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Will Fiji’s revised Media Act help end ‘censorship’ and bring freedom of expression?

"Media ownership has been a key element of the regulatory regime under previous administration and this will need to be looked at.”

A glimmer of hope amid climate crisis

Pacific Island countries have proven time and time again that they are willing to fight for their homeland.

Cultural ignorance undermines Australia’s recruitment of Pacific Island workers

Australia has had a huge shortage of farm workers since borders were closed in March 2020 and backpacker numbers dried up.

Australian Federal Police helping Tonga recover from 2022 Tsunami

The South Pacific island nation was rocked on 15 January, 2022, by a massive volcanic eruption that triggered a tsunami with waves up to 20m high.

‘Earth’s empty quarter’: many Pacific nations now have falling populations

Just in the past six months, populations have declined in two US territories, American Samoa and the Marshall Islands as well as the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia.

The Marshall Islands mini-state plot and the price of sovereignty in the Pacific

A Chinese couple’s audacious plot to set up a mini-state in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by allegedly bribing members of parliament and officials was deeply disturbing.

India’s newest tech unicorn opens headquarters in Australia

LeadSquared a $1 billion Software as a Service (SaaS) platform with headquarter and global training hub in Melbourne will bring new job opportunities for local university graduates.

Journalism and media freedom under pressure with China’s creeping influence in the Pacific

The restrictions on Pacific media during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent Pacific trip are only the most recent example of a media sector under siege.

Who will win Fiji’s 2022 General Election?

With three governments toppled by coups after the 1987, 1999 and 2006 elections, concerns about a smooth transfer of power in 2022 are part of the national discourse.

Tonga: What actually happened when Volcanic Mushroom Plume

"It takes roughly 900-1000 years for the Hunga volcano to fill up with magma, which cools and starts to crystallize, producing large amounts of gas pressure inside the magma"

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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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