NGOs work in ‘public interest – not foreign lackeys’, says activist in Jakarta libel case
Asia Pacific Report
A defendant in an Indonesian case of alleged defamation, Fatia Maulidiyanti, has hit back at a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime...
Gavin Ellis: Proof our newsrooms need a ‘second pair of eyes’
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis
Own goals by two of our top news organisations last week raised a fundamental question: What has happened to their checking...
‘Mental torture’ – protesters seek freedom for detained Iran refugee
By Lydia Lewis and Christina Persico
As Australian protesters gathered outside the Brisbane detention centre calling for the freedom of a Nauru refugee, the man...
Pacific councillors offer passionate defence of Auckland city’s assets in budget dilemma
Local Democracy reporter Kim Meredith reflects on her observations from Auckland Council’s two-day annual budget meeting last week. Following drawn out debate and Mayor...
RNZ board to begin setting up independent review of pro-Russia edits to stories
RNZ News
The RNZ board is meeting tonight to begin setting up an independent review on how pro-Russian sentiment was inserted into a number of...
O’Neill claims perjury charges over PNG’s UBS loan inquiry ‘political’
PNG Post-Courier
Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Peter O’Neill has been charged with three counts of giving false evidence in a national US$1.2 billion...