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

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch “This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me here to kill me.” These chilling words by detained and tortured Palestinian...

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...

‘If we don’t save Dr Abu Safiya, he’ll die in prison’ – released detainees on Gaza doctor

By Qassam Muaddi On June 10, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya appeared on a screen before Israel’s Supreme Court via...

The Gaza doctrine – Israeli ‘journacide’ and the muted NZ media response

COMMENTARY: By David Robie, Pacific Media Watch A friend and colleague, Solidarity columnist Eugene Doyle, posed a brief question...

Eugene Doyle: Yellow Peril!  Red Peril! ‘We cannot hide anymore’. Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea. 

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The Western media went into overdrive this week to work the laconic Kiwis into a mild frenzy over three Chinese naval...

Caitlin Johnstone: Israel pushes new atrocity narrative just as ceasefire deadline approaches

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone A new narrative is being aggressively pushed by Israel and its apologists to justify resuming the Gaza genocide, conveniently just as...

Caitlin Johnstone: Civil rights are being destroyed throughout the West in service of Israel

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone British journalist Richard Medhurst is once again being persecuted by federal law enforcement in yet another Western nation for his reporting...

Moral bankruptcy, Israel’s genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians

Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers...

Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New Guinea’s founding fathers, dies aged 85

OBITUARY: By Scott Waide and Neville Choi Papua New Guineans have launched an outpouring of grief and appreciation for the life of one of their...

Caitlin Johnstone: Jordan and Egypt snub Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Both Jordan and Egypt have put out statements rejecting President Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza and move its population to...