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How the Lae edition of the PNG Post-Courier reported the crisis

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Internal tensions throw PNG anti-corruption body into crisis

June 5, 2025

Assassinated by the Israeli military, Anas Al-Sharif (left) and Mohammed Qaryaq

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‘If I die, I die steadfast … I bear witness … for the path of freedom for my people’ – Anas’ last testament

Crimes division director Chief Inspector Joel Simatab

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PNG investigation identifies 8 police suspects in Mt Hagen election violence

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Drama at sea – PNG Navy detains 8 alleged pirates, 1 wounded

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Duterte inspired by ‘Petrus’ shootings, says Indonesia’s Wiranto

Assassinated broadcaster Federico "Ding" Gempesaw

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Assassins gun down Philippine broadcaster outside home

July 7, 2022

Today's front page of the PNG National newspaper covering the Engan tribal fighting 220823

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PNG’s Marape condemns ‘jungle justice’ after 6 gunmen shot dead

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August 22, 2023

Police manhunt for Rai gang

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PNG police manhunt for Rai gang cult stalls without chopper

December 26, 2021

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One Filipino dead, two wounded in PNG supermarket shootout

February 16, 2018

Gaza Sumud flotilla survivors: Juliet Lamont, Isla Lamont, Neve O'Connor

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Philippine legal chief in Senate probe shot dead in front of...

February 20, 2020

Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama

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Convicted former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama released from prison

November 8, 2024

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Five PNG police officers sentenced to 87 years in jail for...

June 21, 2017

Threat to PNG justice

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PNG police investigate bomb threat at Goroka courthouse in Highlands

March 12, 2024

Military style weapons are a fairly recent addition to tribal fighting in PNG

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‘Chopped boy with a bush knife’: A PNG massacre killer says...

March 2, 2024

A new crime trend has emerged in PNG

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PNG law change empowers police to use lethal force in kidnapping,...

June 24, 2023

A Post-Courier artist's impression of the Chimbu attack

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PNG villagers attack priest, nurses and doctors while on Chimbu foot...

July 22, 2024

Indonesian authorities announce in Jayapura the arrest of six special forces suspects

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Killing of four West Papuans ‘brutal reminder of reality’ under Jakarta...

August 31, 2022

Papua police

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NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting

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March 31, 2020

Five men allegedly involved in the "barbaric" bushknife killing of PNG Ports chief Fego Kiniafa have been arrested

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5 suspects arrested as probe continues into killing of PNG Ports...

September 23, 2022

Ceasefire expected in PNG Highlands

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Talks herald Wapenamanda massacre ceasefire in PNG tribal warfare

March 12, 2024

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Group of youth in Vanuatu sentenced for ‘barbaric’ Wan Smolbag attack

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June 30, 2020

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Philippine media freedom riskier, traumatic under Duterte, says PCIJ director

December 5, 2017

Critics say the lack of transparency, including unclear numbers, roles, and oversight, is troubling, especially while international courts are examining serious allegations linked to the conflict. Image: OnePath Network

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600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide

February 16, 2026

Iranian Israeli political activist and editor Orly Noy

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As Israel keeps bombing Iran, Palestinians face growing violence in West...

March 17, 2026

Buimo Jail near Lae

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11 prisoners shot dead, 1 recaptured and 33 flee in PNG...

August 17, 2020

PNG opposition leader Belden Namah

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PNG opposition leader calls on lawyer MP to resign over shooting...

March 15, 2022

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Pacific verdict on COP29

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

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

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

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

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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

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

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

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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

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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

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

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

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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

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

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Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

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Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide

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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"

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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

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

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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

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

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

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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

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

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

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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)

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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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