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Progressive journalist and presenter Mehdi Hasan

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Debunked – Israel’s top 10 lies on Gaza, as exposed by Zeteo

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August 4, 2025

The Palestine Laboratory author Antony Loewenstein

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Palestine surveillance author says Australian protesters ‘outraged’ by Israel’s war on Gaza

The lone building left standing from the US nuclear bomb attack on 3 August 1945 that later became the Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Human Rights

Hiroshima 80 years on – why AUKUS is imperial madness and needs to be stopped

Part of the pro-Palestinian protest march on Sydney Harbour Bridge today, calling for an end to the genocide and starvation by Israel

Human Rights

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza humanitarian protest as thousands cross bridge

An Uncle Sam puppet with blood on his hands held aloft by pro-Palestinian protesters in Auckland, New Zealand

Human Rights

Israel backing Gaza ‘gangs’ to create unlivable chaos, says academic

Battalion 751 on parade

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TNI accused of attacking, arresting Papuans after traffic row – girl...

November 8, 2020

Oscar Temaru

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New Caledonia court again defers Temaru case over Radio Tefana

Pacific Media Watch -

November 5, 2020

Trump election cartoon

Human Rights

With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of...

November 4, 2020

Human Rights

Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power

Pacific Media Watch -

November 3, 2020

Oscar Temaru

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The judgment of Tahiti’s Oscar Temaru – a neocolonial sense of...

Pacific Media Watch -

November 2, 2020

Papuan webinar

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People want ‘truth’ about West Papua, say activists giving crisis update

Pacific Media Watch -

November 2, 2020

Trump and Biden

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Nik Dirga: The one word that really matters for US election...

November 1, 2020

Green Party co-leaders

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NZ Greens accept Labour’s offer for ‘cooperation agreement’

November 1, 2020

Pastor Yeremia Zanambani

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Independent investigators blame TNI for killing of Papuan pastor

Pacific Media Watch -

October 31, 2020

NZ Referendum

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NZ referendum preliminary results – yes to euthanasia reform, no...

October 31, 2020

Sebastien Lecornu

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French minister Lecornu holds future talks in New Caledonia retreat

October 30, 2020

Human Rights

Wenda accuses Indonesian special forces over Papua ‘hunting ground’

October 29, 2020

Jayapura protest suppressed 27 Oct 2020

Human Rights

ULMWP accuses Jakarta over ‘martial law’ after police fire on students

Pacific Media Watch -

October 28, 2020

Labour Day in NZ

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Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness

October 26, 2020

Pastor Yeremia Zanambani

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Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor

October 24, 2020

Human Rights

A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all...

October 21, 2020

East Timor's Independente

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Jornal Independente wins annual ‘best media’ award in Timor-Leste

Pacific Media Watch -

October 21, 2020

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Human Rights

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

October 19, 2020

Human Rights

Convicted murderer of human rights defender Munir dies of covid-19

October 19, 2020

Green Party leadership 171020

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Greens sweep 10 seats in huge NZ win for climate crisis,...

October 18, 2020

Rawiri Waititi

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Māori Party heading back to NZ’s Parliament after electorate win

October 18, 2020

Balibo Five

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AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings

Pacific Media Watch -

October 16, 2020

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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"

Human Rights

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

In the Eye of the Storm

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

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

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

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

Human Rights

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)

Human Rights

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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Pacific climate digital strategy for the International Court of Justice

Human Rights

Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from...

The Palestine Laboratory author Antony Loewenstein

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Palestine surveillance author says Australian protesters ‘outraged’ by Israel’s war on...

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Fiji and Pacific countries must ‘band together’ over Trump uncertainty, says...

Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark

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NZ ‘lagging behind’ world by failing to recognise Palestinian statehood, says...

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Progressive journalist and presenter Mehdi Hasan

Human Rights

Debunked – Israel’s top 10 lies on Gaza, as exposed by...

An Uncle Sam puppet with blood on his hands held aloft by pro-Palestinian protesters in Auckland, New Zealand

Human Rights

Israel backing Gaza ‘gangs’ to create unlivable chaos, says academic

New Zealand protesters at the weekly demonstration against the Israeli genocide in Gaza in Auckland

Human Rights

Bloodshed at GHF-run Gaza aid sites ‘a great sin’, says former...

Pro-independence former New Caledonia Congress president Roch Wamytan

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Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia ‘not enough’ for...

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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

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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

The Palestine Laboratory author Antony Loewenstein

Human Rights

Palestine surveillance author says Australian protesters ‘outraged’ by Israel’s war on...

The lone building left standing from the US nuclear bomb attack on 3 August 1945 that later became the Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Human Rights

Hiroshima 80 years on – why AUKUS is imperial madness and...

Part of the pro-Palestinian protest march on Sydney Harbour Bridge today, calling for an end to the genocide and starvation by Israel

Human Rights

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza humanitarian protest as thousands...

An Uncle Sam puppet with blood on his hands held aloft by pro-Palestinian protesters in Auckland, New Zealand

Human Rights

Israel backing Gaza ‘gangs’ to create unlivable chaos, says academic