Tag: Australia
OPM leader calls on Biden to take proactive role in ending West Papuan ‘holocaust’
By David Robie
Free Papua Organisation (OPM) leader Jeffrey Bomanak has appealed to US President Joe Biden for a “proactive role” in ending Indonesia’s “unlawful...
Human rights arguments have lost credibility over West’s double standards
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
At a time when the West has weaponised human rights, the United Nations body that promotes freedom of expression...
PNG’s Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko steps aside over video row
ABC PACIFIC BEAT: By Marian Faa, Prianka Srinivasan and Belinda Kora
Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister has stepped aside after a widespread backlash to comments...
Resign call to PNG’s foreign minister over his ‘primitive animals’ slur
By Caleb Fotheringham
Papua New Guinea’s opposition has called on Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko to resign after calling critics of his trip to London...
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...
PNG warns foreigners to respect laws as businessman Pang blacklisted, deported
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea has deported controversial Australian businessman Jamie Pang.
Surrounded by Immigration and Citizenship Authority officials and police, Pang...