one fellow's political coverage, music ramblings and general hijinks across decades under a range of guises at several locations often in a state of awe.
When entrepreneur and adventurer Dick Smith and his wife Pip saw an unclothed child and her homeless family out of their train window in India, they wondered if they could help.
Continue reading “Finding Divya: The search for one girl under a bridge in India”
Vanuatu’s opposition leader has requested urgent clarification from the prime minister about why payments of 1 million vatu ($12,100) were distributed to the personal accounts of every opposition MP with the line item “TC Pam refund” this week.
Continue reading “Irregular Vanuatu MPs ‘Cyclone Pam refund’ questioned”
A growing number of Syrians are choosing to return to their war-ravaged homeland as the UNHCR says severe cuts to aid are forcing up to 200 Syrian refugees a day to leave Jordan.
Continue reading “Aid cuts to Syria’s neighbours drive refugees back”
One year on from the pro-democracy protests that brought Hong Kong to a standstill, organisers admit that China’s Communist leadership shows no sign of budging on reform, but a spark could reignite the movement.
El Nino-driven drought and frosts in the normally tropical highlands in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands has brought Tasmania-like weather to the region, a regional administrator said.
Continue reading “Frost and drought wipe out PNG, Solomons highland crops”
Two Nauruan opposition MPs remanded in custody for nearly a month for their role in a rally outside the country’s parliament in June were among seven people released on bail on Friday.
Continue reading “Nauru opposition MPs among 7 released on bail”
A US charity has discovered the bodies of 36 American Marines in Kiribati, including a famous Congressional Medal of Honour recipient, at the scene of some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific during World War II.
Continue reading “Team unearths decorated WWII Marines’ remains on Tarawa”
A sting by a global NGO on high profile Papua New Guinea lawyers and broadcast on Australian television has caused an uproar in legal and political circles, as well as some of the more fiery social media sites.
Continue reading “Lawyer sting draws questionable PNG, Aust government responses”
The Australian government has successfully rushed through legislation that explicitly authorises offshore detention funding for Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island, before a High Court challenge to its policy.
Continue reading “Manus and Nauru detention safeguards declined as bill passes Senate”
The secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Dame Meg Taylor, says she is prepared for Fiji to take its time before deciding on its future involvement with the regional group.
Continue reading “Pacific Islands Forum chief says Fiji group not a rival”
