Pacific Beat - On the Mat
Pacific Beat - On The Mat
Analysis of current events in the Pacific, as broadcast on Radio Australia daily from Monday to Friday.
The death of Australia's last World War Two
Earlier this month the last Australian World War Two coastwatcher died, aged 95.
The fight to retain the original language of Palau
The disappearance of traditional languages is a worldwide issue that affects many countries in the Pacific region.
Reverend gives Australian students taste of PNG
Although they're neighbours, Papua New Guinea and Australia often seem worlds apart - while most Australians enjoy the privileges of a ...
Somali piracy's impact on Tuvaluan diaspora
An Australian academic is so concerned about the lack of news coverage about the Tuvaluan seafarers being held hostage by Somali pirates ...
Regional women's conference discusses parliamentary representation
Today's On the Mat comes to us from Fiji, and it addresses peace and security issues as well as the campaign in a number of Pacific nations ...
PACER Plus trade manual hopes to assist Pacific
PACER Plus, the proposed free trade agreement between Australia and New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, is a blank canvas waiting to be ...
PACER PLUS Free Trade
PACER Plus, the proposed free trade agreement between Australia and New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, is a blank canvas waiting to be ...
New technologies hope to drive sustainable tuna
With today being World Ocean Day we thought we'd take a closer look at the tuna fishing industry in the region.
American Samoa congressman explains his Fiji stance
Just one guest On The Mat today, American Samoa's congressman to Washington, Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin.
NGOs gather to discuss PACER Plus free trade
As we get closer to the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in August debate is hotting up over PACER Plus - the proposed free trade ...
Solomons political row over Australian aid funding
Today we're going to look at a row that has developed between the Solomon Islands government and opposition over Australian bilateral aid ...
Pacific calls for more appropriate terror controls
Since 9/11 and the bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York, the world has become very aware of the impact terrorism can have on world ...
Solomons timber declare spells doom for current economy
After years of unsustainable logging, Solomon Islands is starting to come to grips with a looming economic and environmental crisis - a ...