- ABC's 7.30 program revealed this week that Nauru's President and Justice Minister are implicated in allegations of bribery.
- Prime Minister Natuman is confident his government is secure despite the motion of no confidence lodged in parliament last week. The motion will be debated tomorrow.
- Vanuatu's Prime Minister Joe Natuman said he sacked Foreign Minister Sato Kilman because he misrepresented Vanuatu's position on West Papua.
- Here's an update from RNZI on the United Liberation Movement for West Papua's bid to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
- The rising number of Muslim converts in PNG has been attributed to links between Islam and traditional Melanesian values.
- From the ADB Institute: a new approach to currency arrangements in the Pacific.
- Camilla Burkot explains what the findings of the Food and Agriculture Organisation's 2015 State of Food Insecurity in the World report means for the Pacific.
- Commander Heather Sellers shares her experience of the hospitality of communities in Kiribati which she visited as a Lead Nurse Planner with the Pacific Partnership.
Pacific Island links: Nauru bribery, Vanuatu politics, Islam in PNG, food security and more
Published 10 Jun 2015
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