Tag: colonialism
Living museum’ will help bring Fiji’s Girmit experience by storytelling
By Rachael Nath
In a significant step toward preserving and commemorating Fiji’s rich history, efforts are underway to establish the country’s first living museum.
This unique...
Stan Grant stands up to racist abuse. Our research shows many diverse journalists have copped it too
ANALYSIS: By Bronwyn Carlson, Faith Valencia-Forrester, Madi Day and Susan Forde
Stan Grant, a well-known Aboriginal journalist and soon-to-be former host of Q+A, has made...
Archive: Fiji coup 2000: Guns and money [Profile]
The Fijian crisis is not about the rights of ordinary people, says veteran Pacific affairs journalist David Robie, it is about 'a Third World...
Archive: How PNG’s Mista Grasruts became Mr Clean
Mista Grasruts (Grassroots), the funniest cartoon character in the South Pacific, is cutting down on his beer, drinking fruit juice and setting a moral...
Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific (1989)
By David Robie
"The South Pacific is no longer pacific. Nationalist struggles against colonialism, indigenous claims for sovereignty, and superpower rivalry have turned it into...
Archive: Tahiti: The third flag of Faa’a
By David Robie
Two flags fly outside most town halls in "French" Polynesia. One is the Tricolore of the French republic; the other is the...