Story Archive
2024-09-19
The pardon expected to reignite public debate over Fiji’s turbulent past.
2024-09-19
Jakarta responds to calls for independence from the indigenous ethnic Melanesian people with arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings, report adds.
2024-09-19
Tensions are high ahead of the 171st anniversary of French colonial occupation of New Caledonia next week.
2024-09-19
Conflicts, brutal violence and cycles of retribution reflect deeper, systemic issues in Papua New Guinea.
2024-09-18
Resettlement away from the Porgera mine site is a key demand of landowners after 30 deaths in recent months.
2024-09-16
Police declared a state of emergency after fighting between illegal miners and local landowners.
2024-09-13
PIF Secretary General Baron Waqa would not be drawn on reports that Chinese state-sponsored hackers were behind the intrusion.
2024-09-12
Some 56 nations from around the world will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa next month.
2024-09-08
Catholic Church said the Papua New Guinea prime minister showed a lack of respect for keeping Pope Francis waiting.
2024-09-07
Huge crowds have greeted the head of the Catholic Church in the capital Port Moresby.
2024-09-06
The French territory’s current political crisis is aggravating long-running problems in its struggling nickel industry.
2024-09-05
President Ishmael Toroama eyes Melanesian Spearhead Group as first stop in ‘external relations’ foray.
2024-09-05
Amnesty International Indonesia hopes the pope's visit will highlight human rights conditions in Papua.
2024-08-30
Climate change and regional policing featured prominently at largest meeting of Pacific regional body.
2024-08-28
The deal’s endorsement comes just a day after a bloc of Melanesian nations warned against misuse for geostrategic aims.
