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.
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has forthrightly stated that a main thrust of the nation’s new Cybersecurity Law is to target so-called “cowards” on the internet who “bully or slander”.
Continue reading “PNG Cybersecurity Law to target ‘cowards’ who ‘slander’: PM”
Domestic violence is at the forefront of public debate, with staggering figures showing it affects a third of all women in Australia.
Continue reading “NRL ranks urged to adopt domestic violence initiative”
A Fiji high school sprinter has set herself up for a surprise wildcard entry to the Rio Olympics.
Continue reading “Fiji schoolgirl sprints into Rio contention”
Finally this week on Pacific Beat, let’s pay homage to the people of Fiji as they work hard to rebuild after Cyclone Winston by hearing about their needs, via their own voices.
Continue reading “Pacific Beat honours Fiji two weeks on from Cyclone Winston”
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”
One aspect that hasn’t changed between this Australian budget and the last is the downward direction of aid and development funding as cuts of more than seven billion dollars over five years, signalled in last year’s budget, start to bite.
Continue reading “Robust Australian budget q&a draws call for defining aid”
The 10th round of negotiations for the the Pacific nations’ trade agreement known as PACER Plus ended last night in Vanuatu.
Continue reading “Pacific chief trade adviser says PACER Plus on track”
The regional furore over the Indonesian government’s executions by firing squad of eight convicted drug offenders has turned the spotlight on Papua New Guinea’s plans to re-institute the death penalty there.
Continue reading “Social payback delaying return of executions in PNG”
