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Conjoined twin Sawong from PNG wears a party hat
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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
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Federal government’s crackdown on free speech affects all Australians

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January 23, 2026
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It is still legal to criticise Israel
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FLNKS president Christian Tién
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Filipino community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio
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Australian Attorney-General Michelle Rowland
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
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January 22, 2026
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Palantir has been mired in controversy
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
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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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New Caledonia's territorial President Alcide Ponga signs the Elysée-Oudinot agreement
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Put them all the individual attacks together and one conclusion is unavoidable
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President Emmanuel Macron
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January 19, 2026
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The Israeli version of shock and awe has long been a default policy
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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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In the Eye of the Storm
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Pacific Climate Warriors
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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
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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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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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