Evan Wasuka

Melbourne

Pacific Reporter and Producer at ABC Radio Australia

Pacific reporter & producer

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Police says PNG students tricked into working on Australian farms

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

On the program today:Australian police say Papua New Guinea students were lured with fake scholarships and forced to work on Queensland farms. Sunday is a holy day for Tongans, but there's a call for a review into the Kingdom's Sabbath laws. Beijing is expanding its police links in the Pacific despite Australia's efforts to lock out China as a major security player in the region.
Vanuatu considers revoking Andrew Tate's citizenship

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

On the program this week:Vanuatu's government is considering revoking a passport it granted to Andrew Tate, the high-profile misogynist influencer. Papua New Guinea's peak anti-corruption body is on the brink of implosion, senior staff say, as its three commissioners, who hail from Australia and New Zealand, level criminal allegations at each other. As Pacific Island nations defend themselves from rising sea levels, many are turning to the age-old practice of seawalls, but is it the best solution?
Samoa's first woman prime minister loses power

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

On the program today:The people of Samoa are heading for an early election, after Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa called for the dissolution of parliament. Drama in Fiji as the head of the country's anti-corruption commission, Barbara Malimali is suspended and her deputy sacked as police investigate her appointment. Tonga's King Tupou VI has called for improvements to the country's democratic system.
Timor president rejects pardon proposal for former priest and convicted pedophile

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

On the program today:Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has decided against pardoning convicted former priest Richard Daschbach. There are calls for calm in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, following the shooting of a 29-year-old woman by police officers. Outspoken, fierce and a protector of culture and a peacemaker. That's how family, friends and the people of Vanuatu are remembering the late Hilda Lini.
Tourist "poison" victim demands answers from Fiji authorities - ABC Pacific

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

On the program today:A tourist who says her alcohol was 'poisoned' in Fiji has spoken out after her near-death experience and is demanding answers from the Fiji government and the hotel. Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he hasn't been told the truth and has directed his government to look into the suspected alcohol poisoning.
Australia's foreign minister wraps up Pacific tour

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

Over the past week, Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been on a three-nation Pacific tour visiting Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Her trip comes just two weeks after the Australian federal election, which saw the Labor party sweep back into power for a second back-to-back term. As part of her visits, Senator Wong has re-emphasised Australia's commitment to climate action in Fiji, funding health reform in Tonga and reviving a bilateral partnership with Vanuatu.
Powerful tsunami lifted Tongan boulder up a cliff

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

A 50-metre tsunami in Tonga moved a massive boulder weighing 1200 tonnes inland 7000 years ago, according to new research from the University of Queensland. It makes the boulder known as Maka Lahi to be the largest in the world to be moved by a wave. University of Queensland PhD candidate Martin Kohler said the finding outlined in their research provides new insight into tsunami history in the area and future risks.
Fiji PM Rabuka says he wasn't told the truth over suspected poisoning case

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

On the program today: Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he wasn't told the truth and has directed his government to look into the suspected alcohol poisoning of guests at a Fijian resort last year. In Papua New Guinea, the investigation into the discovery of the bodies of two missing young children has been hampered by manpower shortage and a spate of killings in the capital, Port Moresby.
PNG declares polio virus outbreak

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

On the program this week:The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea after two children were detected with the virus. Legal aid groups in Timor Leste are calling for the country's president to reject a proposal to pardon an American, a former priest who's been convicted of abusing young children. Women leaders and politicians are calling for change to deal with the epidemic of domestic violence in the Pacific.
Outrage over potential pardon for paedophile priest

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Evan Wasuka

A controversial proposal to pardon an American former priest, who's been convicted of abusing young children in Timor Leste, has been met with anger. Richard Daschsbach is expected to be pardoned just four years into a 12-year sentence. The case has put the spotlight on the relationship between the convicted paedophile and nation's leadership.