1873 November 28: Hawaiian Independence Day
Retrial of New Caledonian provincial president ordered
Tuvalu To Become The World’s First Digital Country in the Metaverse
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Kick in the guts: Māori, Pacific and rural practices respond to pay parity exclusion
Independent review finds systemic racism at InternetNZ following Māori threat video
Vanuatu officials turn to phone books and typewriters, one month after cyber attack
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Vanuatu publishes draft resolution seeking climate justice at UN court
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1961 December 1: Global Flag Raising for West Papua, West Papua National Day
How Indigenous Tour Operators Are Reclaiming Their Ancestral Ties to National Parks Around the World
Churches call for Pacific-wide boycott over West Papua
Climate ‘tragedy’: Vanuatu to relocate ‘dozens’ of villages
‘Earth’s empty quarter’: Many Pacific nations now have falling populations
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Pro-independence groups want Kanak flag as New Caledonia official flag
The injustice of impairment within the Aboriginal community
French Minister meets with New Caledonia’s political leaders
Pro-independence groups want Kanak flag as New Caledonia official flag
US, China focus in Solomon Islands has little effect on residents
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Victoria’s child protection system is creating ‘new stolen generation’, Aboriginal leader says
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Papua New Guinea can’t afford Australia and US standoff with China, James Marape warns
Papua New Guinea PM Marape presses mining, energy giants to advance projects
6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near Samoa
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On Easter Island, burned Moai statues are a symbol of growing tensions
Fewer Kiwi children living in poverty but disparity between Māori and Pākehā remains
With eye on China, US to boost military forces in Australia – and ‘invite’ Japan to join in
France tiptoes towards next New Caledonia statute
The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has been knocked offline for more than a month
Covid cases rising in Niue, French Polynesia
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How Indigenous people are fighting to stop ‘the biggest land grab in history’
Child protection workers racist towards Aboriginal families, Yoorrook Justice Commission hears
More Aboriginal children in care in Vic
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Chair of Tasmanian Aboriginal delegation rejects legitimacy of state government’s Aboriginal advisory group
How threatened is Australia by the rise of China?
Where is West Papua now?
Mysterious ancient humans may have given people of Papua New Guinea an immune advantage
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UNESCO celebrates the International Decade of Indigenous Languages
Vanuatu Government Struggling Back Online After Cyberattack
U.S. aims for ‘top line’ deal on aid to three Pacific island countries
French Polynesia island hopping small cruise: Ban on big ships makes paradise even better
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1948 December 10: Human Rights Day
What’s Eaten Where: Tokelau, the one place where no-one goes hungry
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Indonesia: mass arrests and forced dispersals in West Papua on human rights day
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Pacific Gambit: Inside the Chinese Communist Party and Triad Push into Palau
Another stimulus for the Northern Mariana Islands
Antigua & Tuvalu file historic climate justice lawsuit
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual Arts and Crafts
New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for future generations
Vanuatu and Australia sign Bilateral Security Agreement
Penny Wong says Australia-Vanuatu security deal will be made public unlike China-Solomons agreement
Wisconsin, Papua New Guinea Sign State Partnership agreement
Tonga volcano eruption continues to astonish
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Australia vies with China for Pacific influence, signs new security deal
Indonesian military chief gets an AO as West Papua human rights crisis deepens
Covid’s Ripples, in the Middle of the Ocean
Food trade among Pacific Island countries and territories: implications for food security and nutrition
Moratorium on seabed exploitation approved in Tahiti
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France rules out New Caledonia referendums for five years
These Indigenous Women Are Fighting Big Oil—And Winning
Andrews government can end the mass-imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Yoorrook hearings
Māori directorate established at Pharmac
What it took to get reparations in New Zealand
Yamin Kogoya: While West Papuans face an ‘existential threat’ under Indonesia, PNG plans defence pact with Jakarta
New Caledonia Delegation in Solomon Islands to Shore Up Support for Self-Determination
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UN launches 10-year survival plan for endangered indigenous languages
Redevelopment a boost for Vanuatu economy
‘I want to go outside’: First Nauru refugees finally find freedom
Vodafone Cook Islands to Deliver 4G+ Networks throughout the Cook Islands using SES’s O3b mPOWER
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December 18: International Migrants Day
Repression Can’t Snuff Out West Papua’s Struggle for Freedom
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1961 December 19: Operation Trikora, New Guinea
Rates of Māori stood down from school twice that of Pākeha students
5,700 years of sea-level change in Micronesia hint at humans arriving much earlier than we thought
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Inspired by friend, Māori teen off to Harvard to study medicine
The trip that transformed Australia and China ties, five decades on
The future of Australia-China relations
West Papuan campaigners want a ‘green state’. Could it help the planet?
American Samoan nurses strike over failure to honour promised pay rises
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Ancient South Australia cave art destroyed by vandals
New Indonesian Military Chief Downplays Extent of Papua Conflict
Palau’s warmest reefs harbor thermally tolerant corals that thrive across different habitats
Tokelau becomes final Pacific nation to record Covid-19 cases
France re-sets its relationship with Vanuatu
The Islands of Tahiti details five-year sustainable tourism plan
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Australia-China Relations: The Outlook for 2023
United States Launches $1 Million unexploded ordnance Project in Solomon Islands
National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Resilient Despite Climate Change
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UNESCO highlighting importance of Indigenous languages in 10-year plan
Australian Electoral Commission yet to decide on Indigenous language presence in referendum
Crown overstepped authority to govern Northern Māori in 19th century – Waitangi Tribunal
What is the real message from PNG on its border neighbour?
Indonesia, BP sign 20-yr contract extension for LNG operations in Papua
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Rabuka Confirmed as Fiji Prime Minister After Close Election
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Palau reportedly partners with Ripple to launch national stablecoin
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How to Interpret 2022: Solomon Islands strikes a deal
Who celebrates the new year first and last? It’s complicated.
These islands are 24 hours away from their nearest neighbour. They finally recorded a COVID case
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Top 10 notable Indigenous stories of 2022
Japan to set up embassy in Kiribati, consular office in New Caledonia
American Samoa to welcome back cruise ships
US Pacific Territories and the America the Beautiful Initiative Can Deliver Ocean Climate Solutions
Samoa welcomes its rugby league cup heroes
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In Tasmania, Indigenous-Led Walking Tours Are Sharing Ancestral Stories With Travelers
Advocates call for urgent action after two ‘incredibly tragic’ Aboriginal deaths in custody
Countries with the Highest Shares of Their Populations Living in the U.S.
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Indigenous Women’s Insights – Stewarding the Earth
Chinese aircraft carrier nears US territory of Guam
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1804 January 1: Haitian Declaration of Independence
January 2, Niue: Takai Commission Holiday
1918 January 8: Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points on free trade, democracy and self-determination
1788 January 26: Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day