Myanmar’s military has ‘turned whole country into a prison’
Airstrikes ordered against civilian targets, destruction of thousands of buildings, millions displaced, nearly 3000 civilians murdered, more than 13,000 jailed, the country’s independent media...
Gavin Ellis: Communication lessons from the Great Flood
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis
It is unlikely that the Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown, took any lessons from the city’s devastating floods but the rest...
Fiji’s media veterans recount intimidation under FijiFirst government – eye on reforms
Pacific Media Watch
Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat reports today on how Fiji has fared under the draconian Media Act that has restricted media freedom over...
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...
Speaking to the world, but mirroring Australia’s off-again, on-again Pacific engagement
REVIEW: By Rowan Callick
Radio Australia was conceived at the beginning of the Second World War out of Canberra’s desire to counter Japanese propaganda in...
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...