Opinion

NZ media workers call for ‘decisive action’ by Luxon over Gaza journalists

Asia Pacific Report About 120 journalists, film makers, actors, media workers and academics have today called on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and two senior cabinet ministers in an open letter...

21 questions about the claim that Iran orchestrated antisemitic attacks in Australia

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Canberra will be expelling the Iranian ambassador...

Rallies across NZ honour Gaza Strip journalists, condemn own news media

Pacific Media Watch Three media commentators addressed the 98th week of New Zealand solidarity rallies for Palestine in Tāmaki...

A message to editors about Gaza: ‘Your euphemisms made the bullets easier to fire’

By David Robie Last Saturday, 16 August 2025, I spoke at this Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) rally in...

Facing up to genocide – a New Zealand journalist bears witness with Gaza and West Bank

SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie Protesters in their thousands have been taking to the streets in Aotearoa New Zealand...

Gaza’s agony – the hinge point in the loss of Western dominance

The scale of deliberate Israeli cruelty against the Gazan people over the past five months is still difficult for Australians to absorb. But internationally,...

Question for PNG foreign minister Tkatchenko – what does the defence pact mean for West Papua?

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have formally ratified a defence agreement a decade after its initial signing. PNG’s Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko...

Caitlin Johnstone: Israel accused of torturing UN workers to obtain false testimony about UNRWA

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone A recent UNRWA document says its staff report having been tortured while detained by Israeli forces, who pressed them to provide...

Caitlin Johnstone: Pretending the US can’t just drive aid into Gaza

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Biden administration is supposedly planning to set up a temporary pier in Gaza to allow for the large-scale shipment of...

Israel is pillaging not just Gaza’s cities but also its natural resources – water and gas

ANALYSIS: By Sultan Barakat Over the past few months, appalling videos have emerged from the conflict zone in Gaza of Israeli troops looting the properties of...

Why have Albanese and other politicians been referred to the ICC over Israel’s war on Gaza?

ANALYSIS: By Donald Rothwell In an unprecedented legal development, senior Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have been referred to the International Criminal Court...