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Nauru blocks ABC access to Pacific forum
The Nauruan Government is refusing the ABC access to a regional forum later this year, which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be attending.
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is the region's leading political and economic dialogue, and will be held in September.
In a statement posted online on Monday, the Nauruan Government argued it was within its right to "choose who is allowed to enter".
"It should be noted that no representative from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation will be granted a visa to enter Nauru under any circumstances, due to this organisation's blatant interference in Nauru's domestic politics prior to the 2016 election, harassment of and lack of respect towards our President in Australia, false and defamatory allegations against members of our Government, and continued biased and false reporting about our country," the statement said.
A spokesperson for the ABC said the public broadcaster would still cover the forum.
"The ABC vigorously defends our role in doing independent reporting on our region," they said.
The Nauruan Government has criticised the ABC in the past for its reporting on the island's asylum seeker processing, which is funded by the Australian Government, and for airing allegations the nation's president Baron Waqa and some of his ministers were bribed by an Australian businessman.
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