Afleveringen
-
When Palau's giant swamp taro began rotting from the inside out, it sent a warning far beyond one island.
-
After losing it all, Nauru is rich again. But at what cost?
-
Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
-
From successful road projects to cracked seawalls Scott Waide examines the evolving relationship between the Pacific and the World Bank.
-
When faith moves from the pulpit into parliament, what happens to democracy in the Pacific?
-
A colonial-era pay system still shapes who gets ahead, and who gets pushed out, in Papua New Guinea.
-
Eighty years after World War Two ended the Pacific is still living with its most dangerous legacy.
-
As a new phase of the Compact of Free Association comes into force, the Marshall Islands' Foreign Minister is speaking out about what the deal has really delivered and what remains unfulfilled.
In this episode of Politok on ABC Radio Australia, Minister Kalani Kaneko lays bare the gaps in veterans' care, the unfinished business of nuclear justice, and why Marshallese leaders say Washington's promises have too often stalled at implementation.
Join presenter Scott Waide for Part 2 of Politok's look into the Cost of COFA.
-
For decades, Marshallese men and women have fought in America's wars under the Compact of Free Association, a military partnership that some veterans believe is unequal.
Russell Langrine, a former U-S Marine, is now forced to live thousands of kilometres from home just to access veterans' care and he's questioning whether COFA ever truly delivered on its promises.
Talent List:
Russell Langrine, Former U.S. Marine and Marshallese veteran
Professor Emily Mitchell-Eaton, author and scholar of US empire and migration at Colgate University
Benetick Kabua Maddison, Executive Director Marshallese Educational Initiative
-
n pockets of Papua New Guinea when whispers of sorcery ripple through a village often a vulnerable woman is attacked and killed. It sounds like a barbaric system from ages past, but research shows it's a modern problem.
In 2015 the PNG government put together a national plan to stop sorcery related violence, but the problem is getting worse, and survivors say the burden rests on them to stage rescues and try to fix the issue.
-
From sorcery-fuelled violence in Papua New Guinea to the unfinished business of nuclear testing under COFA, on the new season of Politok Scott Waide digs into the forces shaping lives, power, and politics across the Pacific. This season we travel to the Federated States of Micronesia to investigate leaking warships and modern oil spills, unpack the legacy of the World Bank, explore the rise of AI in government, and we trace Nauru's shift beyond phosphate, following the foreign deals and economic choices reshaping one of the Pacific's most scrutinised nations.. It's a season about the systems shaping the Pacific, who they serve, who they fail, and what it will take to change them.
-
Tuna like Pacific waters for its temperature but as global warming heats up the ocean the valuable fish are forecasted to flee.
-
Scientists and climate activists chart a path forward after the aggressive start to US President Donald Trump's second term.
-
On Christmas Eve 2024 Lynda Tabuya found out a private video she had made for her husband was circulating on social media. She was soon dismissed from her cabinet role in Fiji's government.
-
Activist Eddie Tanago expresses concern about PNG's cyber crime laws after enduring stressful court case.
-
The constant blackouts in Papua New Guinea damages business and puts hospital patients at risk.
-
Basic medicines like paracetamol and antibiotics are hard to come by in many Pacific countries leaving doctors and patients struggling under the strain of sickness.
-
Australia is giving Papua New Guinea AUD$600 million for an NRL team but some question whether it should go to health and education.
-
From Vanuatu to The Hague this is the story of how Pacific students teamed up with Vanuatu’s government to call for climate justice at the ICJ.
- Laat meer zien
