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Fiji’s Online Safety Act raises important questions for journalism, but also freedom of expression more broadly. The current review of the Act presents an opportunity to better safeguard the media’s democratic role, writes Dr Shailendra Singh. ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Singh In his address at last month’s Pacific Media Summit, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka highlighted his
DOnald Trump, nosediving in the polls and bristling over a disastrous war on Iran, needs a scapegoat — and the Israeli prime minister best fits the bill, writes Jonathan Cook. COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook Benjamin Netanyahu’s whirlwind visit to the United States late last month to address the United Nations General Assembly was further evidence
Asia Pacific Report Labour will recognise Palestine, put in place economic sanctions on Israel, and join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. These are among highlights of Labour’s foreign policy stance and the action the party says it will take if elected as the government next month. Labour’s foreign
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific The United States has designated a prominent Chinese businessman in Fiji for “significant corruption” on behalf of China-based actors. Zhao Fugang, owner of the Yue Lai Hotel in Suva and the Overseas Chinese Service Center located within it, is alleged to be a senior member of a syndicate involved
ANALYSIS: By Tracy Campbell Tracing the illegal land, sea and air siege of the Gaza enclave by Israel: 2006: Hamas elected in the last Palestinian legislative election Israel withheld Palestinian tax revenues and imposed further restrictions on Gaza. Major international donors suspended direct funding to the Palestinian Authority. That summer Israel launched a major attack
COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal Palestine Forum of New Zealand stands with Palestinians in Aotearoa and around the world, remembering generations of dispossession and struggle, honouring those who have been lost, and reaffirming the Palestinian people’s enduring demand for freedom, dignity and justice. We remember. We resist. We remain. Palestinian history did not begin yesterday, and
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea has committed around US$5.5 million ($25 million kina) to Tuvalu over five years in aid of its coastal reclamation efforts. PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape made the announcement at the Pre-COP31 climate meeting in Tuvalu. Speaking at a joint press conference with Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feleti
ABC Media Watch has accused Michael West of “perpetuating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories” online. We say the failure of journalism by ABC and other legacy media makes them culpable in the Gaza genocide. Michael West Media. EDITORIAL: By Michael West, publisher of Michael West Media On Friday, Mario Christodoulou, executive producer of ABC Media Watch, quoted
By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific President Moetai Brotherson says French Polynesia’s future cannot remain solely a French domestic matter. Brotherson has addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, or C-24, which was established in 1961 by the UN General Assembly as its subsidiary body devoted to the issue of decolonisation He said the
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Cracks are starting to show within Sitiveni Rabuka’s coalition government ahead of a looming general election and a potential national referendum, as Fiji prepares to mark its 56th anniversary on Saturday. This follows the National Federation Party (NFP) and the Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa), both the minor partners
Asia Pacific Report Pro-Palestinian protesters in Aotearoa New Zealand will be the first to kick off a Global Day of Action next Saturday marking 1100 days of Israeli genocide with a rally and march in the heart of the country’s largest city. Many other protests will be carried out across the country in a wave
COMMENTARY: By Jale Moala Words matter in politics. They matter even more when a country is debating the document that will determine how it is governed. That is why remarks by Justice Minister and Acting Attorney-General Siromi Turaga about Fiji’s constitutional review deserve some thought. Speaking about the journey that has brought the government to