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ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated 4 September 2013, 10:38 AEST Landowners on the island of Banaba in Kiribati say they are still fighting for compensation from Australia, New Zealand and Britain for the m…

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated 4 September 2013, 10:38 AEST

Landowners on the island of Banaba in Kiribati say they are…

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Added by Stacey King on September 4, 2013 at 7:59pm — No Comments

Scepticism over Niuean return plan

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Pacific Beat Updated 26 July 2012, 18:44 AEST

Niueans living in New Zealand could be sceptical about attempts to get them to eventually return to the island.

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Added by Stacey King on July 26, 2012 at 8:51pm — No Comments

Kiribati Recieves Phosphate Report On Banaba Atoll

While the Kiribati President receives Phosphate report from SOPAC in Suva - Banabans already plan the Rehabilitation of homeland-Banaban Vision

  Please make sure you go to Banaban Vision to read this and make sure you add your comments here on… Continue

Added by Stacey King on March 11, 2011 at 9:30am — 5 Comments

Banabans seek $2m in damage

Theresa Ralogaivau Thursday, July 01, 2010 FIJI TIMES ONLIN

BANABANS living on Rabi Island in Cakaudrove have appealed to Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Britain to help them raise $2m to rehabilitate their homeland, Ocean Island or Banaba, from the ravages of 100 years of phosphate mining.

Rabi Council of Leaders chairman Dr Paulo Vanualailai said they want to mitigate the damage.

"We are serious about this and want to commence…

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Added by Stacey King on July 1, 2010 at 9:02am — 1 Comment

Update for 2009 Banaban Rehabilitation Project

Find a report on the progress on the Banaban Rehabilitaion Project

at: Update 2009 Banaban Rehabilitation Project - Banaban Vision

Added by Stacey King on December 23, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Banaban Rehab Radio Interview now available for download

Go to Banaban Vision - http://www.banabanvision.com to download a copy of the audio file for a radio interview by Radio Australia-Pacific Beat broadcast in June 2009

Added by Stacey King on July 1, 2009 at 10:43am — No Comments

New hope for Pacific phosphate island - Banaban Rehabilitation

Nauru is another Pacific island country where phosphate mining wreaked environmental havoc. [AFP]

Last Updated: 36 minutes ago RADIO AUSTRALIA NEWS - Melbourne Australia



People forced from Ocean Island - or Banaba - in the Republic of Kiribati, by phosphate works have received a glimmer of hope about an eventual return home.



At present, some of the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on June 19, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Climate refugees — the hidden cost of climate change

Wednesday, 3 December 2008



“If these people can spend millions and millions on sending troops to fight other countries, why can’t they spend maybe a couple of billions just to save people, like ourselves; the marginalised, poorest of the poor. Why? Because we are taking the brunt, we are the victims of these green[house] gas emissions, the pollution made by industrialised countries.”



These words were spoken by a Carteret Islander in an unfinished documentary,… Continue

Added by Stacey King on January 9, 2009 at 6:06pm — 2 Comments

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Homecoming to Banaba

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