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Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Forum of New Zealand (PFNZ) has appealed to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) to follow the lead of the UK trade union movement and take meaningful action in support of Palestinian rights. The call follows a key decision by the UK’s Trades Union Congress
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific The Labour Party is promising visa-free travel to Aotearoa New Zealand for Pacific Islanders. Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni said Pacific Island Forum countries would be allowed in on an NZeTA for three months at a time — like 61 other countries, if the government changes. She told RNZ Pacific
Right-wing astroturfers were given a platform at the Bondi Royal Commission, their history concealed and their testimony uncontested. Wendy Bacon reveals what the Commissioners ignored for Michael West Media. INVESTIGATION: By Wendy Bacon The last hearing block of Australia’s Bondi Royal Commission focused on social cohesion, defined as the “national consensus in support of democracy,
The Zionist Federation of Australia’s legal assault on Israel critic and journalist Mary Kostakidis was financed by the Israeli war machine via the World Zionist Organisation. Michael West Media reports. INVESTIGATION: By Stephanie Tran and Michael West The Zionist Federation of Australia’s chief executive Alon Cassuto has dropped his case against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis,
RNZ Pacific reporters Fiji’s Health Minister Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu has formally declared a national HIV emergency in the country. In a pre-recorded video press statement on Tuesday, Dr Lalabalavu said the decision was backed by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and his Cabinet due to the “seriousness of the epidemic”. The health minister confirmed that
By Mark Rabago of RNZ Pacific A US foreign policy think tank is proposing a major shift in America’s military strategy in Asia that would put Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other Pacific islands at the centre of Washington’s regional military posture. Defense Priorities, a Washington-based think tank, said the US should move much
Because former president Joe Biden backed Israel’s genocidal Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump avoids accurately accusing Biden of aiding and abetting genocide. Tyrant Trump has continued providing powerful weapons and unconditional political backing, writes Ralph Nader for Common Dreams. ANALYSIS: By Ralph Nader In his rambling and incoherent remarks for nearly two hours over two nights
KNIGHTLY VIEWS: By Gavin Ellis Two months out from New Zealand’s general election, and we have yet to see new policy from any of the seven main political parties on media and communication. Only the Greens have a media policy on their website — and it is effectively a repeat of the 2023 policy that
By Carmel N. Pilotti, Michael E. Miller and Koroi Hawkins At least two people were shot and several arrested in the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville on Sunday after unknown people set fire to equipment belonging to an Indian company poised to reopen one of the world’s largest untapped copper and gold reserves. The
ANALYSIS: By Karen Scott The New Zealand government has so far declined to join the United Kingdom and announce sanctions on goods produced in illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The UK is one of 12 countries, including France and Canada, which have announced similar trade restrictions or an intention to do so. The
By Layan Bsharat and Mohammad Sio Israel is holding 37 Palestinian journalists in its prisons, including 19 under administrative detention without charge or trial, says the Palestinian Prisoner Society. The nongovernmental advocacy group said all 37 journalists were detained following the start of the Gaza genocide in October 2023. It said Israel continues to target
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 government website SafeTravel says people travelling to Fiji should avoid activities that could increase their risk of infection. In March this year, it