
Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Belinda Kora |Lice Movono |Adel Fruean |Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong
Across the Pacific, women are being assaulted, abused and silenced — often by those they love most. In an effort to spark change, survivors, perpetrators and frontline workers want to show you what one of the world’s worst abuse crises looks like, in the hope, that something might break the cycle. Warning: This story contains graphic accounts of gender-based violence and sexual assault. • Ritim long Tok Pisin •Every day,Lorena* says she lives in fear.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Stephen Dziedzic |Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong
China's embassy in Solomon Islands is accused of allegedly forcing a newly appointed minister in the Pacific island nation to quit an international group. The Rural Development Minister Daniel Waneoroa announced yesterday that he'd left the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Nick Sas |Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong
A new coalition of Solomon Islands MPs that includes former prime minister Manasseh Sogavare says it has the numbers to oust the country's sitting prime minister, with a vote of no confidence set for next week. In moves that will be closely watched in Canberra as Australia heads to a federal election, the group posted a photo on social media this morning — and later released a press release — claiming it now has a majority of MPs "with more indicating they'll resign from government".
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Nick Sas |Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong |Caroline Tiriman
Warning: This story depicts animal treatment that may disturb some readers. Jack Bakale, the church chairman from the island of Sulufou, in Solomon Islands, has a simple way of describing it. "For us, it's part of life," he told the ABC from his island home. "These events are our culture — dolphin calling, and hunting, is our inheritance from God."Last week, Mr Bakale's ancient cultural practice met a new type of culture: social media.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong |Stephen Dziedzic
The Solomon Islands prime minister has pushed back on Australia's attempts to extract strategic concessions from his country in return for a $190 million policing package announced late last year, saying officials are trying to hammer out a "compromise" on the issue. In an exclusive interview, Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele spoke to the ABC's The Pacific program in Honiara this week — the first time a sitting Solomon Islands leader has sat down with the ABC in almost six years.
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