Five Pacific region geopolitical ‘betrayals’ in 2024
COMMENTARY: By David Robie
With the door now shut on 2024, many will heave a sigh of relief and hope for better things this year.
Decolonisation...
How Jeton Anjain planned the Rongelap evacuation – new Rainbow Warrior podcast series
REVIEW: By Giff Johnson in Majuro
As a prelude to the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of Rongelap Islanders to Mejatto Island in Kwajalein in...
COP29: Pacific takes stock of ‘baby steps’ global climate summit
By Sera Sefeti in Baku, Azerbaijan
As the curtain fell at the UN climate summit in Baku last Sunday, frustration and disappointment engulfed Pacific delegations...
Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’
Despite Australia’s draconian anti-protest laws, the world’s biggest coal port was closed for four hours at the weekend with 170 protesters being charged —...
Survey warning on Papua ‘box ticking’ mega estates project goes unheeded
By Stephen Wright for Radio Free Asia
Indonesia’s plan to convert over 2 million ha of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will cause long-term...
Decolonisation, the climate crisis, and improving media education in the Pacific
Global Voices interviews veteran author, journalist and educator David Robie who discusses the state of Pacific media, journalism education, and the role of the...