Melanesian
A federal government program recruiting Pacific workers to fill agricultural labour gaps across regional and rural Australia has been compared to the 19th-century indentured 'blackbirding' of South Se...
Human rights violations against Indigenous West Papuans on their ancestral territory makes Indonesia's appointment to head the United Nations Human Rights Council a "mockery" of the position, accordin...
Five Pasifika sides recently entered the ranks of professional football for the first time. The clubs from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu stepped onto a new stage across t...
West Papuan activists in Port Vila are demanding the Vanuatu government "take a stronger and more decisive stance" and support the continued struggle for independence from Indonesia.
Exiled West Papuan media are calling for Fiji – in a reflection of Melanesian solidarity – to hold the greater Pacific region to account and stand against Indonesia's ongoing media blackou...
An independent Fijian community movement has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to "uphold justice, stability and security" for Kanaky New Caledonians and the West Papua region.
The Aiga Festival, held at South Bank Piazza in Meanjin (Brisbane), has concluded with resounding success, leaving attendees immersed in a rich tapestry of Indigenous, Pacific and Melanesian cultures.
Science supports Japan's decision to pump treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, Cook Islands Prime Minister and chairman of the Pacific Islands bloc Mark Brown says, but the reg...
For the first time in more than two decades, Vanuatu is playing host to the Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival (MACFEST). The biennial event brings together artists, performers and cultural practiti...
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