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Pacific media groups cite AI, censorship, and limited resources as key challenges in their work

Media groups across the region marked World Press Freedom Day with various initiatives

Written by Mong Palatino

10 May 2025

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 projects

Written by Mong Palatino

14 April 2025

Australia is the first nation to ban social media for under-16s

Landmark legislation sees the Australian government committed to the novel step of child protection by banning social media for under sixteens.

Written by Gayle Pescud

10 January 2025

Palau newspaper faces defamation charges over leaked tax report

The complainant is a company owned by the father of the country's president

Written by Mong Palatino

12 November 2024

Samoan journalists balk at planned restrictions during Commonwealth meeting

Authorities said they are merely following existing media guidelines

Written by Mong Palatino

16 September 2024

‘Free at last': Aussies respond to Julian Assange homecoming

Wikileaks founder’s release from prison brings mixed reactions down under

Written by Kevin Rennie

8 July 2024

Australian billionaire's attempt to remove gallery portrait draws international attention

Gina Rinehart fails to cancel Vincent Namatjira's 'unflattering caricature'

Written by Kevin Rennie

2 June 2024

Pacific groups highlight role of media in addressing climate crisis

Journalists raised awareness about media suppression in the Pacific

Written by Mong Palatino

8 May 2024

Yang Hengjun's death sentence jolts improving relations between Australia and China

Chinese Australian writer faces life imprisonment after secret trial

Written by Kevin Rennie

13 February 2024

National broadcaster axes Australian journalist Antoinette Lattouf over Gaza social media post

Staff threatened to strike over management's decision

Written by Kevin Rennie

26 January 2024

A New Zealand Minister’s ‘war’ with the media

He described state-funded journalism as 'bribery'

Written by Mong Palatino

10 January 2024

Australian journalist pushes back against anti-LGBTQ+ trolls

Media groups expressed solidarity with queer journalist Patricia Karvelas

Written by Mong Palatino

25 November 2023

‘Historic day for Fiji’ as it revives its media council

The independent body will promote the self-regulation of the media industry

Written by Mong Palatino

30 October 2023

‘I can see the entirety of the sky now’: Australian journalist Cheng Lei is now free

She spent three years in a Chinese prison over espionage allegations

Written by Mong Palatino

17 October 2023

Australian parliamentarians visit Washington to lobby for Julian Assange's release

Over 60 Australian politicians have expressed support for the Wikileaks founder

Written by Kevin Rennie

27 September 2023

Australian journalists imprisoned in China anxiously await diplomatic breakthrough

Detainee Yang Hengjun fears he will die in prison following medical issues

Written by Kevin Rennie

5 September 2023

‘I haven't seen a tree in three years’: An Australian journalist’s prison letter from China

Cheng Lei is facing espionage charges

Written by Mong Palatino

17 August 2023

Hong Kong pro-democracy exiles not intimidated by China’s arrest warrants and bounties

The Chinese government escalates its suppression of human rights advocates

Written by Kevin Rennie

12 July 2023

‘A great day to be a journalist in Fiji’ as Parliament repeals ‘draconian’ media law

Media freedom has declined since the 2006 coup

Written by Mong Palatino

9 April 2023

Papua New Guinea’s proposed policy could lead to government control of the press

Authorities are seeking to give the media council regulatory powers

Written by Mong Palatino

24 February 2023

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