Independent Analysis and Reportage
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.
Research shows we need to air grievances, find areas of agreement between warring factions and allow affected people and planners to debate what’s fair.
Voluntary carbon markets have been dogged by controversy, lack of credibility and growing concerns about greenwashing.
The timing of the offer was thorny because it coincided with the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.