Politics

Abby Martin’s documentary takes on the ‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’ ecocide

REVIEW: By Olivia Rosane It’s a commonly repeated statistic that the US military is the world’s largest institutional polluter, but what exactly does that mean? The quest to find a real...

Media avoids Israel’s sadism like a crocodile-infested moat

COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose Israel’s Environment Ministry has removed the protected status of Nile crocodiles to allow them to...

‘They brought me here to kill me’ – NZ media slammed over ignoring Gaza doctor’s plea

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch “This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me...

It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

ANALYSIS: By Peter Greste One of the oldest tropes in journalism is that it should be balanced; that journalists...

Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 41 years on

Mānawatia a Matariki! Flashback 41 years on: One year ago marking the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the...

‘There must be clarity’ – PNG students protest over US defence deal

By Scott Waide and Lydia Lewis University students in Papua New Guinea are protesting against the signing of a defence cooperation agreement with the United...

Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy

ANALYSIS: By Melissa Conley Tyler and Andrea Fahey Today is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters are deciding on 65 members of Parliament to represent...

Papuan activists accuse Jakarta over mounting ‘brutal’ repression, arrests

Jubi News in Jayapura Esther Haluk, a women’s rights activist from GARDA Papua, is among West Papuan activists who have condemned a declining state of...

Biden apologises to PNG, Blinken being sent for Pacific dialogue

By Lawrence Fong and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby United States President Joe Biden yesterday apologised to Prime Minister James Marape and the people of...

US envoy persuades two of three north Pacific nations to sign defence deals

By Giff Johnson in Majuro Two Pacific nations considered by Washington as crucial in its competition with China for influence in the region have agreed...

After historic apology, Fiji moves to build a reconciled nation

By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva In an emotionally charged “Reconciliation and thanksgiving” service organised by Fiji’s Methodist Church -- the country’s largest Christian denomination --...