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Scientists and climate activists chart a path forward after the aggressive start to US President Donald Trump's second term.

Conservationists and tour operators are concerned that the balance between tourism dollars and the environmental impact on Cook Islands is being tested.

On Christmas Eve 2024 Lynda Tabuya found out a private video she had made for her husband was circulating on social media. She was soon dismissed from her cabinet role in Fiji's government.

In 2024 activist Eddie Tanago re-shared a Facebook post and soon found himself being questioned at a police station charged under the country's Cyber Crime Act. His case has people questioning whether these laws are keeping Papua New Guineans safe or if they being abused and used for intimidation? Talent: Eddie Tanago, Act Now Campaign Manager Marc Cebreros, United Nations Human Rights Advisor for PNG Belinda Kora, ABC Journalist Neville Choi, President of the Papua New Guinean Media Association Presenter: Scott Waide This edition of Politok was a repeat of the program broadcast on 10 June 2025

The constant blackouts in Papua New Guinea damages business and puts hospital patients at risk.

Basic medicines like paracetamol and antibiotics are hard to come by in many Pacific countries leaving doctors and patients struggling under the strain of sickness.

Australia is giving Papua New Guinea AUD$600 million for an NRL team but some question whether it should go to health and education.

From Vanuatu to The Hague this is the story of how Pacific students teamed up with Vanuatu’s government to call for climate justice at the ICJ.

Each election cycle in PNG sparks conflicts and tribal violence leading to mass displacement of thousands of people around Papua New Guinea, but especially in the highlands. You'll hear from a journalist who borne witness to this violence, a human rights advocate walking alongside the refugees, and a police commissioner trying to negotiate peace. Talent: Rebecca Kuku, PNG Journalist Ruth Kissam, President Advancing PNG Women Leaders Joseph Tondop, Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Highlands Western End Presenter: Scott Waide This edition of Politok was a repeat of the program broadcast on the 6th of May 2025

When Palau's giant swamp taro began rotting from the inside out, it sent a warning far beyond one island.

After losing it all, Nauru is rich again. But at what cost?

Politok pulls back the curtain on what goes on behind the scenes in Pacific politics.

When faith moves from the pulpit into parliament, what happens to democracy in the Pacific?

A colonial-era pay system still shapes who gets ahead, and who gets pushed out, in Papua New Guinea.

PNG's leaders are betting on AI to transform government, but can the country leapfrog into the future without leaving people behind?