Yamin Kogoya: While West Papuans face an ‘existential threat’ under Indonesia, PNG plans defence pact with Jakarta
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya
“We are part of them and they are part of us,” declared politician Augustine Rapa, founder and president of the PNG...
Showdown between two former coup leaders in fight for Fiji’s democracy
By Ravindra Singh Prasad in Suva
It is an ironic fact in Fiji, a multiethnic Pacific nation of under one million people, that coups don’t...
Fate of NZ research centre highlights university ‘blindness’, media freedom
SPECIAL REPORT: By Dr Lee Duffield
The launch of a New Zealand project to produce more Pacific news and provide a “voice for the voiceless”...
‘It’s time to be the crowd’, Knitting Nannas tell protest against jailing of climate activist
SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is pleased that a Sydney magistrate jailed protester Deanna “Violet” Coco on Friday. But he is...
As Fiji prepares to vote, democracy could already be the loser
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
When Fijians elect a new Parliament on December 14, it is likely their votes will be counted fairly...
Domestic violence, isolation hit Pacific women during pandemic, says USP survey
By Sri Krishnamurthi
While some women at the University of the South Pacific’s 14 campuses found working from home enjoyable during the covid-19 pandemic, others...