Tuesday, 14 October 2008
For football fans in Australia, October and November are among the most intense months. The NRL and Aussie Rules Grand Finals often leave the victors and the vanquished recovering for weeks from their rollercoaster ride of emotions and fierce competition. In contrast, Pacific Islanders at this time of year use football to harness community spirit, celebrate their cultures, and life in Australia.
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Tuesday, 5 August 2008
We all came to Pago Pago to learn, to contribute and to be inspired. We watched, listened and made new friends. But for most of us, it wasn’t enough to leave with just memories.
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Friday, 1 August 2008
Su’iga’ula a le atuvasa means the threading of the ula or garland. And at the 10th Pacific Festival of the Arts, the saying was chosen to signify the threading of Oceania, its peoples and cultures – past, present and future.
So for anyone present at the closing ceremony, it was hard not to marvel at how, theme or no theme, the celebrations wove together like one seamless ula.
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Enjoy Tania and Clement's stories from their recent journey through the Pacific for Pacific Pulse. Read their blog and find out more about their connection to the Pacific.
Pacific Pulse airs on Australia Network Saturdays 2220 Samoan time and Sundays 1920 PNG time, 2120 Fiji time.
Tania Nugent is a television presenter and producer with Australia Network. She hosts the daily education show Nexus on Australia Network and has been involved in the program since its inception.
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Clement Paligaru is a presenter of Radio Australia’s popular interactive radio program "In the Loop". He has been working at the ABC for fifteen years and has reported extensively on the Pacific region during this period.
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