Yearly Archives: 2024

ANALYSIS: By Cassandra Mudgway, University of Canterbury The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an...

By Jeffrey Elapa and Miriam Zarriga Papua New Guinea's predicted Cabinet reshuffle has taken place with Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey becoming the bombshell victim following last...

By Laura Pollock Gaza's last standing university has been destroyed by the Israeli army as military continued to strike targets in areas of the besieged...

By Gideon Levy of Haaretz Three and a half hours. Three and a half hours from Jenin to Tul Karm. In three and a half...

By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Marshall Islands officials quickly moved this week to reaffirm this nation's ties...

RNZ Pacific In the wake of last week's riots and looting across Papua New Guinea's cities, the government has announced plans to get the country's...

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Biden administration has officially re-designated Ansarallah -- the dominant force in Yemen also known as the Houthis -- as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist...

ANALYSIS: By Karen Scott, University of Canterbury In 2023, the world witnessed a sustained attack on the very foundations of the international legal order. Russia, a...

RNZ Pacific The latest victim of last week's rioting and looting in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby is the city's top police commander. National Capital...

Pacific Media Watch Israel has arrested a total of 38 Palestinian journalists since the start of its war with Hamas on October 7 and is...

EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier Last year, the Papua New Guinea government moved in a subtle way into the Fourth Estate. It tried to -- and...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea's Communications Minister Timothy Masiu has announced stringent measures to control social media in the country for the next 10 days...

RNZ News Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman -- a leading voice in Aotearoa New Zealand's Parliament for human rights, an independent foreign policy, and...

RNZ Pacific A security studies professor says China has been applying pressure to countries to switch diplomatic ties over from Taiwan, but Beijing says its...

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent The political fallout from the deadly riots in Papua New Guinea continues, including calls for a vote of...

EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times The revelation that police have carried out what is believed to be one of Fiji’s biggest...

PNG Post-Courier Gerehu, the sprawling suburban township to the north of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, is now a "ghost town" for shoppers. All major...

By Gorethy Kenneth and Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Rogue police officers have been alleged to be part of last Wednesday’s uprising of opportunists leading...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific French Pacific desk correspondent One of the key players in the restoration of peace in New Caledonia in the 1980s,...

Pacific Media Watch Fiji human rights activists have paid tribute in a Suva vigil this week to the more than 100 journalists -- most of...

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The US has carried out another air raid on Yemen, with targets reportedly including the international airport in the capital city...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots. Port Moresby...