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One of the South Pacific’s most infamous con men, Noah Musingku, has died in his self-declared kingdom in Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea.

Doctors in Saudi Arabia have successfully separated conjoined twins from Fiji in a 12-hour operation.

How can Pacific countries rebuild in the aftermath of devastating cyclones? In Vanuatu’s case, it was turning to the “golden passport” scheme in the wake of Cyclone Pam in 2015 – and it generated more than 35 per cent of the government’s total revenue at its height. Welcome to the new season of Politok, which pulls back the curtain and ask the big questions like: Why are governments banning the lucrative sea cucumber trade? And there’s an emerging cannabis industry in the Pacific – can it deliver on its economic promise, or will it go up in smoke? Join host Scott Waide on Radio Australia’s for another season of Politok, which goes beyond the headlines.

Global attention turns to the Pacific as Fiji and Tuvalu play host to a major United Nations climate meeting.

Fiji authorities are under scrutiny after 52 kilograms of cocaine vanished from the exhibit room at the Suva High Court.

A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.

Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency, with one in 60 adults now living with the disease.

A wildlife park in Papua New Guinea's capital says it's carrying out an internal review after one of its workers was attacked and killed by a crocodile in front of crowds.

A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.

After seven long years, Bougainville's independence referendum has been tabled in Papua New Guinea's Parliament. An Australian judge is defiant after Fiji's High Court finds a Commission of Inquiry he ran appeared biased, with its findings ruled null and void. A pumice raft from an undersea volcanic eruption ends up 3,000km away. Melbourne Storm's Fijian player Tui Kamikamica to be honoured at Kaiviti Silktails match.

FBI and Fiji authorities have arrested and deported an American citizen wanted for masterminding a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme.

Vanuatu's president is refusing to bow to a public backlash over a pardon for two child sex offenders.

Two New Zealand climbers were rescued by helicopter after they were stranded for six days on Solomon Islands' highest mountain.

Australia overtakes China as the Pacific's biggest lender, according to new Lowy Institute data.

Several Tongan women detail how they were lured into arranged marriages in China.