A leadership showdown is looming in Papua New Guinea with the opposition calling for the PM's resignation;Fiji opposition still reeling from Rabuka's sudden exit from parliament;Tonga is also experiencing some political strife with a no confidence motion in the offing;Australia's high court overules the government's attempt to limit refugees access to the court system;West Papua independence movement is being tested from within;Tuna stocks in the Eastern Pacific are facing an unprecedented threat from unregulated fishing;The black sand beaches of PNG's Madang province are being eyed by a foreign mining company and locals are not happy;The first group of repatriated Tokelauns are looking forward to being released from quarantine on Xmas Day.

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