Now that PNG is listed as a polio outbreak country, people there applying for Australian visas will need to show proof they've been vaccinated

More than 100 'vulnerable' people, either the elderly or living with a disability, were evacuated to the main wharf in Santo, where they've been staying in accommodation that initially didn't even have showers.

On the program: a 22-month-old girl is confirmed as PNG's 4th polio case, while there are concerns about the prices being charged for the vaccination, and the "silent emergency": experts worry child malnutrition in PNG is being caused by a major shift in the national diet.

The last of more than 10,000 people were scheduled to leave Ambae because the island's been deemed uninhabitable because of the heavy ash from the Manaro volcano.

Pacific Island leaders are being urged to put the issue of drug smuggling on the agenda when they meet in Nauru next month at the Pacific Islands Forum, with the warning it could threaten human security in the region.

On the program: Inching closer to a new security pact for the Pacific, PIF Foreign ministers identify climate change as the region's single biggest threat, and why a trade stoush between the United States and China could benefit PNG.

Julie Bishop is calling on other countries to step up their aid spending in the region as the Australian Foreign Minister announced new funding for Pacific technical colleges during a trip to Samoa.

A nurse has been charged with negligence in relation to the deaths of two babies early last month; moments after they received the vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella.

On the program: The teenage boy at the centre of a PNG police brutality investigation to appear in court himself while official inquiries continue, and more than 1 million PNG children to be vaccinated against polio to avoid a widespread outbreak.

Questions have been raised about the Papua New Guinea Government's commitment to tackle cases of police brutality, after a video surfaced allegedly showing two local police officers brutally beating, kicking and verbally abusing a young man.

We chat to Geelong Cats rising star Esava Ratugolea on his breakthrough season, dealing with injuries, and his future plans to get more Pacific Islanders playing Aussie Rules football.

On the program: PNG's police minister launches an investigation into a video that alleges police brutality, and a Samoan nurse is charged in relation to the deaths of 2 babies who died shortly after receiving the routine MMR vaccination.

"Samoa First" is set to shake up Samoan politics, with the new party aiming to capitalise on growing resentment about the country's customary land laws.

On the program: PNG health authorities on high alert with another polio case detected and calls for changes to be made to the way schoolboy rugby is played in Australia, after a PNG-born teenager suffered a serious spinal injury.

Hewago Paul Oea from Port Moresby is just one of a handful of youngsters with Pacific heritage making strides towards senior AFL ranks.

The author of a new book says Solomon Islanders were more than loyal and trusty helpers to the Allied forces during World War Two. The book is being launched on the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal.

On the program: Research is underway into the possible effects of Vanuatu's Manaro volcano on residents' long-term health, including how harmful the volcanic ash could be and the teenage PNG AFL footy star who's making his mark on the game.

Conservationists are worried the wreck of the container ship, Kea Trader, which ran aground last year on a New Caledonia reef, has damaged a key humpback whale breeding ground.

Some community leaders on Maewo are unsure if they will have the means to accomodate Ambae families long-term, as the government continues to evacuate the volcanic island.

Police in Fiji are investigating what has been described as the worst crash in recent memory, that left 6 people dead and another 12 people injured.

On the program: in Vanuatu, hundreds of people who've been displaced from their homes by the Manaro volcano, make what could be their last journey from Ambae island, and investigations are underway in Fiji into a horror 3-car smash that killed 6 people.

There have been 12 deaths in Australia's Pacific offshore processing centres since 2012, but only one has come before a coroner so far.

Voter registration in the Solomons will open soon and authorities have come up with a creative solution to raise awareness ahead of next year's general election.

On the program: The latest on the evacuation from the stricken volcanic Island of Ambae in Vanuatu, and World Cup places up for grabs, we look ahead to the OFC Under 19 soccer championship.

The World Health Organisation say street preachers are attempting to discredit a polio immunisation program in Morobe and Eastern Highlands provinces.