Pacific Beat - On the Mat
Analysis of current events in the Pacific, as broadcast on Radio Australia daily from Monday to Friday.
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5 Episodes of this Podcast:
The death of Australia's last World War Two
Published: 2009-06-19 00:00:00Earlier this month the last Australian World War Two coastwatcher died, aged 95.
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The fight to retain the original language of Palau
Published: 2009-06-18 00:00:00The disappearance of traditional languages is a worldwide issue that affects many countries in the Pacific region.
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Reverend gives Australian students taste of PNG
Published: 2009-06-16 00:00:00Although they're neighbours, Papua New Guinea and Australia often seem worlds apart - while most Australians enjoy the privileges of a developed Western nation, for many in Papua New Guinea life is a constant struggle.
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Somali piracy's impact on Tuvaluan diaspora
Published: 2009-06-12 00:00:00An Australian academic is so concerned about the lack of news coverage about the Tuvaluan seafarers being held hostage by Somali pirates that he helped the local Tuvaluan community draft a press release about rhe issue.
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Regional women's conference discusses parliamentary representation
Published: 2009-06-11 00:00:00Today's On the Mat comes to us from Fiji, and it addresses peace and security issues as well as the campaign in a number of Pacific nations to get more women into parliament.
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