Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism is strangling free speech in Australia

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone A Palestinian-Australian man has been criminally charged for voicing criticisms of Zionism during a protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He could spend months in prison. The...

International Women’s Day activists protest in solidarity with Palestinians

By David Robie Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand marked International Women’s Day today and the start of Ramadan this...

The world cannot ignore Trump’s death threat to my people of Gaza

COMMENTARY: By Ahmed Najar ‘To the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages....

Jonathan Cook: Yes, Trump is vulgar. But the US global shakedown is the same one as ever

ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook If there is one thing we can thank US President Donald Trump for, it is...

Seven decades on, Marshall Islands still reeling from nuclear testing legacy

By Lydia Lewis The Marshall Islands marked 71 years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tests ever conducted were...

Auckland floods a future sign – city needs stormwater systems fit for climate change

ANALYSIS: By James Renwick, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of January 27, the...

Richard Naidu: Rule of law – maybe a time for Aiyaz to reflect on Fiji

COMMENTARY: By Richard Naidu in Suva Breakfast they say, is the most important meal of the day. But last Wednesday it was possibly also the most...

Why NZ voters should beware of reading too much into political polls

ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University With a new prime minister sworn in and a cabinet reshuffle imminent, it is no exaggeration to say the...

Aotearoa’s inspirational prime minister Jacinda Ardern steps down amid misogyny row

By David Robie Aotearoa New Zealand has been shaken to the core by the sudden resignation of one of its most iconic and revered prime...

Ian Powell: Sociopaths, psychopaths, the far-right and Jacinda Ardern

COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell On 14 December 2022 German police arrested 25 people over what was called the “Reichsburger plot”. Two days later The Observer...

Myles Thomas: Debate over public media merger is the proof we need it

COMMENTARY: By Myles Thomas How the RNZ/TVNZ merger went from its first reading in Parliament to the legislative extinction list is an example of why...