In this Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Ben Bohane sits down with Jose Sousa-Santos and Tevita Tupou to discuss transnational crime in the Pacific and how it became a ‘drugs highway’.

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In the latest Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Eliorah Malifa talks to PhD scholarship recipients Miss Geejay Milli and Mr Michael Kabuni about their research in gender and money laundering in Papua New Guinea.

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In the latest Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Ben Bohane talks to Professor Mark Howden and Dr Morgan Wairiu about what the latest IPCC report means for the Pacific.

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PSC PhD Candidate, Akka Rimon and Former President of Kiribati and international climate change advocate, His Excellency, Mr Anote Tong, joined Eliorah Malifa to discuss Kiribati’s options as climate change bites.

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As the severe and urgent nature of the climate crisis becomes more apparent, governments around the world must take heed of the experts and Pacific peoples who are sounding the alarm. In this episode, we speak to Prof Mark Howden and Dr George Carter on the IPCC's role in the Pacific and the sobering trajectory of the current crisis.

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PhD candidate and Regional Director Polynesia at the Pacific Community, Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago Elisara and Salā Dr George Carter, talk to the Pacific Wayfinder about their research and the future of regional security in the Pacific post Covid-19.

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As Papua New Guinea deals with the growing spread of COVID-19 it faces an urgent need to be testing its population and rolling out vaccinations. Ben Bohane talks to Dr Henry Ivarature and Dr Paula Vivili in the latest Pacific Wayfinder podcast about PNG’s COVID challenge.

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Samoa has traditionally been one of the most stable countries in the Pacific, due in part to the 39 year run of the Human Rights Protection Party in government. Following the country's April 9 election, Samoa's hung parliament has prompted a constitutional crisis and a controversial decision to send the country back to voting booths on May 21. Eliorah Malifa speaks with Saui'a Louise Matai'a Milo, Dr Roannie Ng Shiu and Salā Dr George Carter to discuss the election and what issues have arisen through it.

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What are some of the challenges Pacific women face working in defence and security in the region? Eliorah Malifa speaks with Lieutenant Commander of the Fijian Navy, Silipa Kubuobola and Blanche Yogomin, General Manager of the Travel Document Branch at the Central Government Office in PNG.

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How has COVID -19 impacted on Pacific island nations? What are the specific challenges for public health in the region? Ben Bohane talks to Dr Paula Vivili, Director of Public Health at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea and Dr Nick Thomson, an epidemiologist and health security expert working with the Australia Pacific Security College (PSC). They discuss how the Pacific has so far responded to the Covid19 emergency, closed borders and public health concerns.

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