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Pacific Update with Barbara Dreaver: Australia competes with China for influence, Nauru PM's impressive ukulele skills

By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific Correspondent
January 18, 2019

1 NEWS' Pacific correspondent brings us the latest from around the region.

In this week's edition to Pacific Update, Australia woos the Pacific to counter Chinese influence as the PM makes a visit.

We also look at violence on Papua New Guinea streets, Tupou College at Australia’s biggest recording studio and the Nauru president showing off his ukulele skills.

Watch the full segment above.

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