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From Palestine to Minneapolis, ICE and Israel use the same violent...

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China's ambassador to Samoa Fei Mingxing (left) hands over a ceremonial cheque for US$200,000 to SPREP director of legal services and governing bodies Aumua Clark Peteru in Apia
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Tehran mural . . . a massive Vali Asr Square image of the pro-government national protests
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Adelaide Writers' Week Festival Board members who resigned
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January 13, 2026
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"Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships"
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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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CNMI territory approaching a critical eoonomic point
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A 2017 constitutional amendment still guarantees individuals freedom of religion, belief and worship in Sāmoa
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Mixed reactions over Samoan PM’s proposal to ban non-Christian religions

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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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Sāmoan Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt
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Sāmoa set to become third Pacific nation to open Jerusalem embassy

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Former UNDP adninistrator Helen Clark
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong
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Former NZ mayoral hopeful arrested at Venezuela solidarity protest

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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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Sir Tim Shadbolt
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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"
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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

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

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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

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