Published: 9 May 2024Thu 9 May 2024 at 7:45am

The Pacific: Episode 5

On this episode of The Pacific, we discuss tough abortion laws and meet Florence* in Vanuatu who alleges she was raped twice by a medical doctor while trying to get a secret abortion.

Witch doctors, coconuts and sexual assault: Inside Vanuatu's disturbing world of unwanted children | The Pacific

Around the world, heated debates about abortion are taking place. But in the Pacific, the topic is so taboo, only a handful of people are willing to talk about it. You’re about to hear from some of them.

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