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Adelaide Writers' Week Festival Board members who resigned
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Chris Hedges: The global machinery of terror

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A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans
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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

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January 12, 2026
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CNMI territory approaching a critical eoonomic point
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CNMI leaders warn economic slide could affect US strategic presence in...

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January 12, 2026
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A 2017 constitutional amendment still guarantees individuals freedom of religion, belief and worship in Sāmoa
Culture

Mixed reactions over Samoan PM’s proposal to ban non-Christian religions

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January 12, 2026
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge "March for Humanity" on 3 August 2025
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Australia’s ‘antisemitism crisis’ – examining what’s real and what isn’t

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January 12, 2026
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Sāmoan Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt
Global

Sāmoa set to become third Pacific nation to open Jerusalem embassy

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January 11, 2026
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Former UNDP adninistrator Helen Clark
Democracy

Clark condemns US withdrawal as ‘assault on international system of cooperation’

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January 11, 2026
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong
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The new sign for Kaipātiki Hot Springs
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Popular Auckland hot springs gets name change to Kaipātiki

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January 10, 2026
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Venezuelans mobilise in Caracas against US violent aggression and abductions this week
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An Australian protest rally and march on the South Australian Parliament
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Former Wellington mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham being arrested by police at the Venezuela solidarity rally
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Former NZ mayoral hopeful arrested at Venezuela solidarity protest

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A soldier- not the suspect - in the French Foreign Legion uniform
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Former French Foreign Legion soldier key suspect in Vanuatu VT49m heist

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Weapons confiscated by Papua New Guinea police during a raid in the Tsak Valley
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January 9, 2026
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The central conceit of the good cop, bad cop narrative is that both the US and Israel are the ones upholding the law and fighting the criminals
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Jonathan Cook: From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked...

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January 8, 2026
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Sir Tim Shadbolt
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‘An extraordinary, charismatic man’: Sir Tim Shadbolt dies at 78

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January 8, 2026
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Part of the vandalism outside human rights activist John Minto's home
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Photos of attack on Palestine activist’s property ‘censored’ by Facebook

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January 8, 2026
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US President Trump wrote in his social media post
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The Cook Islands Maritime Authority says the Bertha is deceptively continuing to use Cook Islands Identifiers
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January 8, 2026
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Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela

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January 7, 2026
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"ME the People."
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Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?

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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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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
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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"
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
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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
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
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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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