On Air Highlights
Stories by Clement Paligaru
30 January 2012
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Papua New Guinea’s national cricket team’s recent victory over a Melbourne club is the latest indication that the sport is on the ascendancy in the rugby mad country.
25 January 2012
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After almost four decades, hip hop is now well and truly an international phenomenon. But does it still provide a platform for youth protest as it once did?
24 January 2012
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An Australian study has found that sportsmen and women react differently to alcohol, particularly in relation to aggressive behaviour.
23 January 2012
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Recent tensions between Tonga and New Zealand over aid money have once again highlighted the challenges of keeping track of development programs.
Eugene Zhukov heads the Asian Development Bank in Australia. He told Clement Paligaru, ensuring accountability is a challenge in the Pacific as it is in many parts of the world. And tackling corruption is among the priorities of donor countries and agencies working to ensure aid reaches the intended targets.
18 January 2012
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Scientists in the United States have found a possible link between the La Nina weather phenomenon and flu pandemics.
23 December 2011
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Colourful and engaging stories told through animation could hold the key to reviving interest in Pacific culture according to an Australian based artist of Tuvaluan and Indo-Fijian descent.
22 December 2011
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The lower house of the Russian Parliament has officially opened, following controversial elections earlier this month which were widely criticised as being rigged in favour of Prime Minister Vladmir Putin’s United Russia Party.
21 December 2011
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In Papua New Guinea, Sir Michael Somare is still insisting that he is the rightful, Supreme Court-reinstated prime minister of what he admits is a minority government.
20 December 2011
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A newpaper article which suggests that many Australians regard Papua New Guinea as a “hellhole” has drawn virulent criticism on PNG social media sites. But its author Crispin Hull says his article has been misunderstood.
19 December 2011
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One of Australia’s most controversial legal cases involving the disappearance of a a baby, Azaria Chamberlain is again making news. But will it capture the nations interest as it did during the 1980′s?
