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Nauru Switches Ties From Taipei to Beijing

In the immediate aftermath of Taiwan’s elections, in which the DPP retained the presidency, Nauru announced its decision to establish diplomatic...

16.01.2024 4

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The Facade of Australia Day Deserves to Crumble

No other country celebrates the dismantling of one Indigenous group’s way of life as their national day like Australia does.

12.01.2024 1

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After 2023 Voice Disappointment, Is There Hope for Treaty in Australia?

Moving beyond the “no” campaign, conservative political parties across Australia are working to further erode Indigenous reconciliation movements,...

02.01.2024 2

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A Disappointed Pacific Watches COP28 Unfold

For the island nations of the Pacific, the threat of rising sea levels due to climate change is already a reality. 

13.12.2023 20

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French Ministers Visit New Caledonia, With Nickel and the Future on the Agenda

Two of France’s most senior ministers visited New Caledonia recently as discussions around the nation's political relationship with France continue.

29.11.2023 4

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Agony for Australia’s Palestinian Community as War Rages on in Gaza

Over the phone, Hiba Farra speaks with a demeanor that belies her situation. The Palestinian lawyer, who resides in Perth, told me of the horror that...

01.11.2023 5

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During Australia Visit, Fijian Prime Minister Calls for ‘Ocean of Peace’

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka called for the Pacific Ocean to be an “Ocean of Peace” amid a visit to Australia this week in which he...

19.10.2023 3

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How Australia Failed Its Indigenous Communities, Again

On Sunday, both metaphorically and literally, it all went silent.  After – in the words of Indigenous woman Professor Marcia Langton –...

16.10.2023 2

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Australians Vote on a Voice for First Nations Peoples

The result of Australia’s first referendum in 24 years, taking place on October 14, may mean a modest change to the constitution granting First...

13.10.2023 2

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Kalsakau Out as Top Vanuatu Court Weights in on No-Confidence Vote

Less than a month ago , Vanuatu seemed to have avoided a political crisis when then-Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau survived a vote of no-confidence...

07.09.2023 1

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