Andrew Mathieson

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About Andrew Mathieson

Andrew Mathieson has been reporting on news and sport since 1996. He has written for The Age, The Examiner, Cairns Post, NT News, The Geelong Independent, Canberra City News, The Pacific Advocate, CHOICE among other outlets. His media career has also included a stint for the Indigenous Marathon Foundation in Canberra as the Head of the Communications and Marketing. Andrew started reporting for the National Indigenous Times in 2022.

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Traditional kiwi cloak returned to Māori community after more than a century in British museum

A kiwi-feather cloak given to a British museum has finally been returned to the two iwi tribes that designed the cultural gift for a visiting doctor 126 years ago.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2026
Indigenous leaders warn investors off latest Amazon oil mining plans in Ecuador

Ecuador's government announced plans at the country's premier oil and gas summit this month to again issue a tender to drill for remote Amazon oil blocks.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 13, 2026
French Polynesia demands UN start independence process

French Polynesia is taking its first step towards independence after President Moetai Brotherson denounced ongoing colonialism from Paris in a speech at the United Nations.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 13, 2026
Brazilian Indigenous people to be affected after right-wing gains threaten Amazon protections

Brazilian environmentalists have sounded the alarm on land issues affecting Indigenous people after the direction of political discourse following recent national election results.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 9, 2026
Vanuatu hits back at 'racist, neo-colonial rant' from pro-French lawmaker

Vanuatu has condemned what has been described as a "shameful, racist, and neo-colonial rant" from a pro-French, New Caledonian lawmaker of France's national assembly.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 8, 2026
Environmentalists sue Trump administration to prevent deep-sea mining in American Samoan waters

Pasifika environmentalists are taking court action against the Trump administration over its plans to deep-sea mine in American Samoa territorial waters.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 6, 2026
Bougainville residents rescued after more than two months lost at sea

Three Bougainville residents have been rescued after spending 70 days lost at sea amid a horror couple of months in the Solomon Sea off Papua New Guinea.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 30, 2026
Climate change legal precedents begin to unravel Pacific culture's emerging rights

Rising seas and environmental degradation are disrupting traditional Pacific practices, eroding Indigenous cultural connections and severing their relationships with ancestral lands and oceans accordi...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 28, 2026
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