Tag: history
An indictment of NZ’s settler colonial and ‘Five Eyes’ spy paranoia over political critics
REVIEW: By David Robie
Four months ago, a group of lawyers in Aotearoa New Zealand called for a little reported inquiry into New Zealand spy...
The closest thing Australian cartooning had to a prophet: the sometimes celebrated, sometimes controversial Michael Leunig
ANALYSIS: By Richard Scully, Robert Phiddian and Stephanie Brookes
Michael Leunig — who died in the early hours of Thursday December 19, surrounded by “his...
Kia kaha Lebanon: NZ media only tell half your story of struggle
The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution — for the fourth time — in Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, while...
Up close and friendly with Vietnam’s war resistance Củ Chi tunnels
COMMENTARY: By David Robie in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s famous Củ Chi tunnel network was on our bucket list for years.
For me, it was...
OPM’s Bomanak accuses UN of failing to uphold decolonisation role over West Papua
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan resistance leader has condemned the United Nations role in allowing Indonesia to “integrate” the Melanesian Pacific region in what...
From Gallipoli to Gaza: remembering the Anzacs not as a ‘coming of age’ tale but as a lesson for the future
ANALYSIS: By Olli Hellmann
When New Zealanders commemorate Anzac Day today on April 25, it’s not only to honour the soldiers who lost their lives...