Tag: Constitution
Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again
RNZ Pacific
The Vanuatu Prime Minister has again failed to push through controversial constitutional changes.
These include extending the term of Parliament, changing the definition of...
Vanuatu opposition plans new boycott of ‘dangerous’ changes special sitting
Kizzy Kalsakau and Anita Roberts in Port Vila
Vanuatu's opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu said Members of Parliament from the Opposition bloc would boycott the special...
MPs boycott forces delay in Vanuatu constitution amendments debate
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's Speaker was forced to suspend a special parliamentary sitting today after the opposition and several government MPs did not turn up.
They were...
Petition to officially name country Aotearoa delivered to Parliament
By Giles Dexter, RNZ News political reporter
New Zealand's Te Pāti Māori has handed over its petition -- with 70,000 signatures -- calling for the...
‘Respect’ work of journalists and media, Masi tells Solomons police
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (Masi) has called on the police to respect journalists and media workers when carrying out...
Northern Marianas governor Torres impeached over corruption allegations
RNZ Pacific
The House of Representatives in the Northern Marianas has voted to impeach Governor Ralph Torres, approving six articles of impeachment against him.
With 15...
West Papuans to open branch office in Port Moresby, Wenda confirms
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) plans to open a government branch office in the neighbouring Papua New Guinean...
Pacific media dangers: ‘I had death threats and my tyres slashed...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Joyce McClure in Guam
I spent five years as the lone journalist on the remote Pacific island of Yap. During that time...
New Caledonia faced with uncertainty over Noumea Accord legacy
RNZ Pacific
A law professor in Noumea says New Caledonia is now faced with a period of high uncertainty -- be it political, economic or...
Student protests in Indonesia slam 7th year of Jokowi’s administration
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Protesting students have held demonstrations in several cities around Indonesia to mark seven years of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration, reports...
Fiji’s Constitution Day? Nothing but a ‘national joke’, says Prasad
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Fiji celebrated Constitution Day today virtually due to the ongoing civid-19 pandemic crisis, but many see the day as a hollow...
‘No jab, no job’ covid policy of PNG employers stirs constitutional...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Papua New Guinean chief executives believe the country's entire workforce needs to be vaccinated against covid-19 to be fully productive, says...
Papuans protest over draconian bid by Jakarta to replace Governor Enembe
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Indonesia's most troubled province of Papua is become embroiled in another mass demonstration with protesters barricading provincial government buildings and...
Vanuatu Supreme Court confirms 19 government MPs lose seats
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu Supreme Court judge Justice Oliver Saksak has upheld a decision by the former Speaker of Parliament to expel 19 government MPs from...
Bryan Bruce: So, it’s Queen’s Birthday weekend … and the paradox...
COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce
So, it’s Queen’s Birthday weekend.
Except… it’s not her birthday.
She was actually born on 21 April 1926.
Moving the reigning monarch’s birthday...
Fuimaono Dylan Asafo: Samoan ruling an unfortunate case of judicial overreach
ANALYSIS: By Fuimaono Dylan Asafo
Samoa's Court of Appeal (CA) ruled yesterday that Article 44(1A) of the Constitution requires that six women should sit in...
Supreme Court upholds original proclamation in Samoan crisis
By Sina Retzlaff in Apia
Samoa's Parliament will convene tomorrow as originally planned
The Supreme Court has issued orders to uphold the original proclamation, dated 20...
Samoa Supreme Court hears FAST party challenge over shock edict
RNZ Pacific
An urgent legal challenge against a shock proclamation by the Samoan head of state is being heard in the Supreme Court Chambers in...
No new elections in Samoa as Head of State doesn’t have...
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia
The new elections in Samoa called by the Head of State for this Friday, May 21, cannot proceed as they...
How Trump’s populist narrative led directly to the US Capitol attack
ANALYSIS: By Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy, CY Cergy Paris Université
The January 6 assault on the US Capitol may have been a fitting end to Trump’s presidency....
Impeaching Trump a second time is a complex and politically risky...
ANALYSIS: By Markus Wagner, University of Wollongong
President Donald Trump is extremely unlikely to capitulate to pressure to resign in the final days of his...
‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’ – behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming...
ANALYSIS: By David Smith, University of Sydney
After weeks of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about voter fraud and other improprieties costing him the presidential...