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Indigenous Brazilians denied language interpreter at election voting booth
Two Indigenous women who do not speak Portuguese were denied assistance from the...
Shanna Hanbury 27 Oct 2026
UN Human Rights office raises concerns over expanded immunity in Fiji's draft constitution proposal
Grave concerns have been raised over proposed constitutional immunity provisions...
Andrew Mathieson 26 Oct 2026
Every voice matters as Māori prepare for Aotearoa’s election
Rangatahi (young people) Māori are being encouraged to enrol and vote in Aotearo...
Joseph Guenzler 22 Oct 2026
Israel accepted as a Pacific Islands Forum partner
Israel has become a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar...
Aussie approach touted to fix PNG teacher crisis
Papua New Guinea should look to Australia's approach to help it solve a looming...
Andrew Brown (AAP) 19 Oct 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
Pacific partner pact boosts police, not military ties

Australia's recently agreed treaty with Vanuatu will step up policing partnerships but not stop foreign military from setting up shop as domestic law already forbids it.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Oct 12, 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
Weather resistant: $3m fund to protect Pacific projects

Australia will spend $3 million to buffer Pacific nations against the devastating effects of climate change as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on more nations to help the region.

Besieged Pacific nation warns COP31 can't be climate talkfest

The world's biggest climate event should not become "another talk shop" while Pacific nations struggle to survive rising sea levels and intensifying natural disasters.

Samoa Prime Minister apologises over Nazi salute video

Samoa's Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has apologised after historical video footage emerged showing him using the words "Heil Hitler" and making a gesture associated with Nazi Germa...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 6, 2026
Sacred Bears Ears lands face mining claims after Trump cuts protections

Mining claims have been lodged across land removed from Bears Ears National Monument just two months after Tribal leaders warned President Donald Trump's cuts could expose sacred lands in Utah to reso...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 24, 2026
Why Solomon Islands PM had to apologise to Albanese

A comprehensive treaty between Australia and the Solomon Islands would be transformational for the broader Pacific region, Anthony Albanese has declared.

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Sep 22, 2026
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