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New Caledonia's Congress President Roch Wamytan
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Caledonian Union dismisses ‘two generations to self-determination’ comment as an insult

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"Unfree flags" . . . Kanaky New Caledonia (from left), West Papua and Aboriginal.
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Protesters call for West Papua to be included on UN ‘decolonisation’...

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Xanana Gusmao's CNRT party is expected to form a coalition with the Democratic Party
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Timor-Leste’s opposition party wins election ‘punishing’ ruling Fretilin coalition

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May 24, 2023
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Fiji's President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere (front centre) arrrives on Bau Island
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Fiji President welcomes inclusive ‘new dawn’ for Great Council of Chiefs

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May 24, 2023
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (from left), PNG Prime Minister James Marape (standing) and Defence Minister Win Daki after signing the US-PNG defence cooperation pact in Port Moresby
Military

Blinken, Daki sign controversial US-PNG defence pact after day of protests

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May 23, 2023
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French Interior Minister Gérald
Decolonisation

France briefs UN on New Caledonia decolonisation impasse

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May 23, 2023
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and PNG Prime Minister James Marape sign the US-PNG Defence Cooperation pact in Port Moresby 22May23
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‘Two-way highway’ – PNG-US defence pact signed in spite of protests

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May 23, 2023
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The proposed Voice for Australia is the opposite of apartheid
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The Voice isn’t apartheid or a veto over Parliament – this...

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May 23, 2023
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) with PNG Prime Minister James Marape
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May 22, 2023
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University of Papua New Guinea students protest against the US-PNG defence pact
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May 22, 2023
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PNG's Finance Minister Rainbo Paita
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UPNG student protesters call for ‘transparency’ over US defence pact

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May 22, 2023
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"Protect our sovereignty - and our boundaries"
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May 22, 2023
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May 22, 2023
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US-PNG defence pact
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Security pact: PNG expects more US military boots on ground

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May 22, 2023
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OPM calls on global trade unions to blacklist Indonesian goods, services

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Fiji

Pacific leaders arrive in Port Moresby ahead of Modi and Blinken...

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May 21, 2023
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Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy

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May 21, 2023
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A protest against the division of Papua Province and the establishment of a New Autonomous Region in Jayapura City in 2022
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Papuan activists accuse Jakarta over mounting ‘brutal’ repression, arrests

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May 20, 2023
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UN's Sanaka Samarasinha
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Top UN Pacific official told to leave Fiji amid ‘harassment’ allegations

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May 20, 2023
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Hong Kong government says that the arrest and prosecution of Jimmy Lai and other press freedom defenders were “completely unrelated to the issue of press freedom
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May 20, 2023
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The tsunami warning broadcast today for New Caledonia
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May 19, 2023
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape did not give a firm answer on the signing of the controversial US-PNG Defence Cooperation Agreement
Global

Biden apologises to PNG, Blinken being sent for Pacific dialogue

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May 19, 2023
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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...

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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

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

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