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Alumni group slams USP’s failure to release council meeting outcomes
RNZ Pacific A group of concerned alumni of the University of the South Pacific has called the regional institution’s delay in releasing the outcomes of the 98th USP Council meeting held in Rarotonga...
View ArticleTonga’s PM Hu’akavameiliku throws in the towel – behind the timeline
COMMENTARY: By Lopeti Senituli in Nuku’alofa In a highly anticipated session of the Tongan Parliament to debate and vote on the second vote of no confidence (VONC) scheduled for last Monday, December...
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How media could help social cohesion and unite people – a Fiji journalism...
By Alifereti Sakiasi in Suva Social cohesion is a national responsibility, and everyone, including the media, should support government’s efforts, according to Dr Shailendra Singh, associate professor...
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Superpower rivalry makes Pacific aid a bargaining chip – vulnerable nations...
ANALYSIS: By Sione Tekiteki, Auckland University of Technology The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru signed last week is a prime example of the geopolitical tightrope vulnerable...
View ArticleWest and media are ‘erasing’ Palestinian history, say critics
Asia Pacific Report Palestinian history is “deliberately ignored” and is being effectively “erased” as part of Western news media narratives, while establishment forces work to shut down anyone...
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NZ govt plans to make ‘heavy handed’ change to free speech rules for...
By John Gerritsen, RNZ News education correspondent The New Zealand government coalition is tweaking university regulations to curb what it says is an increasingly “risk-averse approach” to free...
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Fiji quota proposal sparks debate on women’s representation in politics
COMMENTARY: By Monika Singh The lack of women representation in parliaments across the world remains a vexed and contentious issue. In Fiji, this problem has again surfaced for debate in response to...
View ArticleFour words that bear significance to the happy news of a Gaza ceasefire
COMMENTARY: By Andrew Mitrovica I have wrestled with what to say in this urgent moment, long yearned for and that often appeared beyond reach during these last 15 hideous months. One of the questions...
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