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The slogan "From the River to the Sea" is now a prohibited phrase in Queensland
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‘From the river to the sea’ – swimming against the Queensland...

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No bigger hypocrisy in the world than Israel complaining about Iran’s...

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Eugene Doyle: Trump celebrates Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

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March 22, 2026
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The gas and diesel price sign at Ace's One Stop fuel station in Majuro
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Marshall Islands govt slashes income tax as living costs skyrocket

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March 22, 2026
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Democracy Now host Amy Goodman interviewing economist Dr Laleh Khalili
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March 22, 2026
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Arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and internal displacement of West Papuans
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Wenda condemns ‘cruel’ arbitrary arrests of West Papuans in Tambrauw

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March 21, 2026
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Resigned US National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent
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Israel – the parasite state sabotaging peace in the Middle East

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March 21, 2026
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Repression is a characteristic of Iranian government policy, but not the only characteristic
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Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog

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Fiji and Israel established diplomatic relations in 1970
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Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt

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China and the Solomon Islands media
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China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector

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In October 2025, Israeli forces kidnapped the crew members of 41 aid ships near Gaza
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Activists plan ‘largest flotilla yet’ to break Israel’s siege of Gaza

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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele
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Solomons PM refuses to convene parliament amid political crisis

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The Strait of Hormuz
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"Don't mine the moana"
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Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?

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Iranian missile damage in central Israel at an undisclosed location
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MCPNG president Neville Choi
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"Journalists must use their imagination to exercise empathy in reporting.
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March 17, 2026
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With censorship and propaganda shaping coverage of the war on Iran on all sides, news audiences are having to navigate a confused and often misleading maze of information
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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...

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

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

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