Independent Analysis and Reportage
Almost all major human rights organisations agree the destruction of Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide. Yet liberal news outlets still do not use the word.
With their new independent streaming platform, Aunty Donna prove the future of ‘cooked’ Australian comedy is online.
SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle I interviewed several of the New Zealanders who, as members of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, were taken hostage by the Israelis in international waters near Cyprus last week and moved to Israel. The sadism and savagery of their mistreatment — clearly designed to intimidate and stop further attempts
Sooner or later in every armed conflict, someone will trot out the well-worn aphorism that “Truth is the first casualty of war.” And certainly, in the Iran war truth beat a hasty retreat as soon as the…
Some new spending initiatives in health should add value, but the budget lacks a long-term vision for building cross-party consensus on improving healthcare.
The mega-wealthy buying into Australia’s increasingly concentrated media industry is nothing new – and it is a critical issue for democracy.
Budget 2026 increases road spending – while offering limited support for public transport, emissions cuts and climate resilience.
By RNZ Morning Report and Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The bank accounts of two New Zealanders have been frozen as police probe an extraordinary international case of two alleged Samoan hitmen who confessed to murdering a Sydney gang boss. Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted on Vietnamese television to gunning down suspected “Coconut Cartel” ringleader
Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has accused the Israeli army and internal security agency Shin Bet of repeatedly perpetrating inhumane acts against Palestinian journalists from Gaza. The Paris-based global media freedom monitoring and advocacy movement says it has interviewed five Gazan journalists who were imprisoned in Israel after the 7 October 2023 attack
Africa is finally ready to disrupt the global football status quo.
Social media platforms are shaping how we collectively think about mental health, a new study shows.
New research has found why so many Australians no longer trust police. There are solutions, though.