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New Tongan prime minister elected in secret ballot after surprise resignation

Tonga's parliament elects former finance minister 'Aisake Eke as its new prime minister in a Christmas Eve sitting.
A man wearing a black shirt and a traditional Tongan woven mat.

Published: Location: TongaTopic: World Politics

Hawaiian Airlines employee fired over traditional Samoan tattoo

A Samoan woman is calling for greater acceptance and awareness around cultural tattoos after she was terminated from her workplace due to her tualima, a traditional hand tattoo.
Polynesian woman wears pink flower behind her right ear, holds right hand with tualima up in hang loose sign.

Published: Location: United StatesTopic: Community and Society

Flooding, landslide fears as severe weather stalks earthquake-struck Vanuatu

Vanuatu's deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake has forced 1,700 people from their homes, with many still sleeping out in the open as weather forecasts predict heavy rain will hit Port Vila.
A home destroyed by rocks that fell down a hill in a landslide.

Published: Location: VanuatuTopic: Disaster Reconstruction

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The one question your NRL club needs to answer before the 2025 season

With all 17 NRL clubs in the midst of training the house down, here's the biggest question your team needs to answer before the 2025 season gets underway.
Penrith Panthers lift the NRL Premiership trophy

Published: Location: AustraliaTopic: NRL

Fiji naval vessel gifted by Australia sustains damage during docking

Just one month after being handed over, a patrol boat given to the Fiji Navy by Australia has been damaged while docking.
A naval patrol boat sits at a dock in an Australian shipyard

Published: Location: FijiTopic: Defence Forces

Aaradhna's first album in eight years has a special place in her heart

Indian-Samoan songstress Aaradhna has returned after eight years with a new album that holds a special place in her heart — it's one her mother Sia'a was able to hear before she died.
Woman with long black hair sits on pink flowers, with jewels covering her upper body.

Published: Location: IndiaTopic: Entertainment

Cricket team made up of workers from Vanuatu donates prize money

Captain Andrew Mansale will deliver the $3,000 prize money from the team's grand final win to the family of Valerie Kalkoa, who died in the earthquake.
A man wearing a green cricket helmet.

Published: Location: StanthorpeTopic: Grief

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O Holy Night by Voice of Christ Gospel Church - Sunshine

ABC Pacific and ABC Radio Australia joined Aletheia Silao, Zanaida Saifoloi, Tia Kome, Lismore Silao, Jayzen Maua’i, Tiso Tiatia, and Jedidiah Sila as they put on a festive performance in Melbourne.
A choir and band performs in front of a group of seated people in a church.

Cyclone threat looms as rescue efforts continue in Vanuatu

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Vanuatu is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue in the island. 
Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds

视频：当地修车行的监控视频画面显示了强地震来临那一刻的情况。

CCTV vision from a car garage shows the moment the earthquake hit Vanuatu. 
Duration: 28 seconds

'Just a mess': Vanuatu business owner describes devastating earthquake

Carissa Jacobe, a business owner based in Vanuatu is calling for more help as the community is still helping people as main roads have been cut off from landslides.
Earthquake aftermath: Ambulance workers push a stretcher. There is an inset image of a woman during a TV interview
Duration: 5 minutes 2 seconds

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