In this edition:

Growing concerns among PNG's western border communities over the COVID threat posed by neighbouring Indonesia.

The plight of stranded cruise ship crew members from the Pacific who just want to go home.

A refugee from Sudan tells why he'd rather risk contracting COVID 19 in the USA, than spend another day in detention ih PNG.

And Kumuls rugby league star Justin Olam talks about his time in lock down, and his desire to get back on the field, as the NRL season resumes.

In this edition:

Several Pacific island countries are mounting their cases on why they should be part of any regional travel bubble with Australia and New Zealand.

The Australian government has changed its approach on aid for Pacific nations as a result of COVID-19 and the recent Cyclone Harold by re-directing $AUD 100 million in  aid spending to help pay for day-to-day government expenditure.

And there is a push to bring traditional Pacific knowledge about weather forecasting back to life, and on the small island of Niue, weather forecasters are doing so

by observing the growth of yam crops.

In this edition:

Might the Pacific aviation industry need a serious shakeup to survive the COVID 19 crisis?

PNG is keen to be included in a “trans-Tasman Pacific travel bubble” but Scott Morrison says Australia is worried about spreading coronavirus to Pacific island nations;

And Fiji finally got team in the New South Wales second-tier rugby league competition after pushing for six years to be included, only to have COVID-19 derail it, but they’re trying to see the positives.

In this edition:

The pressure of COVID 19 restrictions driving up domestic violence rates in the Pacific.

Should the Pacific islands be included in the proposed trans-Tasman travel bubble being discussed by Australia and New Zealand?

Is there a cheaper way to produce ventilators for under-funded, under-resourced island health systems?

And we check out Ausralian-Samoan film-maker Tommy Misa's online "love letter" to the Pacific people.

In this edition:

The latest data on Covid 19 suggests Pacific islanders may actually be a higher risk of catching the virus.

Papua New Guinea considers releasing low risk inmates to reduce the chances of coronavirus entering the prison system.

And World Rugby urged to modernise its own systems of governance as Sir Bill Beaumont and Gus Pichot go head to head in the battle for chairman.

In this edition:

A stark warning of impending disaster in the Pacific as new evidence emerges that COVID-19 can also cause diabetes.

A song for the lost, as a musician who lost four nephews in the recent Solomon Islands ferry accident raises funds for grieving families through his music.

And a bid to join World Rugby's power brokers ends in disgrace for the now former chairman of the Fiji Rugby Union.

In this edition:

How the remoteness of the Pacific islands can be a blessing and a curse during the coronavirus pandemic.

Aid organisations struggling to raise funds for the victims of Cyclone Harold.

And could the former Argentine captain Gus Pichot be the man to deliver a bigger slice of the World Rugby cake for the Pacific teams?

In this edition:

The plight of the people of Santo after Cyclone Harold batters Vanuatu.

Fears that COVID 19 could be used as an excuse for sorcery related violence in PNG's Highlands.

And Australian mining giant Rio Tinto heavily criticised in a report on the legacy of Bougainville's Panguna mine.

In this edition:

Guam ready to welcome over 4,000 sailors on shore, even though more than 200 are COVID-19 positive.

A group of seasonal workers from Vanuatu in limbo in Australia and watching their hard earned money drain away.

And PNG Hunters coach Matt Church reflects on an unwanted perfect season - played one, won one.

In this edition:

We look at how the corona virus pandemic is impacting on the Pacific;

What happening to seasonal workers in Australia?

How ready is the PNG health system to cope with such an emergency?

And what can be done to protect the vital Pacific tourism industry?