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An Australian protest rally and march on the South Australian Parliament

Analysis

Albanese bows to relentless pressure for Bondi royal commission but scepticism remains

January 9, 2026

Analysis

Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela

Palestinian academic Sameer Barghouthi

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With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and thuggery became a system

The central conceit of the good cop, bad cop narrative is that both the US and Israel are the ones upholding the law and fighting the criminals

Analysis

Jonathan Cook: From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked as the serial villain

Every time a Fiji student misses school because the river that she crosses is flooded or at risk of flooding, that student is denied the full enjoyment of this right

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Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with clarity and impact

Venezuelans mobilise in Caracas against US violent aggression and abductions this week

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Ian Powell: The Nicolás Maduro kidnapping, US imperialist expansion and implications...

January 10, 2026

The Sydney Harbour Bridge "March for Humanity" on 3 August 2025

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Australia’s ‘antisemitism crisis’ – examining what’s real and what isn’t

January 12, 2026

Who next, after the US kidnapping of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, incurs the Don’s displeasure?

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Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour –...

January 4, 2026

A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans

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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

January 12, 2026

Wamena protesters warned that the provincial expansion plan would "wipe out Papuans"

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How colonial puppeteer Indonesia uses ‘autonomy’ to disempower Papuans

March 23, 2022

West Papuan support for the Melanesian Spearhead Group

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MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for...

August 26, 2023

The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report

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Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect...

Pacific Media Watch -

November 26, 2025

"Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships"

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Chris Hedges: The global machinery of terror

Pacific Media Watch -

January 13, 2026

China's BeiDou communications satellite

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Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is more about a looming new...

July 28, 2025

The late Chief Lukas Enembe's family mourns him after his coffin is delivered

Analysis

Revered Papuan chief Lukas Enembe ‘tortured to death like a boiling...

January 10, 2024

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left) with President Prabowo Subianto at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, in April 2025

Analysis

Indonesia’s Pacific manoeuvres – money, military and silencing West Papua

May 11, 2025

A photo of the Philippine media assembled by and flown to Israel

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Walden Bello on Gaza and the media silence: ‘It isn’t fear...

Pacific Media Watch -

September 2, 2025

Al Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif, one of the five journalists and media people killed by Israel

Analysis

Why Israel’s assassination of Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and crew threatens...

Pacific Media Watch -

August 11, 2025

PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in Parliament yesterday

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Samoan PM Fiamē advises dissolution of parliament, calls for snap elections

May 28, 2025

New Zealand's "Voice of Oceania" Dame Jacinda Ardern at the COP3 climate summit in Brazil

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Jacinda Ardern: Why NZ’s tiny group of hysterical haters can’t face...

November 18, 2025

Fiame Naomi Mata’afa

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Samoa Observer: Swearing-in strengthens nation’s foundation

Pacific Media Watch -

May 25, 2021

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese addresses The Hague Group Summit

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12 countries agree to confront Israel collectively over Gaza after Bogotá...

July 17, 2025

Jacinda Ardern

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Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

June 29, 2020

Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

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Behind the tears for Shireen, more evidence of Israel’s daily crimes...

May 12, 2022

Signing the Pukpuk Treaty

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The Pukpuk Treaty and the future of Papua New Guinea-Australia relations

October 9, 2025

Israel accepts the ceasefire

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Ramzy Baroud: The fallout – winners and losers from the Israeli...

June 24, 2025

The bombed Rainbow Warrior next morning

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The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end...

July 3, 2025

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Climate

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

Asia Report

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm

Analysis

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

Analysis

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

Coronavirus

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent

Coronavirus

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

Coronavirus

Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate

Analysis

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all

Coronavirus

NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants

Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

BEARING WITNESS

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

Bearing Witness

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016

APJS newsfile

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robie

Asia Report

David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

Bearing Witness

Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

APJS newsfile

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

APJS newsfile

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

APJS newsfile

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)

APJS newsfile

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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A soldier- not the suspect - in the French Foreign Legion uniform

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Former French Foreign Legion soldier key suspect in Vanuatu VT49m heist

"Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships"

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"ME the People."

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Former Wellington mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham being arrested by police at the Venezuela solidarity rally

Civil Society

Former NZ mayoral hopeful arrested at Venezuela solidarity protest

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"Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships"

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A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans

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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

CNMI territory approaching a critical eoonomic point

Development

CNMI leaders warn economic slide could affect US strategic presence in...

The Sydney Harbour Bridge "March for Humanity" on 3 August 2025

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Australia’s ‘antisemitism crisis’ – examining what’s real and what isn’t

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Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

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Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

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"Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships"

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Chris Hedges: The global machinery of terror

A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans

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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

A 2017 constitutional amendment still guarantees individuals freedom of religion, belief and worship in Sāmoa

Culture

Mixed reactions over Samoan PM’s proposal to ban non-Christian religions

The Sydney Harbour Bridge "March for Humanity" on 3 August 2025

Analysis

Australia’s ‘antisemitism crisis’ – examining what’s real and what isn’t