Pacific Wayfinder

As Papua New Guinea deals with the growing spread of COVID-19 it faces an urgent need to be testing its population and roll-out vaccinations. Ben Bohane talks to Dr Henry Ivarature and Dr Paula Vivili in the latest Pacific Wayfinder podcast about PNG’s COVID challenge.

Eliorah Malifa speaks with Saui’a Louise Matai’a Milo, Dr Roannie Ng Shiu and Salā Dr George Carter to discuss the 2021 Samoan Election, Samoa’s hung parliament and the controversial decision to send the country back to voting booths. 

What are some of the challenges Pacific women face working in defence and security in the region? Eliorah Malifa speaks with Lieutenant Commander of the Fijian Navy, Silipa Kubuobola and Blanche Yogomin, General Manager of the Travel Document Branch at the Central Government Office in PNG.

 Ben Bohane talks to Dr Paula Vivili, Director of Public Health at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea and Dr Nick Thomson, an epidemiologist and health security expert. They discuss how the Pacific has so far responded to the Covid19 emergency, closed borders and public health concerns.

Meet the people behind the new Australia Pacific Security College. Learn what key security issues are faced by the Pacific region today. Ben Bohane chats to Professor Meg Keen, Director of the Australia Pacific Security College (PSC) and Dr Henry Ivarature, senior lecturer at the College.