James Marape
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Sep 13, 2026
Aggie TupouHOST
Uh, what has, uh, PNG's prime minister have to say, though?
Dana KurimoffCORRESPONDENT
Well, in his own statement, Prime Minister James Marape appealed for calm in, uh, Bougainville, insisting that there was no need to resort to violence.
Dana KurimoffCORRESPONDENT
He said Bougainville has experienced enough pain in its history.
Dana KurimoffCORRESPONDENT
We do not want history to repeat itself.
Craig GowerGUEST
Go, going back.
James HooperHOST
Like the PM James Marape, uh, he might just gear up his private jet and get that.
Darcie McDonaldHOST
[laughs] A party.
James HooperHOST
He's, ah, been rock and rolling a fair bit.
Aggie TupouHOST
Let's begin with Solomon Islands opposition, who has accused Australia of interfering in domestic politics after a text message detailing treaty negotiations was leaked.
Aggie TupouHOST
An opposition statement says the communication between the Australian High Commission and Deputy Prime Minister Francis Sare is deeply concerning and appears to show attempts to use Australian funding to influence the outcome of a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister.
Aggie TupouHOST
Mr Sare has rejected the claims, saying the text was an update on successful treaty negotiations and shouldn't be used as political ammunition.
Aggie TupouHOST
It comes as a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Matthew Wale was withdrawn, just as treaty negotiations wrapped up, with Australia agreeing in principle to a billion-dollar package deal.
Aggie TupouHOST
Meanwhile, a Pacific researcher says the big win for the Solomon Islands government in its treaty talks with Australia funding is for Prime Minister Wiley's fee-free education policy.
Aggie TupouHOST
So what does Australia stand to gain out of a treaty with Solomon Islands? Well, according to Oliver Nobendahl, Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute, it's all about denying China's strategic access to the region.
Oliver NobendahlGUEST
Initially, when the news had broke of this treaty announcement and the support that's going to go in there, my mind turned to the fact that this discussion of the treaty is not new.
Oliver NobendahlGUEST
A common thread that we've seen across all of the security agreements, all of the broad bilateral agreements that have been signed in the past 12 months, really, talking about Puk Puk Treaty, Nakamal, Bivali, Oceans of Peace, There's a communal thread that goes through all of them, which talks about denying strategic access to third parties or cooperation with third parties.
Aggie TupouHOST
in Fiji.
Aggie TupouHOST
Uh, first, first off though, Mosese, why did Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, uh, want to change Fiji's 2013 constitution?
Mosese RabikaCORRESPONDENT
Well, apparently, um ...
Mosese RabikaCORRESPONDENT
Thank you for, for the question, Aggie.
Mosese RabikaCORRESPONDENT
Uh, actually, it is the call for, from the members of the public that, uh, they needed a change in the 2013 constitution.
Mosese RabikaCORRESPONDENT
They felt that there was a lot of, uh, things that needed, uh, to be amended in the 2013 constitution from the previous, uh, government by, uh, uh, the, uh, previous prime minister, um, for, uh, Frank Bainimarama.
Mosese RabikaCORRESPONDENT
So, um, apparently, uh, constitutions have, uh, uh, consultations rather have been, um, made and, um, after six months of, uh, consultations, uh, submissions, and public debate, the, uh, the, the Constitutional Review Commission, uh, they have finally completed, uh, their work and the final report and proposed draft, uh, constitution have now been handed to the president, Ratu Epeli Nailatalai.
Mosese RabikaCORRESPONDENT
But while the document is now in the hands of the, of the state, Fijians are still waiting to see what is inside it, and the government says the report must first go through the required processes before it can be made, uh, public.
Tony FautuaGUEST
And that's part of the good schools that we have good students coming through as a pipeline of Adventist workers moving this whole machinery forward.
David DewarHOST
One of the things that I've found fascinating about the region is, you know, just certainly the prevalence of the Adventist church and certainly some very, very high profile people across the region, especially in Papua New Guinea, with very senior members of the government, well known as members of the Adventist church, Prime Minister James Marape being one, Trade Minister Richard Maru being others, and many others that I'm aware of sort of across the region.
David DewarHOST
How does ADRA kind of work with the established Adventist church within those countries?
Tony FautuaGUEST
Like I mentioned before, there's two A's in our name.
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Tony FautuaGUEST
There's some parts of the cogs that are big and some are small, but they're all vital in making the dial turn.
Tony FautuaGUEST
And so you as a business person can't just talk with the big cogs, if I may be polite in that.
Tony FautuaGUEST
So a lot of those business people that go on business missions, talk to the leaders like the Richard Maroos and the James Marapes, come back and then they go ahead with the business.
Tony FautuaGUEST
And then they scratch their head a few years later thinking, what happened? Some of those leaders are probably gone.
Christina ParaskosHOST
Meanwhile, the Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand have discussed boosting links in education, skills development, labour mobility and aviation.
Christina ParaskosHOST
James Marape and Christopher Luxon met on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Summit in Palau.
Christina ParaskosHOST
The two leaders discussed expanding labour mobility opportunities for Papua New Guineans, with Mr Marape saying PNG is ready to train more skilled workers to meet New Zealand's labour needs.
Christina ParaskosHOST
Mr Marape welcomed plans for a direct Port Moresby to Auckland air service.
Johnny BladesHOST
Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand have discussed boosting links in education, skills development, labour mobility and aviation.
Johnny BladesHOST
James Marape and Christopher Luxon met on the sidelines of the Pacific Forum Summit in Palau.
Johnny BladesHOST
The two leaders discussed expanding labour mobility opportunities for Papua New Guineans, with Mr Marape saying PNG is ready to train more skilled workers to meet New Zealand's labour needs.
Johnny BladesHOST
Mr Marape welcomed plans... for a direct Port Moresby to Auckland air service, which is understood to be resuming later this year.
Michael McLarenHOST
But if this is Port Moresby's new official position on the question of Taiwan, it shows a remarkable synergy with the Beijing script.
Michael McLarenHOST
Now, sure, such a position wouldn't constitute a direct breach of, you know, whatever security deal the Albanese government planned into that NRL deal with James Marape.
Michael McLarenHOST
But it doesn't bode well all the same.
Michael McLarenHOST
The status and security integrity of Taiwan are critical to the broader geopolitical playbook of the Pacific as a whole.
Michael McLarenHOST
But if this is Port Moresby's new official position on the question of Taiwan, it shows a remarkable synergy with the Beijing script.
Michael McLarenHOST
Now, sure, such a position wouldn't constitute a direct breach of, you know, whatever security deal the Albanese government planned into that NRL deal with James Marape.
Michael McLarenHOST
But it doesn't bode well all the same.
Michael McLarenHOST
The status and security integrity of Taiwan are critical to the broader geopolitical playbook of the Pacific as a whole.
Adam HawesHOST
Now, this happened the morning after their loss to North Queensland.
Adam HawesHOST
Luai flew north to join the P&G PM James Marape at the P&G Golf Open.
Adam HawesHOST
Now, Benji admitted today he knew nothing of the Chiefs' marquee signing heading to Port Moresby.
Adam HawesHOST
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