Independent Analysis and Reportage
ABC Media Watch has accused Michael West of “perpetuating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories” online. We say the failure of journalism by ABC and other legacy media makes them culpable in the Gaza genocide. Michael West Media. EDITORIAL: By Michael West, publisher of Michael West Media On Friday, Mario Christodoulou, executive producer of ABC Media Watch, quoted
By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific President Moetai Brotherson says French Polynesia’s future cannot remain solely a French domestic matter. Brotherson has addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, or C-24, which was established in 1961 by the UN General Assembly as its subsidiary body devoted to the issue of decolonisation He said the
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Cracks are starting to show within Sitiveni Rabuka’s coalition government ahead of a looming general election and a potential national referendum, as Fiji prepares to mark its 56th anniversary on Saturday. This follows the National Federation Party (NFP) and the Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa), both the minor partners
Asia Pacific Report Pro-Palestinian protesters in Aotearoa New Zealand will be the first to kick off a Global Day of Action next Saturday marking 1100 days of Israeli genocide with a rally and march in the heart of the country’s largest city. Many other protests will be carried out across the country in a wave
COMMENTARY: By Jale Moala Words matter in politics. They matter even more when a country is debating the document that will determine how it is governed. That is why remarks by Justice Minister and Acting Attorney-General Siromi Turaga about Fiji’s constitutional review deserve some thought. Speaking about the journey that has brought the government to
By Anam Alam Backers of the UK Green Party‘s landmark “Zionism is racism” motion celebrated the proposal’s passing into policy on Sunday, with supporters telling The New Arab that this is the start of a bigger movement. The motion passed by an overwhelming 1022 votes to 813, with all but three amendments being rejected during
COMMENTARY: By Stephen Prager Seeking to discredit reports of its unprecedented killing of journalists in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces last week published a list of 170 slain Palestinians it claimed were not legitimate media workers but members of “terrorist groups”. Palestinian political analyst Muhammad Shehada, a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign…
RNZ Pacific reporters Vanuatu’s government has condemned a “shameful, racist, and neo-colonial rant” made by a pro-France New Caledonian lawmaker. Nicolas Metzdorf, a French politician from New Caledonia and a member of France’s National Assembly, made a social media post over the weekend calling out Vanuatu for “denouncing French sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter Islands
RNZ Pacific reporters Samoa’s Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa (La’aiuli) Leuatea Schmidt has apologised for a historical video in which he used the term “Heil Hitler”. “I have been made aware of historical video footage reported in the media relating to a private family gathering in Savai’i in 2007,” La’auli said in a statement today. “The footage
RNZ Pacific reporters Fiji’s prime minister has called on global leaders coming to the country to see and listen to the people on the climate frontlines as the pre-COP31 meeting is gets underway today. Sitiveni Rabuka addressed an interfaith church service yesterday ahead of the meeting this week. He said climate finance must reach the
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Nurlan Yermekbayev is one of those very important people most of us in the West have never heard of. I had been travelling with him for two days in the Xinjiang Region of China before I even realised who this quiet, dignified man was. As the Secretary-General of the SCO —
By Lauren Crimp of RNZ New Zealand’s Green Party has pledged to make public transport free for eligible groups and cap bus and train fares at $2 for everyone else. It says its transport plan offers fast, frequent and affordable services. Under the Greens’ policy, public transport would be free for children, students, apprentices, Community