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Politok pulls back the curtain on what goes on behind the scenes in Pacific politics and how it affects us. Scott Waide speaks with the region’s leaders, public servants, aid workers, academics, and everyday people to uncover the real stories and unpack the big questions.
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PNG's leaders are betting on AI to transform government, but can the country leapfrog into the future without leaving people behind?
Eighty years after World War Two ended the Pacific is still living with its most dangerous legacy.
As a new phase of the Compact of Free Association comes into force, the Marshall Islands' Foreign Minister is speaking out about what the deal has really delivered and what remains unfulfilled.In this episode of Politok on ABC Radio Australia, Minister Kalani Kaneko lays bare the gaps in veterans' care, the unfinished business of nuclear justice, and why Marshallese leaders say Washington's promises have too often stalled at implementation.Join presenter Scott Waide for Part 2 of Politok's look into the Cost of COFA.
The Marshallese veterans who fought for America and came home to nothing.
Around Papua New Guinea survivors of sorcery related violence are working to save dozens of vulnerable women each year from brutal attacks.
From sorcery-fuelled violence in Papua New Guinea to the unfinished business of nuclear testing under COFA, on the new season of Politok Scott Waide digs into the forces shaping lives, power, and politics across the Pacific. This season we travel to the Federated States of Micronesia to investigate leaking warships and modern oil spills, unpack the legacy of the World Bank, explore the rise of AI in government, and we trace Nauru's shift beyond phosphate, following the foreign deals and economic choices reshaping one of the Pacific's most scrutinised nations.. It's a season about the systems shaping the Pacific, who they serve, who they fail, and what it will take to change them.
Tuna like Pacific waters for its temperature but as global warming heats up the ocean the valuable fish are forecasted to flee.
Scientists and climate activists chart a path forward after the aggressive start to US President Donald Trump's second term.
Conservationists and tour operators are concerned that the balance between tourism dollars and the environmental impact on Cook Islands is being tested.
On Christmas Eve 2024 Lynda Tabuya found out a private video she had made for her husband was circulating on social media. She was soon dismissed from her cabinet role in Fiji's government.
Activist Eddie Tanago expresses concern about PNG's cyber crime laws after enduring stressful court case.
The constant blackouts in Papua New Guinea damages business and puts hospital patients at risk.
Basic medicines like paracetamol and antibiotics are hard to come by in many Pacific countries leaving doctors and patients struggling under the strain of sickness.
Australia is giving Papua New Guinea AUD$600 million for an NRL team but some question whether it should go to health and education.
From Vanuatu to The Hague this is the story of how Pacific students teamed up with Vanuatu’s government to call for climate justice at the ICJ.
Each election cycle in PNG sparks conflicts and tribal violence leading to mass displacement of thousands of people around Papua New Guinea.
The Pacific's peak Melanesian body is caught delicate international politics and a desire to support human rights in the face of West Papua's independence struggle
In Solomon Islands, a multimillion-dollar stadium gifted from China sits unused and will cost the country money to maintain. So how effective are donor projects for Pacific people?
In 2024 during protests in New Caledonia pro-independence youth harnessed the power of Tik Tok to show the world what was happening.
What goes on behind the scenes of big climate change meetings and how much of that talk becomes action?
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