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Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs Chairman Ratu Viliame Seruvakula and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
Analysis

Eroding trust in Fiji politics – lessons of 2025 and beyond

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January 26, 2026
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"It would not come as a shock to any of the students I teach in prison. Militarised police in poor urban neighborhoods kick down doors without warrants and kill with the same impunity and lack of accountability"
Asia Report

Chris Hedges: We sowed the wind, now we will reap the...

Pacific Media Watch -
January 26, 2026
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Samoan author and playwright Papali'i Sia Figiel
Culture

Samoan playwright found dead in prison, local media report

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January 26, 2026
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US President Donald Trump
Democracy

Kalafi Moala: My view of tyrannical Trump

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January 26, 2026
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"Fiji’s peacekeepers have historically operated where communities accepted their role"
Analysis

Gaza peacekeeping deployment – five clear questions Fiji cannot ignore

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January 25, 2026
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For more than two years, free movement in and out of Gaza has been prohibited
Asia Report

Israeli Supreme Court hearing on press access to Gaza looms –...

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January 25, 2026
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PSNA activist Brendan Corbett
Asia Report

Palestine rally targets NZ companies alleged link to ‘opaque’ supply lines...

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January 24, 2026
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog
Asia Report

Israel’s President Herzog faces ‘war crimes’ challenge over his Australia visit

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January 24, 2026
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Conjoined twin Sawong from PNG wears a party hat
Australia

‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied...

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January 24, 2026
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Protesters march in support of Palestinians in Berlin
Asia Report

Genocide research institute levels accusations against Germany

APR editor -
January 24, 2026
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These dramatic changes that have been foisted upon the country’s public square have been central to a broad campaign that the Zionist lobby
Asia Report

Federal government’s crackdown on free speech affects all Australians

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January 23, 2026
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Drone footage of Atafu, a low-lying motu of Tokelau
Aviation

Tokelau airport project scrapped despite multi-million dollar design

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January 23, 2026
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Pictures of slain IRGC commanders and the Islamic Republic’s founder
Analysis

Why the Middle East fears a US-Israel attack on Iran

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January 23, 2026
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It is still legal to criticise Israel
Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Oppose Israel’s abuses while you still can

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January 23, 2026
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FLNKS president Christian Tién
Decolonisation

Pro-independence FLNKS ‘unequivocally’ reject latest agreement for New Caledonia

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January 22, 2026
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Filipino community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Asia Report

RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae...

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January 22, 2026
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Australian Attorney-General Michelle Rowland
Asia Report

Australia’s frightening new ‘hate speech’ laws are clearly aimed at pro-Palestine...

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January 22, 2026
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Analysis

Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?

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January 22, 2026
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Palantir has been mired in controversy
Analysis

‘We kill enemies’ – spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security...

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January 21, 2026
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Peace activists at a recent protest for Palestine in Naarm/Melbourne
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Provocateur attacks Australian Palestine peace activists protesting over Gaza genocide

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January 21, 2026
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SPREP’s Director-General Sefanaia Nawadra
Climate

High Seas Treaty welcome news for SPREP in uncertain times

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January 21, 2026
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
Analysis

Jeremy Rose: Mexico – the revolution isn’t being televised

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January 21, 2026
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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

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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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Israeli embassy controversy in Wellington
Asia Report

Solve ‘genocide embassy’ issue – expel Israeli ambassador, says PSNA

Multinational police probe into Fiji officers
Crime

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EDITOR'S PICKS

Spanish MEP Irene Montero
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New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections
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Australia

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

Jacinda Ardern
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Taiwan Day event in Suva
Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Spanish MEP Irene Montero
Asia Report

Spanish MEP accuses EU of failure to act over Israeli ‘kidnapping,...

New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections
Decolonisation

French National Assembly allows ‘native’ voters to take part in local...

Chinese embassy staff in Nauru with government officials hosted a New Year Candy Parade on 2 January 2026
Asia Report

Nauru orders public servants, govt bodies to follow ‘One China’ policy

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating in the Gaza flotilla detainees video
Asia Report

Peters condemns Israeli minister over flotilla video as 3 Kiwis detained

Editor's Picks

Spanish MEP Irene Montero

Spanish MEP accuses EU of failure to act over Israeli ‘kidnapping,...

May 21, 2026
New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections

French National Assembly allows ‘native’ voters to take part in local...

May 21, 2026
Chinese embassy staff in Nauru with government officials hosted a New Year Candy Parade on 2 January 2026

Nauru orders public servants, govt bodies to follow ‘One China’ policy

May 21, 2026
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating in the Gaza flotilla detainees video

Peters condemns Israeli minister over flotilla video as 3 Kiwis detained

May 21, 2026
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating as security forces mistreat the Global Sumud Flotilla captives

Peace Action demands NZ summon Israeli ambassador over brutal action against...

May 21, 2026
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