In this week's program, independent journalist and long time human rights activist Nick Mclellan, talks about the recently held independence referendum in New Caledonia and the national elections in Fiji.

While is both countries the eventual results preserved the current political status quo, the reality is that both show that Pacific island societies are changing and that the previous social order is not guaranteed to last into the future.

Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia