Pacific Review

Pacific Review

ABC Radio Australia

Episodes 25
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since Dec 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Consistency
100%
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www.abc.net.au

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About This Podcast

A comprehensive roundup of the major stories from the region and the people involved and affected by them.

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Recent Episodes

Floating volcanic rock chokes islands in PNG

Jun 12, 2026 25m

Coastal communities in Papua New Guinea stranded by pumice rock from an undersea volcano.

Tiny Guam's geostrategic importance makes it a big target for cyber attacks

Jun 05, 2026 25m

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.

Samoa freezes bank accounts linked to Coconut Cartel hit

May 29, 2026 25m

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.

UN resolution a victory for Pacific climate campaigners

May 22, 2026 25m

The United Nations General Assembly backs a landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice.

Longtime opposition leader is new Solomons' PM

May 15, 2026 25m

Solomon Islands MPs have ended weeks of political impasse by voting in the country's opposition leader, Matthew Wale, as Prime Minister.

Solomon's PM ousted in no confidence vote

May 08, 2026 25m

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is ousted in a no-confidence vote just seven weeks after a mass ministerial walkout.

PNG's NRL team makes its first signing

May 01, 2026 25m

Papua New Guinea's new NRL team signs up a rugby league superstar ahead of its 2028 entry into the competition.

Cartels, gangs and the Pacific drug trade

Apr 24, 2026 25m

From narco‑submarines to tonnes of meth seized at sea — the Pacific is emerging as a major transit route for drugs bound for Australia.

Fijian authorities want Australian suspect over record drug haul

Apr 17, 2026 25m

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

Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands

Apr 10, 2026 25m

Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands for days as it moves slowly around the Solomon Sea.

Fuel prices surge across the Pacific

Apr 03, 2026 25m

Pacific countries are starting to feel the impact of the war in the Middle East with surging fuel prices in some places.

Australian billionaire at the centre of Fiji's waste to energy project

Mar 27, 2026 25m

An Australian billionaire is at the centre of a controversial plan to ship waste to Fiji where it will be used for generating electricity.

Cracks appear on Pacific nuclear dome

Mar 20, 2026 25m

A cement dome used for storing waste leftover from US nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific appears to be cracking and has sparked safety concerns.

Kava's popularity driving up lifestyle diseases among Fiji women

Mar 13, 2026 25m

Women in Fiji are getting into kava, but health officials warn the shift in consumption is driving up lifestyle diseases.

Pacific Islanders caught up in Iran conflict

Mar 06, 2026 25m

The US-Israel strikes on Iran have affected Pacific Islanders in the Middle East.

Australia's Foreign Minister caught in rugby funding scrum

Feb 27, 2026 25m

Two more narco subs, semi-submersible vessels used for smuggling drugs across international waters, have been discovered in the Pacific.

Tuvalu calls for moral leadership from Australia on climate

Feb 20, 2026 25m

What happens when a narco-sub washes ashore on your island? We take a look at what one Marshallese man is doing with his vessel.

Cocaine ship heading to Sydney

Feb 13, 2026 25m

A ship caught carrying five tonnes of cocaine is making its way towards Sydney after being stripped of its cargo.

Pacific Review

Feb 06, 2026 25m

A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.

Mistreatment of female kava servers causes a stir in Tonga

Jan 30, 2026 25m

Outrage at videos on social media swing indecent behaviour towards women serving kava in Tonga.

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Pacific Review has published 25 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in News.

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