Evan Wasuka

Melbourne

Pacific Reporter and Producer at ABC Radio Australia

Pacific reporter & producer

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Samoa's first woman prime minister loses power

1 week 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 week 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

3 weeks 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

3 weeks 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.
Mass vaccination underway as polio outbreak declared in PNG - ABC Pacific

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

On the program today:Legal aid groups in Timor Leste are calling for the country's president to reject a proposal to pardon an American, former priest who's been convicted of abusing young children. Timor Opposition MP Nurima Alkatari says the government's proposal for a pardon for Richard Daschbach show a lack of empathy for his victims. Domestic violence and gender violence is an epidemic in the Pacific affecting women from all works of life, including leaders.
Pacific Catholics welcome Pope Leo XIV

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

On the program this week:Catholics in the Pacific have welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV with two cardinals from the region taking part, for the first time, in voting. New Caledonia's giant geckos are the latest sensation in the global pet trade, but conservationists warn their social media-fuelled popularity is putting the endangered species at risk.