All over the world, dating apps have changed the way people get together, but is that happening in the Pacific?

Or are there just too many logistical and cultural barriers for online dating to take hold in the region?

When Natasha Yalo, a woman from Papua New Guinea living in Cairns, went looking for love on a dating app she found it hard to meet men from her culture.

So she decided to try creating her own app especially for people from PNG.

This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 25th April 2024

The best chance of survival from breast cancer is with early diagnosis, so you can receive life-saving treatment, but this doesn't happen for many Pacific women. 

This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 1st March 2023

When the Bougainville conflict erupted in 1988, Rose Pihei was living away from her village on the south of the island.

After the conflict – which led to killed 20000 people and saw many more displaced – Rose saw the crucial role women played in rebuilding their communities.

Inspired to create lasting change, she co-founded the Bougainville Women's Federation, empowering women and fostering peace in the region.

Rose speaks to Natasha Meten on Sistas Let's Talk about the future for women in the autonomous region of Bougainville.

This edition of Sistas, Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 13th June 2024

Women-led tourism operators in the Pacific show how small-scale community-based tourism is possible, even with the most modest of beginnings.  

Having time off after giving birth not only gives new mums time to physically recover and bond with their baby, but it has significant health, economic and community impacts.  

From Miss Papua New Guinea to corporate highflyer, Lisa Linibi says success has only been possible through her parents’ support.   

Grandmothers are not only a great source of wisdom and traditional knowledge, they also play a nurturing and vital role in our lives.  

In December last year, Vanuatu went to the International Court of Justice, which heard a case about climate change for the first time. Meet two of the women who were part of this. 

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.

While the film industry is notoriously difficult for women and people of colour to break into, there are female filmmakers from the Pacific using the medium to tell important and beautiful Pacific stories.