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Profile of Evan Wasuka, reporter with ABC Radio Australia.
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Everything Pacific from politics to culture and sports. Interested in development and all things affecting life in the Pacific.
Pacific reporter & producer
Evan Wasuka’s Journalist Portfolio
View as a gridAustralia to send troops and police to Solomon Islands amid protests | ABC News
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Australia has deployed ADF troops and Federal police to Solomon Islands as anti-government protests in the Pacific island nation turn violent.The first perso...
Leaked letters reveal Solomon Islands discussed $US100 billion loan from Chinese businessman
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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February 21, 2020 19:15:18 Documents leaked to the ABC reveal the Solomon Islands Government discussed a $US100 billion ($151 billion) loan from a Chinese businessman - an amount of money almost 77 times the Pacific nation's GDP. Solomon Islands Finance Minister Harry Kuma has confirmed that the leaked letters showing him in discussions about a possible loan are authentic.
Landmark decision from UN Human Rights Committee paves way for climate refugees
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Posted January 21, 2020 16:45:53 A landmark decision by the United Nations Human Rights Committee has found it unlawful to force "climate refugees" to return to their home countries - but the man at the centre of the case will not benefit.
UN rejects Kiribati man climate refugee claim
ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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"We need your help." That's the message from the Kiribati man at the centre of a landmark United Nations decision on climate refugees, as he urges larger nations to take the plight of his people seriously. Ioane Teitiota was deported from New Zealand in 2015, after his bid to be the world's first climate refugee was rejected.
Solomon Islands threatens to blacklist companies after 'irreversible' oil spill disaster
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Updated March 08, 2019 17:57:56 Caretaker Solomon Islands Prime Minister Rick Hou is threatening to blacklist the companies involved in a 100-tonne oil leak near a UNESCO World Heritage site. "My Government is prepared to go as far as putting the companies on a blacklist internationally if they do not take on their responsibilities," he said at a media conference yesterday.
'How much is your voice worth?': Polls close in Solomon Islands but results may take weeks to com...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Updated April 03, 2019 18:34:59 Polls have closed in Solomon Islands after voters cast their ballots today in an atmosphere of tight security. Voting closed at 5:00pm and counting is expected to begin tomorrow, but the results will not be known for several more weeks.
Solomon Islands tense as Manasseh Sogavare returns to top job
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Updated April 24, 2019 21:41:05 Legislators have appointed political veteran Manasseh Sogavare as the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands - for the fourth time - but his victory has already stoked tensions in the capital Honiara. Several MPs opposed to Mr Sogavare sought an injunction against the ballot and walked out of the vote when they failed to stop it.
Pacific: First Solomons, now Kiribati switches to China from Taiwan : questions remain over Tuval...
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China has won big out of a diplomatic spat between Beijing and Taipei, as the country has convinced both Solomon Islands and Kiribati to sever long-standing ties with Taiwan, bringing the total number of countries switching to China since 2016 to seven.
Solomon Islands: Minister must visit community before deciding on appeal to mine bauxite
ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Amnesty International is urging the Solomon Islands government to protect the rights of villagers on Wagina Island as the Minister of Environment considers an appeal to mine bauxite there, despite community objections. Villagers successfully blocked mining on the island in March in a historic legal ruling where the mining company's environmental consent was overturned.
Australian missionary jailed in Solomon Islands for sexually abusing girls
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Updated November 28, 2019 11:36:12 An Australian missionary has been jailed for three years on child sexual abuse charges in the Solomon Islands. Kevin Rietveld, 72, was arrested on June 24 and charged with nine counts of indecent assault involving five girls under the age of 15.
PNG: Could hemp be a future agriculture crop?
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A Chinese herbal medicine company has inked an agreement to research hemp production in the Pacific with plans to grow 2,500 acres of hemp in Papua New Guinea. The agreement between Shineco and regional business organisation Pacific Trade Invest was signed in late December.
