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PNG shipping of oil and hydrocarbons
Asia Report

PNG oil and LNG shipments face foreign waters ban if waste...

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"Blood Money"
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Pacific media academics slam global research journal model, defend regional niche...

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How the New Zealand Herald featured the assassination attempt on former President Donald
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Elevation, colour – and the American flag. Here’s what makes Evan...

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July 15, 2024
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Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy
Australia

Australian strategy plans $75m boost for Indo-Pacific media development

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July 15, 2024
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Panelists on the "Gender and Media in the Pacific" panel
Culture

‘Culture plays a big part’: Female journalists in Pacific face harassment...

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July 15, 2024
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The "pre-Bastille Day" march in the Fijian capital of Suva
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When media freedom as the ‘oxygen of democracy’ and hypocrisy share...

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July 14, 2024
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The atmosphere of the capital city of Suva in Fiji
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Fiji, anchor of Indonesian diplomacy in the Pacific – a view...

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Window Jen Emeke and mother of two
Development

‘We slept in the open,’ say PNG evicted widows who bought...

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July 14, 2024
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Ten more armoured Centaur vehicles and 15 firetrucks have been delivered to Kanaky New Caledonia
Decolonisation

New riot vehicle shipment arrives for police, firemen in New Caledonia

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July 14, 2024
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Waves of Change co-authors Associate Professor Shailendra Singh (from left), Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad and Dr Amit Sarwal
Australia

Groundbreaking book Waves of Change launched at Pacific Media Conference in...

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July 14, 2024
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Challenges facing journalism - Dr David Robie's wide-ranging keynote address
Asia Report

‘Frontline Media Faultlines’ – David Robie’s keynote address to Pacific Media...

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July 14, 2024
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Kanak independence candidate Emmanuel Tjibaou
Analysis

A surprising litmus test for Kanaky New Caledonia’s independence parties

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Decolonisation protesters outside Parliament during the "Kanaky and West Papua" demonstration in the Fijian capital Suva yesterday
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Fiji protesters call for freedom and justice in the Pacific –...

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July 13, 2024
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Fiji Women's Rights Movement executive director Nalini Singh
Civil Society

Nalini Singh calls for media coverage that ‘reflects realities of all...

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July 13, 2024
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Fiji Deputy Prime Minister and co-editor of the new book Professor Biman Prasad
Democracy

‘We’ve paid high price for being unable to protect freedom,’ says...

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July 13, 2024
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Fiji journalist Lice Movono speaking on a panel discussion about "Prevalence and Impact of sexual harassment on female journalists"
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Pacific media conference: challenges and opportunities

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July 12, 2024
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Pacific Journalism Review celebrates 30 years of publishing
Asia Pacific Journalism

Amid decline in mainstream media trust, Pacific Journalism Review remains a...

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July 11, 2024
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French security forces operating in the New Caledonian village of Saint Louis
Decolonisation

Death toll in Kanaky New Caledonia unrest reaches 10

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July 11, 2024
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Fiji

Pacific media in crisis, warns former PNG, Samoa editor Alex Rheeney

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July 9, 2024
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PNG Minister for Information and Communications Technology Timothy Masiu
Culture

PNG Communications Minister calls for media to ‘protect, preserve Pacific identity’

Wansolwara -
July 8, 2024
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Pacific Journalism Review celebrates 30 years of publishing
Analysis

Pacific Journalism Review turns 30 – and challenges media over Gaza

Pacific Journalism Review -
July 7, 2024
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Asia Pacific Report editor Dr David Robie (left) with Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad
Fiji

‘Precarious’ – newsmakers dissect state and future of Pacific journalism

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July 5, 2024
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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
Analysis

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
Analysis

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
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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Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
Analysis

Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
Analysis

Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
Analysis

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

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
APJS newsfile

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

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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.
APJS newsfile

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

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
APJS newsfile

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)
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‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

May 17, 2026
Prime Minister-elect Matthew Wale

New chapter for Hapi Isles – Matthew Wale takes the helm...

May 16, 2026
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