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    • Author Nicky Hager at the launch of his latest book Dirty Work
      Civil Society

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      Commentary

      Saige England: No judgments, freedom and about rocking the boat

      Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) president Kalafi Moala (front, second from left) with participants of the Climate Change and Corruption roundtable
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      The Invercargill City Council
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      Fiji's Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara
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      Fijian chief calls for scrutiny of Fiji-Australia security treaties

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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

APR editor -
January 26, 2026
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US President Donald Trump
Democracy

Kalafi Moala: My view of tyrannical Trump

Pacific Media Watch -
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

APR editor -
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 –...

Pacific Media Watch -
January 25, 2026
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PSNA activist Brendan Corbett
Asia Report

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

APR editor -
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

APR editor -
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...

APR editor -
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

APR editor -
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

APR editor -
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
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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
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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
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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
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‘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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The cocaine was being transported on a ship sailing under Togo's flag
Crime

4.87 tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesian waters – bound...

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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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
Asia Report

Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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...

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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)
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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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

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UN adviser tells Pacific journalists to probe ‘accountability’ in climate change,...

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Australia

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Author Nicky Hager at the launch of his latest book Dirty Work

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Saige England: No judgments, freedom and about rocking the boat

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UN adviser tells Pacific journalists to probe ‘accountability’ in climate change,...

September 22, 2026
The Invercargill City Council

Invercargill Council becomes seventh NZ local body to ban illegal Israeli...

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Fiji's Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara

Fijian chief calls for scrutiny of Fiji-Australia security treaties

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