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Former Chief Justice Sir Arnold Amet
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Fiji - freedom of the press
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FSM President David Panuelo
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PNG court sheriffs clamp down on dangerous weapons, boost security

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Port Moresby yesterday ... a slow start
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The late Francis Ona and Panguna mine
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Television New Zealand
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Opposition National Party leader Christopher Luxon
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PNG national election 2022 extension
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Caretaker Prime Minister James Marape
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Moresby police chief rejects call for capital curfew after election violence

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Commonwealth observers call for ‘urgent review’ of PNG electoral process

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China

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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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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
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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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
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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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