High hopes for Bougainville limestone mining
PORT MORESBY, Nov 3, 2020, RNZ. The Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama is hoping to re-ignite…
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Indonesia rights commission alleges slain Papuan pastor was tortured
JAKARTA, Nov 2, 2020, Reuters. Indonesia’s human rights commission said on Monday that a fact-finding…
Tahiti closes in on 6000 Covid-19 cases
TAHITI, Oct 25, 2020, RNZ. French Polynesia has recorded almost 700 new Covid-19 cases in…
Hotel quarantine review recommends new options as Australia opens to travellers amid the pandemic
CANBERRA, Oct 24, 2020, ABC News. Since Australia’s mandatory hotel quarantine system started at the…
Racism against West Papua raised in British parliament
JAKARTA, Oct 23, 2020, RNZ. A British parliamentarian has told lawmakers in the UK parliament…
Australia Post boss stood aside amid Cartier watch investigation
CANBERRA, Oct 22, 2020, 9News. The Prime Minister has delivered a strong message to the…
[Analytics] Lessons from China’s economic recovery
China has this week become the first country to inch its way back to economic…
[Analytics] Deepening Japan’s cooperation with Papua New Guinea
A small but telling glimpse of Japan’s diplomatic approach in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was…
Australian watchdog considers its own Google antitrust case
CANBERRA, Oct 21, 2020, PTI. Australia’s competition watchdog will consider its own antitrust case against…
Vietnam moves up in the annual Asia Power Index
SYDNEY, Oct 20, 2020, VNS. Việt Nam moved up one spot to rank 12th out…
[Analytics] Palau’s coral reefs: A jewel of the ocean
Scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) have released their findings on…
Australia-backed regional security centre to start work in Vanuatu
PORT VILA, Oct 20, 2020, RNZ. An Australia-funded think-tank focusing on the security concerns of…
Australia to rejoin QUAD naval exercises in move certain to infuriate Beijing
CANBERRA, Oct 20, 2020, ABC News. Diplomatic tensions with China are set to be reignited…
[Analytics] Australia’s sharks and the climate change
One morning in early October, a now-familiar scene unfolded on a beach in Western Australia….
Woman sets the record straight amid controversy over New Zealanders entering Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Oct 19, 2020, 9News. A woman who travelled from New Zealand to Melbourne says…