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Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Australia's leading journalism education advocacy body has marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning attacks on journalism education and research, including...

By Soli Wilson of the Samoa Observer The deported vice-chancellor of the University of the South Pacific has told the Samoa Observer that his future...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Journalists are fearful that increased harassment, abuse and violence directed towards them during the covid-19 pandemic could become the new normal,...

By Yogi Ernes in Jakarta Indonesian police have seized 15 Papuan students among scores arrested at a May Day rally in central Jakarta on the...

By Talebula Kate in Suva Fiji has reported no new case of coronavirus infection after the screening of 7560 Fijians and 1212 tests conducted by...

COMMENT: By Matt McCarten It’s time for progressive activists to step up. The working class needs you. On May Day - International Workers Day - we...

By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby Only seven governors out of Papua New Guinea's 21 provinces and Bougainville attended a meeting in the capital Port...

By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Fiji's government has taken the most drastic measures since covid-19 hit the country in March last year. Most of...

By Barry Guy, RNZ News sports reporter New Zealand Rugby is accusing the Players' Association of misrepresenting the reasons for their opposition to the Silver...

An unverified video clip purportedly from a military YouTube channel claiming that nine Papuan rebels had been shot, 28 April 2021. The video of...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk One of the world’s first deep sea mining pilot tests has resulted in a huge machine being stuck on the seafloor...

RNZ Pacific One of Fiji's latest two cases of covid-19 remains a concern for health authorities. The Health Ministry said a 53-year-old caretaker from the town...

RNZ Pacific Deported Canadian academic Professor Pal Ahluwalia is still vice-chancellor and president of the University of the South Pacific, says chancellor Lionel Aingimea. Professor Ahluwalia...

RNZ Pacific Micronesian leaders have received an apology from their colleagues in the Pacific Islands Forum. In what has been described as a frank and open...

By Vijay Narayan and Semi Turaga in Suva Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong, has confirmed that the Health Ministry has stopped police...

By Anita Roberts in Port Vila Vanuatu needs to continue to maintain its strong support for West Papua by ensuring that the United Liberation Movement...

By Phil Pennington, RNZ News reporter It took seven months for the New Zealand police to set up their first team for scanning the internet...

COMMENT: By Qiane Matata-Sipu Yesterday I worked a 13-hour day unpaid. It’s pretty common in my world. It’s pretty common in the worlds of Indigenous...

By Ardila Syakriah and Reno Surya in Jakarta and Surabaya The hopes of the families of the sailors aboard the Indonesian Navy’s KRI Nanggala-402 submarine...

By Ryan Aditya in Jakarta Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti has condemned the invitation to Myanmar coup leader...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Police have forced protesters demonstrating at the weekend against the attendance of Myanmar military commander General Min Aung Hlaing at the...

COMMENT: By Martyn Bradbury Less than 24 hours after New Zealand investigative journalist Nicky Hager’s latest extraordinary story of how oil companies have been spying...