Politok
By ABC Radio Australia
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Episodes: 34
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Politok pulls back the curtain on what goes on behind the scenes in Pacific politics and how it affects us. Scott Waide speaks with the region’s leaders, public servants, aid workers, academics, and everyday people to uncover the real stories and unpack the big questions.
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Cost of COFA: Broken promises from veteran's care to nuclear justice (Part 2)
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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The cost of COFA: Marshallese veterans and America's war machine (Part 1)
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Breaking the spell: Can PNG end sorcery violence?
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The day the taro stopped growing
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Detention dollars: Inside Nauru's economic revival
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Cracks in the Seawall
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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The power of the church in Pacific politics
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Equal Work, Unequal Pay: Inside PNG's Dual Wage System
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Papua New Guinea is racing to adopt Artificial Intelligence as concerns grow over access, jobs and data
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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World War Two shipwreck graveyards a 'ticking timebomb' for Micronesia's water
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Cost of COFA: Broken promises from veteran's care to nuclear justice (Part 2)
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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The cost of COFA: Marshallese veterans and America's war machine (Part 1)
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Breaking the spell: Can PNG end sorcery violence?
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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New season of Politok: Tackling sorcery, religion and dual wage systems to the US and COFA
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Billion dollar Pacific tuna industry under threat as climate change heats up ocean
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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US President Donald Trump's second term shakes Pacific aid and climate advocates
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Tourism has exploded in Cook Islands so how does it balance welcoming the world and not destroying its way of life?
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Fijian politician Lynda Tabuya's private video and public dismissal
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Are Papua New Guinea's cyber laws helping or harming?
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Why are Papua New Guineans being kept in the dark?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Why is the Pacific’s medicine supply so sick?
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May 26, 2025 |
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Politicians celebrate PNG's NRL deal — but who really benefits?
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May 19, 2025 |
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How Pacific university students took climate change to the world’s highest court
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May 12, 2025 |
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Inside Papua New Guinea's secret political refugee crisis
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May 05, 2025 |
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Inside the relationship between West Papua and The Melanesian Spearhead Group
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Donors spend billions of dollars on Pacific projects – but how effective are they?
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Dancing politicians and viral messages: How social media is changing the Pacific political landscape
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Palau's President reveals how he created a viral moment at COP26
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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The long wait for Bougainville's independence
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Why does the Pacific have so many votes of no confidence?
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Pacific musicians face threats and harassment for using songs to tell political messages
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Theonila Matbob survived a civil war and is now reshaping her parliament to help women
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Professor Pal Ahluwalia didn't think of himself as a whistleblower. Then a group of men came for him in the middle of the night
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Tonga's volcanic eruption cracks open fault lines of fly-in fly-out aid culture
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Aug 12, 2024 |