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Tabuya ‘an ideal Minister for Information’, Fiji’s PM says

Fiji's Prime Minister is set to restore a backbencher to cabinet after she appeared in a private video dancing naked.

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Diesel fuel aboard sunken Manawanui still unaccounted for

New Zealand Defence Force figures show more than half a million litres of diesel fuel aboard the Manawanui when it sank has not been taken off it.

Manus detainees sign new application

Refugees seeking resettlement and compensation

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Can the Cavendish banana survive?

The banana is the world’s most popular fruit crop, with over 100 million metric tons produced annually in over 130 tropical and subtropical countries.

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Last chance to save the planet

Pacific islands to kick off global climate deal, Australia yet to ratify in Parliament

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Broadcaster suspended for inciting antagonism

FIJI – The Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) has sacked a suspended producer Nemani Bainivalu whose television programme Wasea Bhasha is being investigated for allegedly inciting communal antagonism.

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Abbott meets with PNG's O'Neill

PAPUA NEW GTUINEA – Australia’s former prime minister Tony Abbott has this week been in Papua New Guinea where he met with PNG’s Prime Minister.

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Islands told to mind own business

Jakarta slams Solomons, Vanuatu over human rights

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Escape prompts investigation

TONGA – Tonga’s police commissioner says an internal investigation has identified serious shortcomings in the lead-up to an American fugitive escaping Vava‘u in September.

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Ireland halt All Blacks' unbeaten run

NEW ZEALAND – Ireland produced a heroic performance to beat New Zealand 40-29 in Chicago on Saturday, ending the All Blacks’ record 18-match winning streak and recording its first victory over the world champions in 29 tests spanning 111 years.

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LAPD style policing not wanted in Samoa

SAMOA – A vote of no confidence in Samoa’s suspended Police Commissioner Egon Keil has been sent to the prime minister.

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Election fee hike challenged

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s parliamentary opposition is to challenge the government’s proposal to increase the nomination fee in the Supreme Court if passed.

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Refugee 'secretly' deported to Nauru

Man in Australia for medical care flown out at night

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Samoa anxiously awaits medal confirmation

SAMOA – All of Samoa is anxiously awaiting the International Olympic Committee’s official announcement to award the rightful silver medal that belongs to Ele Opeloge for her outstanding performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Samoan woman on top of the world

SAMOA – A 44-year-old Samoan woman has walked on top of the world.

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Election nomination fees to rise tenfold

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Papua New Guinea government is planning a national election nomination fee for next year of 10,000 kina or US$3150.

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RNZIStigmata examined by Vatican

SAMOA – Samoa will soon find out if a woman claiming to be carrying the marks of Jesus Christ’s suffering is genuine, the Samoa Observer reports.

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Strong reaction to refugee ban

AUSTRALIA – The United Nations says it’s profoundly concerned by Australia’s plan to ban refugees who arrived by boat from ever returning to Australia.

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Hints of North America refugee deal

AUSTRALIA – Australia is reportedly close to signing a deal to resettle refugees from the Nauru and Manus Island detention centres in a third country, but Prime Minister John Key says it’s not with New Zealand.

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Legislation pending on powers of Samoan chiefs

SAMOA – Public consultations in progress in Samoa this week are looking at the roles and functions of the head chief of Samoa families, known in samoa as sa‘os.

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Man who went to find himself got lost

MALAYSIA – An Australian hiker who was lost in a remote Malaysian national park for two weeks says he resorted to eating wild ferns to survive.

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Immigration 'freezing' information

Australia’s Immigration Department in breach of Freedom Of Information Act over Nauru documents

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