Climate crisis ‘greatest threat’ to Pacific regional security, says Vanuatu PM
By Hilaire Bule
Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau says Pacific security is about the security of the Pacific peoples and their way of life as...
West Papuan ‘provisional’ government backs full membership of MSG
Asia Pacific Report
The self-styled provisional government of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua
“with the people” of the Melanesian region have declared political support...
French minister says FLNKS ‘willing to discuss’ election roll changes
By Walter Zweifel
New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties are prepared to negotiate changes to the provincial electoral rolls, according to French Overseas Minister Gerald Darmanin.
On his...
Former TVNZ Breakfast host Kamahl Santamaria breaks year-long silence in The Balance podcast
By Lincoln Tan
Former TVNZ Breakfast host Kamahl Santamaria, who quit following complaints about inappropriate workplace behaviour, has broken his silence and started a podcast...
South Australia adopts draconian new law curbing peaceful climate protest
A bill introducing harsh penalties and extending the scope of a law applying to those who obstruct public places has been passed after an...
Wenda calls on Papuan freedom fighters to free NZ pilot ‘unconditionally’
Asia Pacific Report
The president of a West Papuan advocacy group has appealed to the militants holding New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage to free...