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Pacific media under increased pressure from national politics and superpower contest

While Fiji has repealed its media act, its imprint, though, can still be felt in the region.

AFP provides LandCruisers, quad bikes, IT equipment and uniforms to improve policing in Vanuatu

The AFP, through the Vanuatu Australia Policing and Justice Program (VAPJP), supplied four LandCruisers that will be sent to four different provinces to improve the VPF’s mobility footprint.

Human Rights and Press Freedom have lost credibility because of West’s double standards

UNESCO has mainly provided a platform through their WPFD to civil society (NGO) groups that are funded by Western agencies to shape the free speech agenda.

Pacific Islander migrant workers put in “exploitative situations”

UNODC plan to develop a concept note after this dialogue on trafficking in persons (TIP) data in the region.

Australian-origin Danish Royal Crown Princess Mary focuses on climate impact in Pacific communities

Princess Mary held discussions with students around shared challenges between the region and Denmark, specifically on climate change issues.

The beginning of the end for PNG press freedom?

The Papua New Guinean (PNG) government’s new media legislation proposed in March is drawing a comparison with Fiji’s punitive media act.

How ‘frustrated’ Pacific law students became catalyst for landmark UN climate vote

"Through no fault of our own, we are living with devastating tropical cyclones, flooding, biodiversity loss and sea-level rise."

Former Fijian prime minister and police commissioner plead not guilty to abuse of office charges

While leaving the court premises, Bainimarama told the media that he “served as a prime minister of Fiji with integrity and everyone’s interest at heart”.

Cook Islands PM Brown appointed new Chair of Pacific Islands Forum

Outgoing PIF chair and Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, welcomed the appointment saying “we are in good hands as we paddle our drua to achieve our collective aspirations”.

Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital Fiji achieves milestone with 100th life-saving heart surgery

This $25 million state-of-the-art Paediatric Cardiac Super Speciality facility has been treating children born with congenital heart disease.

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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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