Independent Analysis and Reportage
Blanche d'Alpuget had a long and successful career as a writers, but it was her stunning biography of Bob Hawke that brought her fame – and influence.
The attack comes after One Nation published a cartoon that makes referenced to Hastie as a “traitor”.
Geopolitical tensions and Nato membership have put the nuclear question back on the table.
Pacific Media Watch Angered by the lack of full justice nearly a decade after the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has demanded the government take measures to protect journalists and media freedom. On 2 September 2026, the Criminal Court in Valletta found Yorgen Fenech, the Maltese businessman linked
Labor once relentlessly pursued former minister Bridget McKenzie over so-called “sports rorts”. Now the tables have been turned.
The environment minister has fought back against criticisms that very few world leaders will attend the pre-COP meeting in the Pacific.
By Kaya Selby and Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific An Australian senator says the release of terms for a controversial deportation deal between Australia and Naoero (formerly Nauru) raises more questions than it answers. The Australian government has released an agreement to deport more than 350 refugees and asylum seekers to Naoero, known as the
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has examined anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks facilitated online and through dating apps. Here’s what can be done to keep people safe.
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Forum of New Zealand has called on the New Zealand government to follow France, the UK, Canada and nine other countries to impose restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Twelve countries have now announced measures targeting trade connected to Israeli settlements, signalling growing international
Premier Ben Carroll’s new laws, along with the building royal commission, are vital in ensuring accountability and restoring good governance in Victoria.
Sydney’s organised crime problem is real and serious. But Chris Minns’ new laws will not necessarily deliver results.
It’s hard to overstate just how big the 1883 eruptions were, and the catastrophic and often strange impacts that followed. For starters, the Moon went blue.