On the show this morning:
Vanuatu’s House of Chiefs has apologised after a public backlash over its call to revoke the appointment of Dr Anna Naupa as the new Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
In Samoa, people are paying more for vital medicines amid a cost-of-living crunch, after low stocks at public hospitals forced some patients to turn to private pharmacies.
Thousands of Pacific Islanders are pinning their hopes for a better life in Australia on a random visa lottery, with the Pacific Engagement ballot closing on Wednesday.
There are fears Australia’s $2.5 billion deportation deal with Nauru has led to an erosion of civil liberties, following the creation of a new security force in the country.
Whatever the result, Fiji is set for a historic sporting weekend when the Drua meet the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby Women’s Grand Final in Ba.
