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SHOCKING: Pacific games - What They Never Told You

Tonga Elects Aisake Eke As New Prime Minister

Aisake Eke elected as Tonga's new prime minister amid challenges. Tonga faces economic, climate, and governance issues. Tonga to host 2031 Pacific Games.

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Pacific Games Organizers Replace Satellite with LiveU Technology For 2023 Coverage

The LiveU EcoSystem offered a reliable, cost-effective alternative to satellite transmission

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Australia set to field record 12 boxers at Paris Games

Tokyo Olympics boxing bronze medallist Harry Garside will chase Australia's first gold medal in the sport after earning qualification with a Pacific Games win.

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Garside opens Pacific Games boxing campaign with win

Tokyo Olympic boxing bronze medallist Harry Garside has qualification for Paris 2024 in sight after winning his quarter-final at the Pacific Games.

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Australia scores Paris archery quotas at Pacific Games

Australian Ryan Tyack is a step closer to his third Olympics after helping secure archery quotas for Paris with a win at the Pacific Games.

AAP

From lucky shoes to Olympic trailblazer: Solomon Islands athlete pushes for Pacific Games gold

Veteran long-distance runner Sharon Firisua among stars competing in the two-week tournament set to begin in Honiara

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands eyes ‘long-lasting legacy’ as counts down to Pacific Games

The event has cost an estimated $250m, but the government believes it is money well spent given the potential benefits.

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Garside leads Aussie boxers on Olympics hunt

Harry Garside will get his chance to secure an Olympics return as one of 13 Australian boxers competing at next month's Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

AAP

Bottles of Coke, all-day games and child prodigies — how darts has taken Papua New Guinea by storm

After breaking free of cosy British pubs a long time ago, the sport of Darts has spread to the unlikeliest of locales — the South Pacific.

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Meet Solo, the 2023 Pacific Games mascots raising awareness for endangered turtle species

Solomon Islands boast the largest turtle nesting grounds in the Pacific, with sea turtles intrinsic to the archipelago's culture. However, three species are now endangered, two critically so.

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AFP confirms it received budget funding to set up a new Solomon Islands police training centre

The Australian Federal Police confirms the government allocated money in the budget to set up a new police training centre in the Pacific Island country and to ensure Australian officers remain there until the Pacific Games.

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Australian Federal Police gives Solomon Islands police semi-automatic rifles, vehicles

Australia donates rifles and police vehicles to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Forces ahead of the Pacific Games, but the country's opposition leader criticised the donation, saying Australia did it to stop China's influence.

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Solomon Islands set to vote on election delay despite opposition

The Solomon Islands parliament was expected to vote on Thursday on a bill to delay the next general election despite the objections of opposition party members who have accused Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of a "power grab".

Reuters

Honiara reacts angrily after Australia offers to help fund Solomon Islands election amid moves to postpone the poll

The Solomon Islands government slams an Australian offer to fund national elections next year, calling it an "assault" on its democracy and an attempt at foreign interference.

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Solomon islanders greet plan to delay election with scepticism and anger

Across the capital, Honiara, people are unimpressed with the government’s argument that it can’t host an election and a sporting event in the same year

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Papua New Guinea women's football team dig deep as they aim for World Cup qualification

With game practice scarce, the Papua New Guinea Women's National Football team are playing against men and training their hearts out. But can the five-time gold medallists of the Pacific Games make it to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup? The pressure is on.

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