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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 –...

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January 25, 2026
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PSNA activist Brendan Corbett
Asia Report

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

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January 24, 2026
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog
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Israel’s President Herzog faces ‘war crimes’ challenge over his Australia visit

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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...

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January 24, 2026
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Protesters march in support of Palestinians in Berlin
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Genocide research institute levels accusations against Germany

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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

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January 23, 2026
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Drone footage of Atafu, a low-lying motu of Tokelau
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Tokelau airport project scrapped despite multi-million dollar design

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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
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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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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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SPREP’s Director-General Sefanaia Nawadra
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
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Jeremy Rose: Mexico – the revolution isn’t being televised

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The cocaine was being transported on a ship sailing under Togo's flag
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Big stick diplomacy – the willingness to use the military – was increasingly unleashed to assert US hegemony and business interests
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Eugene Doyle: Look where appeasing a bully has led the West...

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January 20, 2026
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New Caledonia's territorial President Alcide Ponga signs the Elysée-Oudinot agreement
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New Caledonia’s new Elysée-Oudinot pact signed in Paris – despite boycott

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January 20, 2026
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Put them all the individual attacks together and one conclusion is unavoidable
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One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on...

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Young people celebrate Bougainville Patriotism Day
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Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows

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January 19, 2026
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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"
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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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
Bearing Witness

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
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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robievideo
Asia Report

David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration
Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

Bearing Witness

Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

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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.
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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

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