On Air Highlights
NGOs warn against corporate influence on trade talks
28 February 2012
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The 11th round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP begins in Melbourne, on Thursday.
Raising awareness about E-waste in the Pacific.
28 February 2012
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Discarded electronic and electrical goods, known as E-waste, are often buried, burnt or dumped. Apart from being unsightly, it takes up space, contaminates the environment and water sources. But how can communities deal with it?
Radio Australia to resume FM services in Fiji
28 February 2012
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Fiji’s military government has agreed to allow Radio Australia to resume its FM services inside the country.
PNG risks losing right to host 2015 Pacific Games
28 February 2012
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The President of the Pacific Games Council says Papua New Guinea has a month to prove it is fit to host the 2015 Pacific Games.
US government joins crackdown on Japanese mafia
28 February 2012
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The US Government has frozen the assets of a major Japanese organised crime group using new executive powers to ban Americans from doing business with the gang or it’s top leaders.
Transparency International opposed to calls for PNG election delay
27 February 2012
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Transparency International PNG says it’s strongly opposed to calls from members of parliament to delay Papua New Guinea’s national elections.
Malaysians step up protests against Lynas rare earths plant
27 February 2012
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Opponents of the Australian Lynas rare earths processing plant in Malaysia’s Pahang state, are threatening to spread their protests, to stop the 230-million dollar project.
Julia Gillard Wins Labor Leadership Ballot
27 February 2012
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The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, says the leadership issue within the Australian Labor Party, and that of the country, is settled following her resounding party-room victory over the man she deposed Kevin Rudd.
The numbers game: what you see and what you get!
27 February 2012
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Dr Binoy Kampmark, lecturer in Global Studies at RMIT University, explores the political culture which underpinned the Labor leadership showdown between Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her challenger Kevin Rudd.
Fiji tourism winner urging genuine hospitality
27 February 2012
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One of Fiji’s leading businessmen in the tourism industry says core beliefs, honesty and a genuine commitment to hospitality explain why his family business did so well at Fiji’s annual tourism awards night.
