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      Australia

      Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

      Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom
      Analysis

      Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

      The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
      Business

      French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

      Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017
      Decolonisation

      Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt…

      Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara
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      ‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

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Vanuatu Minister for Climate Change Adaptation Ralph Regenvanu
Decolonisation

West Papuan supporters ‘let down’ by MSG leaders, says advocate

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August 31, 2023
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Flying high for Melanesia . . . the Kanaky New Caledonia flag
Decolonisation

MSG leaders back Kanak challenge to Macron over ‘not valid’ referendum

APR editor -
August 31, 2023
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Vanuatu's Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu
Decolonisation

Sad Regenvanu condemns MSG for ‘failing’ people of West Papua

APR editor -
August 30, 2023
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More than 200,000 voters are going to the polling booths for the first time in NZ
China

First-time Asian voters embrace New Zealand’s democratic process

APR editor -
August 30, 2023
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Suspended Papua Governor Lukas Enembe
Democracy

Expert witnesses tell court accounts ‘are clean’ in bribery case against...

APR editor -
August 30, 2023
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New National Federation Party president Pramod Chand (left) welcomes Professor Steven Ratuva
Democracy

Threat of another coup still ‘one of biggest dangers’ for Fiji,...

APR editor -
August 30, 2023
0
Indonesian associate membership of MSG
Civil Society

Wenda welcomes MSG call for UN visit and fights on for...

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August 29, 2023
0
Deployment in Enga comprises more than 120 PNG Defence Force soldiers
Crime

PNG deploys armoured vehicles to Enga in action against ‘domestic terrorism’

APR editor -
August 29, 2023
0
It is important politically and economically for New Zealand to have trading relations with both G7 and developing countries
China

Ian Powell: Context of the ‘New Washington Consensus’ and China ‘threat’...

APR editor -
August 29, 2023
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PNG's Correctional Services Commissioner Stephen Pokanis
Crime

Five prisoners shot dead in PNG after taking pastor, warder hostage

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August 28, 2023
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Retired academic Professor Vijay Naidu and Fonu Emberson-Bain -- wearing the Fiji Anti-Nuclear Group (FANG) tee-shirt
Development

Rabuka’s nuclear wastewater discharge stance splits Fiji coalition opinion

APR editor -
August 28, 2023
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Ni-Vanuatu people going on about their daily lives in Port Vila
Democracy

‘People suffering’ from lingering Vanuatu political impasse

APR editor -
August 28, 2023
0
The ground-breaking ceremony for the Indonesian-funded ugrade of the VIP Lounge in Port Vila
Culture

Vanuatu asked for Indonesian aid funds, Jakarta’s envoy reveals

APR editor -
August 28, 2023
1
Former Vanuatu prime minister Barak Sope
Decolonisation

Wenda calls on MSG for urgent action to back pledge over...

APR editor -
August 27, 2023
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Vanuatu's public broadcaster VBTC reporting on the Melanesian Spearhead Group's denial of full membership for West Papua
Decolonisation

OPM accuses Melanesian group of taking Jakarta’s ‘blood money’ at expense...

APR editor -
August 27, 2023
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West Papuan support for the Melanesian Spearhead Group
Analysis

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

David Robie -
August 26, 2023
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Analysis

Australian fight to protect koala habitats in northern NSW heats up

Wendy Bacon -
August 26, 2023
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Protesters against the Fukushima wastewater dump in Aiuckland yesterday
Fiji

‘The ocean is suffering’ – protesters fume over NZ silence on...

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August 26, 2023
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Vanuatu's two biggest stories today as presented by the Vanuatu Daily Post this morning
Democracy

Vanuatu Supreme Court rules in favour of opposition in Parliament majority...

APR editor -
August 25, 2023
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MSG leaders sign the two declarations - on climate crisis and subregional security
Climate

MSG leaders defer Papua membership decision to Pacific Islands Forum

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August 25, 2023
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Hawai'i Governor Josh Green talks to Face the Nation
Disasters

Struggling Maui residents now ‘pleading’ for tourists to return

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August 25, 2023
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The Melanesian Spearhead Group pact signing in Port Vila yesterday
Climate

Melanesian leaders sign security and climate crisis declarations

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August 25, 2023
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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

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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

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BEARING WITNESS

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

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
Analysis

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"
Analysis

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

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

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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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Two foreign activists -- Brazilian Thiago Ávila and Spanish Palestinian Saif Abukeshek -- from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were kidnapped and taken to Israel for interrogation and appeared before an Israeli court on May 3 and again two days later
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele
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Manele calls parliament for Thursday to face no confidence motion

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Moana Maniapoto: Why trashing the BSA is a sign of journalism...

The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
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French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

EDITOR'S PICKS

Commissioner Virginia Bell
Australia

Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom
Analysis

Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
Business

French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017
Decolonisation

Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt...

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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

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

A Canadian boy tourist holds a Palestinian flag aloft signalling to "no war" protesters on Devonport wharf
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Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended...

Commissioner Virginia Bell
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Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

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Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom
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Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

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Commissioner Virginia Bell

Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

May 10, 2026
Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom

Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

May 9, 2026
The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year

French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

May 9, 2026
Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017

Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt...

May 9, 2026
Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara

‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

May 8, 2026
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