COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 25 November

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Hugh McClure - 25 Nov 2020

COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 25 November

There are concerns in Papua New Guinea that COVID-19 testing has been too slow, whilst Fiji Airways is looking to make their flights ‘COVID-safe’, Hugh McClure writes.

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COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 18 November

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Hugh McClure - 18 Nov 2020

COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 18 November

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is facing a leadership challenge and Vanuatu has recorded its first case of the virus this week, Hugh McClure writes.

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COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 11 November

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Hugh McClure - 11 Nov 2020

COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 11 November

The Solomon Islands Government has been accused of mishandling its recent stimulus package, whilst the first group of Tongan seasonal workers since the start of COVID-19 has arrived in Australia, Hugh McClure writes.

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COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 4 November

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Hugh McClure - 4 Nov 2020

COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 4 November

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape is facing accusations of financial misconduct, whilst nurses in Solomon Islands are threatening to strike over unpaid allowances promised to frontline workers, Hugh McClure writes.

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Securing vaccine access in the Pacific

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Henry Ivarature - 3 Nov 2020

Securing vaccine access in the Pacific

Pacific states need to start planning for vaccine rollout in order to start rebuilding their communities, Henry Ivarature, Nicholas Thomson and Hugh McClure write.

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COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 28 October

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Hugh McClure - 28 Oct 2020

COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 28 October

Tropical Cyclone Harold and COVID-19 are predicted to cost Vanuatu 61 per cent of it’s 2021 GDP, whilst Pacific leaders have emphasised the continued effects of the pandemic at the United Nations, Hugh McClure writes.

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