Independent Analysis and Reportage
Asia Pacific Report
COMMENTARY: By Joel Jenkins Of late, Australia’s public broadcaster ABC has been altering the way it sees the world around it. Bound by a national charter, but modified from within after years of ideological, technical, and operational transfer, the organisation is failing in its duty to inform Australians. This is occurring at a time of
Asia Pacific Report “Triple-tap” attacks by Israeli and US forces against Palestine, Iran and Lebanon were condemned today at a Stop Wars Aotearoa rally against the atrocities in the Middle East in Auckland’s Aotea Square. New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters was also criticised in satirical theatre over accusations of racism and insults against immigrants.
By Michael West NSW Police have dropped charges against the remaining climate protesters from Rising Tide’s 2024 People’s Blockade of Newcastle Harbour — the site of the world’s largest coal port. Climate Defenders Australia, which represented 117 of the arrestees, had repeatedly petitioned police to withdraw anti-protest charges after they failed to prosecute test cases,
By Susana Suisuiki of RNZ Pacific Disagreement from some China-aligned Pacific Islands countries has prevented regional countries within the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) issuing a joint statement against missile testing in the Pacific. At their meeting in Suva on Friday, PIF foreign ministers failed to agree on a unified statement against China after it fired
“Australians are not being investigated for hating Jews. They are being investigated for objecting to a genocide.” Michael West Media’s coverage of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown Apparently antisemitism simply fell from the sky. Fully formed. Immaculately conceived. Entirely unrelated to anything happening in Gaza. That is the finding Australia has
COMMENTARY: By Robert Reich With the victory of progressive Dr Abdul El-Sayed over Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary this week, prepare yourself to hear enormous quantities of bullsh*t in the United States about the Democratic Party now being “taken over” by “Democratic Socialists”. Or as the reliably establishment New York Times described what’s
By Teuila Fuatai of RNZ Pacific A proposal from the Solomon Islands government for a regional security treaty is being considered by the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) foreign ministers in Suva on Friday, RNZ Pacific understands. The treaty proposal forms a key agenda item at the day-long annual meeting — the outcomes of which help
The Electronic Intifada Israel and Iran are unique for starkly different reasons — Israel has less of a right to exist than any other country, while Iran is the only country that has stood up against the assault on international law by the US, Israel and their allies. That is according to Craig Mokhiber’s comments
By Hamza Gwarzo Many of you have seen on social media globally what happened in Gaza this week. Why has the world remained silent? Why have the mainstream media remained silent? We, the people on social media, are the ones posting about it across different platforms.
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The US Shiprider Agreement signed by the new-look Solomon Islands government has been subject to fiery criticism in Parliament. The opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare continues to attack the agreement which he describes as an affront to the sovereignty of Solomon Islands, but the Prime Minister Matthew Wale insists the
By Victor Barreiro Jr in Manila The National Union of Journalists (NUJP) of the Philippines calls it “outrageous” for the Vice- President to insult the work of Philippine news organisations The NUJP criticised Vice-President Sara Duterte over remarks she made on July 30 and released by her office a day later, saying she denigrated Philippine
COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose “New Zealand is not a monotonous garden where every flower is the same; it is a garden where the diversity of the blooms enriches the view,” Winston Peters declared in his maiden speech, 47 years ago. If you were looking for an image to illustrate the diversity today’s Minister of Foreign