60 Minutes crew flies out of Kiribati after two-day 'house arrest'
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Posted October 31, 2019 12:14:57 The Nine Network's 60 Minutes film crew has left the Pacific nation of Kiribati, after spending two days under "house arrest" in a hotel. The crew, which included Nine Network journalist Liam Bartlett, was detained after travelling to Kiribati without applying for a permit allowing it to film in the country.
'A stadium is pretty cheap for China': Gifts roll in ahead of Pacific summit
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Posted October 17, 2019 18:36:54 China has agreed to bankroll a multi-million-dollar stadium in Solomon Islands after the Pacific nation's diplomatic switch to the Asian superpower from Taiwan. The news comes as China plans to send one of its most senior Communist Party officials, Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua, to a summit in the Pacific next week.
Eleven dead, three missing after Christian pilgrims lose their way in PNG's remote Highlands
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Updated August 20, 2019 00:05:37 A Christian celebration has turned to tragedy in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea after some 30 people - including children - got lost in the mountainous terrain 10 days ago with limited food and no shelter.
Chaotic scenes in Honiara as Solomon Islanders flock to home to vote
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Posted April 02, 2019 06:17:46 A mass exodus of voters from the Solomon Islands' capital ahead of this week's national election has left the country's main hospital in crisis, with elective surgeries and clinics cancelled as critical staff are among those absent.
Devil's Night and political tug of war: Solomon Islands goes to the polls
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Updated March 31, 2019 10:26:04 Devil's Night, political tug of war and remote tropical islands - it almost sounds like the plot of a reality TV show like Survivor. But it's all part and parcel of this week's election in Solomon Islands.
'It's impossible to fish or swim': Oil spill threatens heritage-listed Solomon Islands site
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
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Updated February 27, 2019 10:38:27 Australia's High Commission in the Solomon Islands has slammed the operators of a bauxite mine over an oil spill that could affect a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bulk carrier MV Solomon Trader ran aground on a reef on the remote island of Rennell in the south of the Solomon Islands in early February while attemtping to load bauxite from a nearby mine.
Ending a 20-year water crisis in a remote village in Solomon Islands
worldbank.org
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Surrounded by water, Nanngu's taps have been without drinking water for the past 20 years. With the throttle at full tilt, the boat cut through the surf, spraying salt water into the air. Around me, the unfolding scenery is breathtaking. White sandy beaches, turquoise blue seas, swaying coconut palms - ...
Video: Ending a 20-Year Water Crisis in a Remote Solomon Islands village
World Bank
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Produced World Bank video about life in Nanngu, Temotu Province where a cyclone destroyed the water supply system, with only one tap for the entire village...
Video: Solomon Islanders Rising Up Jacob's Ladder of Opportunity
World Bank
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Prodcued video for World Bank on a network of concrete footsteps built with the support from local communities has improved access to informal settlements and even saved lives when a flash ...
Video: New Hope to Curb Unemployment in Solomon Islands' Capital
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Producer for World Bank video on the growing unemployment in the capital Honiara, a project is helping provide training and job opportunities for thousands of people, where half are women and youth.
Fugitive lawyer arrested by Solomon Islands; Australia demands extradition | The China Post
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By Evan Wasuka HONIARA, Solomon Islands, AP Australia said Tuesday it will push hard for the extradition of a fugitive Australian lawyer wanted on child sex charges, after he was arrested trying to enter the Solomon Islands. Immigration officials arrested Julian Moti, 41, for traveling without a passport as he arrived in the western town ...
Fugitive lawyer arrested by Solomon Islands; Australia demands extradition | The China Post
Associated Press
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By Evan Wasuka HONIARA, Solomon Islands, AP Australia said Tuesday it will push hard for the extradition of a fugitive Australian lawyer wanted on child sex charges, after he was arrested trying to enter the Solomon Islands. Immigration officials arrested Julian Moti, 41, for traveling without a passport as he arrived in the western town ...