Politics

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 issues involving the future of...

‘Ghost of Suharto’ marks Prabowo’s new phase in West Papua occupation

SPECIAL REPORT: By Paul Gregoire United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government interim president Benny Wenda has...

Caitlin Johnstone: We live in a propaganda nightmare

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Awakening from the propaganda matrix is like being a conservative: you’re frequently disgusted with society...

How Israel’s embrace of endless war and Zionist supremacy is creating self-inflicted wounds

ANALYSIS: By Arun Gupta Israel is riding high after carrying out the most audacious campaign of military conquest of...

Israel orders patients, staff to ‘evacuate’ last two hospitals in northern Gaza siege – NZ protest

Asia Pacific Report Israel is forcing two hospitals in northern Gaza to evacuate under threat of attack as its...

Why Australia and NZ could become republics – and stay in the Commonwealth

ANALYSIS: By James Mehigan The coronation of King Charles III is an ideal time for Australia and New Zealand to take stock of the British...

Pacific media freedom: The day the Fiji police arrested me at Sunday breakfast

By Serafina Silaitoga in Labasa, Fiji It was a typical Sunday morning on August 10, 2008, as I enjoyed breakfast with the family, lots of...

How Crikey stared down Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp but media freedom challenges remain

By Alexandra Wake World Press Freedom Day is usually marked by stories of despair — worsening repression of voices, media outlets closed down, journalists locked...

Tahiti’s pro-independence ‘blue wave’ back at helm with decisive win

SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva Mā'ohi Nui's blue wave of the pro-independence Tavini Huir'atira has won its bet -- to be back in the helm...

Australians should be wary of scare stories about New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal

ANALYSIS: By Michael Belgrave Australian Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s recent claim that Aotearoa New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal has veto powers over Parliament was met with...

Open letter to PM Albanese: Canberra must call on UN to ‘rectify breaches’ over West Papuan decolonisation

Café Pacific An author and human rights advocate for West Papuan self-determination today sent an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the...