Pacific
From culture to the climate, we delve into the topics most relevant to life in the Pacific region.
In this section, you will hear from those from the Pacific Island nations and hear stories from the Pacific island detention centres Nauru and Manus. Here, we also explore the devastating impacts of the climate crisis, already affecting the lives of Pacific Islanders as well as the move to return colonial-era artefacts to Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Returning Indigenous ancestors home to New Zealand/Aotearoa
For centuries, museums have held human remains as artefacts. Hana Pera Aoake explored what can be learned from the programme driving the push to bring Māori and Moriori ancestors home?
West Papua: A Green State vision
Research shows that when indigenous people have proper control of forests, biodiversity is much better protected. Danny Chivers speaks to Raki Ap about the case for supporting West Papuan statehood.
Betrayed by Australia
Thanks to newly declassified files, Chilean exiles have discovered that the same country which gave them refuge, was involved in the coup which changed their lives forever. Carole Concha Bell reports.
‘The road to freedom lies ahead’
Klas Lundström examines the humanitarian crisis in West Papua as people continue to struggle for self-determination.
Kids locked up
Amy Hall speaks to the campaigners leading the call against childhood incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Bushfires: Symptoms of climate breakdown
A coalition of Australian scientists explain the causes and implications of the bushfires sweeping the country.
Behrouz Boochani: Australia is introducing a ‘new kind of fascism’
New Internationalist interviews Behrouz Boochani, the award-winning, Kurdish-Iranian writer who has been imprisoned on Manus Island Prison since 2013.
Where is India’s Jacinda Ardern?
Can the country produce its own iconic Prime Minister? It desperately needs one, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
Catching the cops
Aboriginal people are using a new app to record and report police brutality. Will it help break Australia’s culture of impunity? Ian Lloyd Neubauer reports.
Looking through Five Eyes
Britain’s spies and special forces are some of the most secretive in the Western world. Phil Miller reports.
This land is my land
Ian Neubauer reports from Bougainville, where rebels chased away a mining company 30 years ago. Now the company is planning its return.
Why land is the lifeblood of Aboriginal people in Australia
Amy McQuire on why life and death are inseparable from land for Aboriginal people in Australia.
Fiji: really a tropical island paradise?
Inclusive rhetoric by Fiji’s PM is belied by police repression, reports Wame Valentine.
Introducing Jacinda Ardern
Richard Swift profiles New Zealand/Aotearoa’s new 37-year-old Prime Minister.
‘Every signature was an act of courage’
How did West Papuan campaigners build a 1.8 million-strong petition despite Indonesian repression? By Danny Chivers.
Plan for Australia’s largest coal mine faces struggle
Australia’s Adani mine must be stopped, argue Tom Anderson and Eliza Egret.
Who is Palau’s marine sanctuary really for?
Is Palau's marine reserve as good as it sounds – or a route to luxury tourism?
Whistleblowers un-gagged in Australia
Australia dropped unnecessaray secrecy rules that undermined accountability, writes Kelsi Farrington.
Morning star rising
After 54 years of struggle under Indonesian rule, is freedom finally in sight for West Papua? Danny Chivers investigates.
Sacrifice Zone: BP, Freeport and the West Papuan independence struggle
Connor Woodman reveals the ties that bind transnational mining companies to the Indonesian occupation.
10 easy ways you can take action for West Papua
There are quick but important things we all can do to support the West Papuan freedom struggle.
‘We are ready’: why West Papuan independence isn't just a dream
What would a free West Papua look like? Independence leaders from the government-in-waiting lay out their visions for a free country.
West Papuan voices from the ground
How does living under the occupation affect the lives of ordinary West Papuans? Veronica Koman spoke to five current residents of West Papua to hear their stories.
The drumbeat of West Papuan resistance
‘The struggle is in the song, and the song is in the struggle.’ West Papuan musician Ronny Kareni explains the vital role of Melanesian culture in the fight for freedom.
Bikini was just the beginning, bombs still threaten the islanders
John Pilger visits the Marshall Islands and its bomb survivors, still blighted by US nuclear weapons.
The Nauru Files: It’s time to close Australia’s abusive detention regime
When faced with overwhelming evidence of systemic abuse, the country's prime minister shifted responsibility, writes Mark Isaacs.
There’s a lot more at stake than didgeridoos
Amarina Smith looks at the lack of protection for indigenous traditional knowledge in Australia and beyond.
Cook Islands
Black pearls, cruise ships and lively politics: Mary Warren gives the lowdown on the South Pacific atolls.
‘Democracy does not apply to Aboriginal people’
To mark Australia Day on 26 January, talks to Aboriginal rights activist Michael Anderson about past and current struggles.
Papuan women stand up against violence and injustice
Three stories of courageous women fighting cruelty and repression in Papua by Carole Reckinger.
Timor in Crisis
*Carole Reckinger* and *Sara Gonzalez Devant* find rumour, intrigue and the demise of a key player as Timor-Leste’s crisis worsens.
Tasmanian roots
The two Australians, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, set the ball rolling – *Russ Grayson* and *Steve Payne* tell their story.
