Archive

Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents

ANALYSIS: By Jane McAdam The details of a new visa enabling Tuvaluan citizens to permanently migrate to Australia were released this week. The visa was created as part of a bilateral...

Health workers call for NZ government to join global demands for ambulance massacre inquiry

Asia Pacific Report Health workers spoke out at a rally condemning Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the latest atrocity...

Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s innocent oopsie-poopsie medical massacre mistake

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Israeli military changed its story many times about why its forces killed 15 medical...

Caitlin Johnstone: Hamas succeeded in exposing the true face of the empire

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone One thing October 7 did accomplish was getting Israel and its allies to show the...

100 children killed or wounded every day since Gaza ceasefire broken

Asia Pacific Report The chief of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has described Gaza as “no land” for...

Archive: How PNG’s Mista Grasruts became Mr Clean

Mista Grasruts (Grassroots), the funniest cartoon character in the South Pacific, is cutting down on his beer, drinking fruit juice and setting a moral...

Archive: Tortured Fiji academic tells of his scars

From Café Pacific 1990 archives: The abduction and torture of a scientist by soldiers has exposed a sinister side to the current ruling regime...

Archive: Bougainville: New Zealand’s part in a guerilla war

New Zealanders played a critical part in a flash-point that ignited a guerilla war threatening the economy and stability of Papuas New Guinea. David...

Archive: Shattered coups – the other way

Harassment, intimidation and exile failed to silence two authors, a Fijian and a New Zealander, who claim to expose the 'truth' about Brigadier Sitiveni...

Archive: The Fijian feudal connection

After two false starts, Fiji's rival former prime ministers finally get together for vital talks over the country's future. David Robie assesses their chances. After...

Archive: Fiji 1987: ‘Sit down everybody. This is a takeover!’

Fiji: Countdown to a coup ANALYSIS: By David Robie in New Outlook Sakeasi Butadroka fingers his trademark blood-red bow-tie and laughs: "This represents the blood of...