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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.

He walked the Kokoda Track on crutches

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A former member of the Australian Defence Force has returned home after completing Papua New Guinea’s gruelling Kokoda Track on crutches.

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Stoners say drug supply has dried up

SAMOA – Last year, the police in Samoa – through Commissioner Fuiavailili Egon Keil and his Tactical Operations Squad – declared a war on drugs.

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Nauru fugitive reunited with family

Former MP says he will speak out about Nauru issues

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Waqa: 'Ringleaders were defeated'

NAURU – Nauru President Baron Waqa has issued a statement to the nation after his government’s successful re-election.

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Kun's escape from Nauru justified

NAURU – New Zealand has justified its decision to grant citizenship to former Nauruan opposition MP Roland Kun, who was under a criminal investigation and prevented from leaving Nauru.

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Fiji police probe photos of beatings

Disturbing images may be from 2009 drug raids

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Asylum seekers in armed hold up

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Two asylum seekers have been threatened at gunpoint at accommodation housing asylum seekers and refugees in Port Moresby.

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Jarryd Hayne fails to make Fiji's Olympics squad

FIJI – Former rugby league star and NFL player Jarryd Hayne won’t be going to the Rio Olympics after being cut from Fiji’s rugby sevens squad.

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News service denied chance to cover election

NAURU – Australian news portal SBS World News claims it was not granted a journalist visa to cover Nauru’s general election last weekend, despite a direct approach to President Baron Waqa in April.

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Domestic violence worsens post cyclone

FIJI – Fiji has one of the highest levels of domestic violence in the world, and Cyclone Winston has reportedly worsened the already less than satisfactory situation.

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Stranded Kun flees Nauru

Former MP slips through border with New Zealand passport

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Nauru election called 'free and fair'

Observers dismiss claims of unfair media access

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Kiwis buy back pristine beach

NEW ZEALAND – A pristine beach in New Zealand bought through an online crowdfunding campaign has been handed to its new owners – the public.

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'Unconscious bias' revealed

NEW ZEALAND – Teachers’ unconscious biases and low expectations are hurting Maori children – and teachers need more support to deal with it, New Zealand educationalists say.

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Turnbull declares victory

AUSTRALIA – Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has declared victory for his conservative coalition in last week’s closely fought general election.

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Unitech head denies incompetence

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Vice Chancellor of Papua New Guinea’s Unitech in Lae says critics of his management need to substantiate their claims.

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Strike action threatened

PNG professional workers call for PM Peter O’Neill’s resignation

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Government romps back on Nauru

Suspended opposition MPs fail to be re-elected

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Public service commission firm on social media ban

VANUATU – The Public Service Commission (PSC) of Vanuatu has reiterated its decision to ban the use of online social media during working hours.

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Pressure on Ryan to pick squad for Rio

FIJI – Time is running out for Fiji’s sevens hopefuls to force their way into the final squad for the Rio Olympics, which will be unveiled on July 16.

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