New Zealand (22nd) remains the region’s model for press freedom, despite slipping six places,” said the World Press Freedom Index report. “Other Asia-Pacific democracies, such as Taiwan (28th), ...

The Solomon Islands has entered a new political era. In a historic morning at Parliament House yesterday, Matthew Cooper Wale was elected as the nation’s new Prime Minister. His victory marks the ...

Fiji’s media workers finally got to celebrate their World Press Freedom Day this week 11 days late — on Thursday, May 14. The ...

A "No more complicity with war crimes" banner at a "Stop Wars" march and rally near Devonport Naval Base last weekend . . . "Clearly it’s time to weigh up our bedfellows more judiciously." Image: ...

Most of the Western media refuse to join the dots and explain Israel’s decades-long obsession with defanging Tehran. The war in Iran is what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has planned for ...

The Palestine Forum of New Zealand has criticised plans for the country taking part in next month’s military exercises with Israel and the United States, saying Wellington must not be seen aligning ...

Amnesty International says it is “deeply alarmed” over the obstruction of justice and chaotic scenes — including gunfire — ...

Scenes from the NSW antisemitism hearing in 2025. Image: Collage Michael West Media. Image: Collage Michael West Media The NSW Parliament’s antisemitism report was folded into the Bondi Royal ...

As New Caledonia marks the second anniversary of a spate of unrest and riots that broke out on 13 May 2024, the situation on the ground remains tense, on the political, economic and security levels.

“My son,” a woman screamed as a truck carried her and her injured son to Hamad Hospital in northern Gaza. “My son. My son.” He had been shot while trying to get aid near the Zikim crossing between ...