Pacific media must bring remote communities into the conversation, says Rabuka
By Prishanta Sharma in Savusavu Reaching communities beyond Pacific capitals must remain at the heart of journalism as technology creates new ways for the region to share its stories, says Fiji Prime...
View Article‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ Brazilian educator Paulo Freire profiled in new...
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. We profile a remarkable new documentary about Paulo Freire, the acclaimed Brazilian educator whose revolutionary...
View Article‘End Times Fascism’– Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor on billionaires, bunkers, AI,...
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, the War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman in New York joined by Democracy Now! cohost Juan González in Chicago. Hi, Juan. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Hi, Amy, and...
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‘Horrendously high’ number of HIV infections in Fiji babies – health researcher
RNZ Checkpoint A “horrendously high” number of babies in Fiji are dying due to HIV related complications, says a health researcher, as the prevalence of the disease grows there. The New Zealand...
View ArticleGreens promise $200m boost for te reo Māori initiatives
Te Ao Māori News Te Wiki o te Reo Māori has begun with an election promise from the Green Party to invest an additional $200 million in the language over four years. Of that, $30 million annually would...
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Debt in the Pacific – systemic and current threats to regional economic...
ANALYSIS: By Antonia Bhagwan in Suva The Pacific may have moved beyond the worst of the covid-19 pandemic, but its economic consequences continue to weigh on governments across the region. Once again,...
View ArticleSocial media misinformation ‘biggest hurdle’ for journalists, says MCPNG’s...
By Lomanai Kenny in Port Moresby Misinformation on social media is the biggest challenge for journalists, says Belinda Kora, secretary of the Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) and founder of...
View ArticleAlumni revolt over Israel: 450 Sydney Uni staff, graduates accuse university...
Deepcut News More than 450 University of Sydney (USyd) alumni and current staff have signed a letter calling for a mass meeting to discuss the university’s ties to Israel amid concerns of a crackdown...
View ArticleCaitlin Johnstone: All it takes is one crack in the lie we’ve been sold
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I saw a clip going around from the Netflix series “1899” where a woman discovers a crack in the screen of what she had taken to be her world, causing her entire...
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Adam Johnson: Coverage of my media book being banned proves the thesis
Waverley Council in Sydney has removed a book strongly critical of Israel from its library shelves for review after a survivor of the Bondi Beach massacre condemned its prominent display as “deeply...
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China Daily, collaborations, media education and Pacific outreach
COMMENTARY: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Some years ago when I headed the Pacific Media Centre that I founded at Auckland University of Technology, we ran a postgraduate internship...
View ArticleChinese language to be taught in Fiji schools to strengthen educational ties
By Rosalia Tui in Suva Fiji’s Ministry of Education is set to introduce a Chinese language pilot programme in 12 schools in the Central Division, as the Pacific country strengthens educational...
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Indonesia at 81 – who owns the Land of Papua’s future?
ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta As Indonesia marks the 81st anniversary of its independence today — August 17 — the republic has much to celebrate. Over eight decades, Indonesia has transformed...
View ArticleTracy-Moana Campbell: Genocide training for NZ teachers by Israel a ludicrous...
COMMENTARY: By Tracy-Moana Campbell A country currently indicted for genocide has no business training our teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand on the topic of genocide. The notion is ludicrous. Under this...
View ArticleFiji Women’s Crisis Centre turns 42 – reflections on a milestone
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Today, we mark an extraordinary milestone: 42 years of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC). As we reflect on this journey, we are reminded of the countless lives that have...
View ArticleThe Segal State 2 – the mask, the children, the money and the answer
How Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese built an unelected censorship apparatus for Jillian Segal without a vote, a bill or a debate, while the Coalition demanded more was covered in Part One....
View ArticleAshneel Jaynesh Prasad: Fiji’s flag – a conversation we must have
COMMENTARY: By Ashneel Jaynesh Prasad There are some conversations a nation keeps postponing because they are uncomfortable. Changing Fiji’s flag is one of them. We came close to having that...
View ArticleFiji universities criticised for ‘great shame’ of ignoring coup impacts
By Anish Chand in Suva Fiji’s universities have been criticised for failing to study the long-term effects of the country’s repeated political upheavals on the public service and governance, with the...
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Sheikh Hamad: The Arab leader who broke Israel’s siege on Gaza
OBITUARY: By Mohammad Mansour Following the passing of Qatar’s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at 74 on Sunday, his solidarity with the Palestinian people remains one of the defining...
View ArticleSaige England: Call out the Zionist hypocrisy – genociders are settler...
COMMENTARY: By Saige England I loathe hypocrisy. I am sure you do too. So let’s state this plainly. The genociders have employed hypocrisy as a defence. It is the weakest of all defences. It is the...
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