Australia is the first nation to ban social media for under-16sWritten by Gayle Pescud10 January 2025
Palau newspaper faces defamation charges over leaked tax reportWritten by Mong Palatino12 November 2024
Samoan journalists balk at planned restrictions during Commonwealth meetingWritten by Mong Palatino16 September 2024
Vanuatu prime minister criticizes post-earthquake documentary for peddling alleged ‘foreign media bias’Vanuatu officials complain that an Australian report unfairly singled out Chinese construction projectsWritten by Mong Palatino2 weeks ago
Australian billionaire's attempt to remove gallery portrait draws international attentionGina Rinehart fails to cancel Vincent Namatjira's 'unflattering caricature'Written by Kevin Rennie2 June 2024
Pacific groups highlight role of media in addressing climate crisisJournalists raised awareness about media suppression in the PacificWritten by Mong Palatino8 May 2024
Yang Hengjun's death sentence jolts improving relations between Australia and ChinaChinese Australian writer faces life imprisonment after secret trialWritten by Kevin Rennie13 February 2024
National broadcaster axes Australian journalist Antoinette Lattouf over Gaza social media postStaff threatened to strike over management's decisionWritten by Kevin Rennie26 January 2024
A New Zealand Minister’s ‘war’ with the mediaHe described state-funded journalism as 'bribery'Written by Mong Palatino10 January 2024
Australian journalist pushes back against anti-LGBTQ+ trollsMedia groups expressed solidarity with queer journalist Patricia KarvelasWritten by Mong Palatino25 November 2023
‘Historic day for Fiji’ as it revives its media councilThe independent body will promote the self-regulation of the media industryWritten by Mong Palatino30 October 2023
‘I can see the entirety of the sky now’: Australian journalist Cheng Lei is now freeShe spent three years in a Chinese prison over espionage allegationsWritten by Mong Palatino17 October 2023
Australian parliamentarians visit Washington to lobby for Julian Assange's releaseOver 60 Australian politicians have expressed support for the Wikileaks founderWritten by Kevin Rennie27 September 2023
Australian journalists imprisoned in China anxiously await diplomatic breakthroughDetainee Yang Hengjun fears he will die in prison following medical issuesWritten by Kevin Rennie5 September 2023
‘I haven't seen a tree in three years’: An Australian journalist’s prison letter from ChinaCheng Lei is facing espionage chargesWritten by Mong Palatino17 August 2023
Hong Kong pro-democracy exiles not intimidated by China’s arrest warrants and bountiesThe Chinese government escalates its suppression of human rights advocatesWritten by Kevin Rennie12 July 2023
‘A great day to be a journalist in Fiji’ as Parliament repeals ‘draconian’ media lawMedia freedom has declined since the 2006 coupWritten by Mong Palatino9 April 2023
Papua New Guinea’s proposed policy could lead to government control of the pressAuthorities are seeking to give the media council regulatory powersWritten by Mong Palatino24 February 2023
Australian PM Anthony Albanese adds to growing political pressure to #FreeJulianAssangeGrassroots protests have generated some high-profile support for the Wikileaks founderWritten by Kevin Rennie12 December 2022
Policing the pandemic: Australia’s technology response to COVID-19This piece examines four technology-based government responses to COVID-19Written by EngageMedia19 September 2022
Solomon Islands threatens to block ‘disrespectful’ foreign journalists from entering the countryThe Prime Minister said ABC's report smacks of racismWritten by Mong Palatino5 September 2022
Solomon Islands officials order national broadcaster to stop promoting ‘disunity’The government denies that it is seeking to censor contentWritten by Mong Palatino8 August 2022
Pacific media groups rally behind suspended Papua New Guinea journalistSincha Dimara of EMTV News was suspended for alleged insubordinationWritten by Mong Palatino18 February 2022