Tag: AFP
Israel’s President Herzog faces ‘war crimes’ challenge over his Australia visit
Asia Pacific Report
Israeli President Isaac Herzog faces a legal challenge over his role in alleged war crimes as news media say he will visit...
Australia’s frightening new ‘hate speech’ laws are clearly aimed at pro-Palestine...
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
Australia’s Labor government has successfully passed a “hate speech” bill that’s plainly aimed, at least in part, at suppressing pro-Palestine organizations...
Gaza: Global community must act amid reports of starvation of journalists,...
By Jamie Wiseman
The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined calls for urgent action to halt the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza as global news...
No apologies over fabricated terror plot from pollies or lobby groups
COMMENTARY: By Greg Barns
When it comes to antisemitism, politicians in Australia are often quick to jump on the claim without waiting for evidence.
With notable...
Nine more arrested in PNG for brutal kidnap, rape and murder...
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
Content warning: This story discusses rape and violence.
Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested nine more men...
Kiwi pilot kidnapping in West Papua leads to police raids in...
By Duncan Graham
An alleged plot involving firearms and threatening the life of New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens when held hostage in Papua this year...
RSF calls on UN to investigate Israeli attack killing photojournalist Issam...
Pacific Media Watch
A month before the anniversary of the death of photojournalist Issam Abdallah -- killed by an Israeli strike while reporting in southern...
Canberra must stop wasting time – and urgently support ABC in...
Policy failure over the last eight years -- including a massive cut to the ABC’s international funding -- has weakened Australia’s voice in the...
‘Don’t interfere’, Solomon Islands police tell opposition leader
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has appealed to opposition leader Matthew Wale to "stop interfering" with police investigations...
UN chief calls for immediate climate action to ‘save Pacific –...
COMMENTARY: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
Vanuatu and other Pacific nations can teach a lesson to the world, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
“That lesson...
























