Pacific Beat

Papua New Guinea's most experienced cancer specialist says treatment drugs are in short supply, but it's not something he can address as he's been sacked, we'll hear from Dr John Niblett, along with Pascoe Kase, the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health. And, Samoa recharged and ready to prove World 7s win in Paris was no flash in the pan.

The plan to get urgent food aid to Papua New Guinea's drought affected communities. And, an important step to stop illegal fishing in the Pacific with the first-ever international agreement set for next month.

The speaker of Fiji's parliament accused of "blaming the victim" over her suggestion wives should not provoke their husbands to be violent. And, the former detention centre guards who say they've been abandoned by Australia's government.

A senior church leader calls for the Islamic faith to be banned in Samoa. And, rising PNG basketball star Marty Leahy is heading to the US college circuit.

An Indonesian government advisor admits Jakarta is worried about mounting international pressure over West Papua. And, the Australian Government under fire over its decision to delay, rather than scrap, the introduction of the controversial backpacker tax.

The Fiji Times goes to court in an effort to end the Fiji Sun's monopoly on government advertising and code jumping footballer Jarryd Hayne talks about his decision to retire from American football and compete for a place in the Fiji rugby sevens squad for the Rio Olympics.

Huge crowds turn out to to pay their final respects to long-serving Papua New Guinean politician Anderson Agiru. And, Jarryd Hayne quits the NFL to fulfill his dream of representing Fiji in rugby union at this year's Rio Olympics.

A multi-million dollar effort to help farmers in Papua New Guinea cash in on the increasing demand for chocolate around the world and we look at Samoa prospects for the Olympics, after they conquered the world's top sevens teams in Paris over the weekend.

Interest from around the Pacific and South Asia about Papua New Guinea's phones against corruption initiative within the Department of Financhow hosting the 2023 Pacific Games will be a golden opportunity for Solomon Islands to take its own sporting talent to the elite level.

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu say they'll push for West Papua's full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. In PNG large crowds turn out for the funeral of long-time highlands governor Anderson Agiru.