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The latest IPCC climate report March 2023
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Papuan liberation group calls for more ‘serious’ global efforts to end...

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March 21, 2023
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The latest IPCC climate report reiterates that the world is now about 1.1℃ warmer than during pre-industrial times
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IPCC report: world must cut emissions and urgently adapt to climate realities

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Tavini Huiraatira's weekend congress
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Pro-independence party Tavini’s heals rift with ‘unity and credibility’ congress

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March 20, 2023
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Defence lawyer Eddie Lloyd with Violet Coco after last week's big court win
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Climate activist ‘Violet’ Coco’s quashed jail sentence highlights police lies

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Ratu Epenisa Cakobau receives a "tabua"
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‘Sleepless nights’ admits PNG’s security minister over stretched police

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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka speaks to the media
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No subs with nuclear arms for Fiji waters, says PM Rabuka

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden
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March 18, 2023
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To describe Beijing’s engagement as “neocolonial” is to invite comparisons with the activities of the Western coalition
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March 11, 2023
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Draft PNG National Media Development Policy "flies in the face of global norms for self-regulation"
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PNG draft media development policy ‘contemptuous’ of public interest

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March 11, 2023
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Outgoing FSM President David Panuelo
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Micronesia’s president Panuelo claims spying and bribery by China

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March 11, 2023
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Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama entering the Suva Magistrates Court 10 March 2023
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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"
Asia Report

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

In the Eye of the Storm
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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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

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

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

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