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Sir Hubert Murray Stadium hosts day two of PNG Defence Force Military Tattoo
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 6, 2025
The Military Tattoo continues with a second day performance at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby. The military band from the PNG Defence Force also had partner nations join on the second day of their performance. The band performance is...
The Price of Belonging: Passports, Power, and the Peril of Monetizing Citizenship
Realnews Magazine
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September 6, 2025
Africa By Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma I have always believed that a passport is more than a booklet of paper; it is a key, a symbol, a bridge between where we are and where we dream to be. It is a tangible manifestation of the social contract between...
Police reviewing 'remarkable' amount of new Dezi Freeman information
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 1, 2025
A week on from the shooting deaths of two police officers in Victoria's north-east, investigators are changing their approach to finding the man believed to be responsible. Dezi Freeman vanished into bushland around his Porepunkah property after...
West Papua holds an important place on Pacific countries' agenda - former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou
RNZ
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September 6, 2025
New Caledonia President Louis Mapou in the Tonga island group of Vava'u. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Lydia Lewis Former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou says human rights and sovereignty are big issues facing not only Melanesia, but the wider Pacific....
West Papua holds an important place on Pacific countries' agenda says Mapou.
RNZ
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September 6, 2025
New Caledonia President Louis Mapou in the Tonga island group of Vava'u. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Lydia Lewis Former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou says human rights and sovereignty are big issues facing not only Melanesia but the wider Pacific....
The UN’s Krazy Kangaroo Klimate Kourt
The Heartland Institute
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September 4, 2025
Countries, companies, “deniers” and especially poor families are in the daffy court’s crosshairs Vanuatu and other “climate vulnerable” island nations claim they are threatened by rising seas and worsening typhoons caused by fossil fuel use. In...
Australia vs Argentina streams: How to watch Rugby Championship 2025 live online from anywhere
TechRadar
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September 6, 2025
The Wallabies may only be second in the Rugby Championship 2025 standings, but they've looked the best team so far. However, next up are Argentina, who have won three of their last four meetings with Australia – including that record 67-27 mauling...
Deadly threat of unexploded bombs in the Pacific persists 80 years on
Independent Australia
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Eighty years after WWII, Solomon Islanders face the ongoing threat of death and injury from hidden, unexploded bombs, writes Catherine Wilson. THIS YEAR is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, but in some countries, the trail...
Counter-terrorism police reviewing attack on Indigenous gathering place
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 31, 2025
Counter-terrorism police will help investigate an attack on a First Nations protest camp in Melbourne by far-right demonstrators after Sunday's anti-immigration rally in the city, Victoria's police minister says. Victoria Police said a group of...
ISA World Surfing Games 2025 kicks off in El Salvador
United Press International (UPI)
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Kauli Vaast of France, shown in Tahiti during the men's surfing semifinals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is competing in the ISA World Surfing Games 2025 in El Salvador. File Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA Sept. 5 (UPI) -- El Salvador will become...
Goal and Highlights for Australia 1-0 New Zealand in Friendly Match
VAVEL
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September 5, 2025
Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you so much for watching this FIFA World Cup friendly here on VAVEL! Stay tuned for the latest on this match and the upcoming matches. Good morning, and see you next time! END OF MATCH New Zealand pressed for...
Queenstown’s jewel of all trades
Mountain Scene
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September 5, 2025
They say if you do what you love, you never really work a day in your life. Queenstown’s Jessica Winchcombe, a multi-disciplinary artist and internationally recognised jeweller’s certainly a living example. She talks to Tracey Roxburgh about her...
Dezi Freeman's wife issues plea for alleged gunman to surrender to police
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 30, 2025
The wife of alleged gunman Dezi Freeman has urged her husband to surrender and offered her condolences to the families of two police officers who were shot dead last week in regional Victoria. In a statement provided via her lawyer, Amalia Freeman...
Worries mount for businesses as Bangladesh nears LDC graduation
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Bangladesh is poised to graduate from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026, marking a significant milestone in its development journey. As per media reports, the interim government has also reaffirmed that the country’s...
NZ Great Ross Taylor Comes Out Of Retirement To Play For Samoa
MENAFN
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September 5, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Former New Zealand legend and ICC World Test Championship winner Ross Taylor has come out of retirement to represent Samoa at the upcoming Asia-East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier in Oman in a bid...
Military tattoo concludes with group band performance and spectular fireworks
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 5, 2025
The PNGDF week Military tattoo hosted celebrate the Country’s 50th Golden Jubilee ended this evening with a spectacular fireworks performance and a group performance from the Military bands. It was even more colourful with Cultural groups from...
Goal and Highlights for Australia 1-0 New Zealand in Friendly Match
VAVEL
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September 5, 2025
Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you so much for watching this FIFA World Cup friendly here on VAVEL! Stay tuned for the latest on this match and the upcoming matches. Good morning, and see you next time! END OF MATCH New Zealand pressed for...
PIANGO Network Launches Minimum Standards On Community-Led Adaptation And Climate-Induced Relocation
Pacific Scoop
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September 4, 2025
Press Release – PIANGO When the curtains closed at the Pacific Peoples Forum in Nukualofa last year, Pacific civil society released the Maamaloa Reflectionsa communique born out of a week of deep talanoa on climate change, resilience, and our...
Why the Pacific Islands Forum matters for Australia, and for climate action
The Climate Council
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September 5, 2025
The annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is one of the most important – if not the most important – political gatherings in our region. Each year, leaders from across the Pacific come together to discuss shared challenges and opportunities. And...
Broncos climb into top four despite schoolboy errors in 'bizarre game'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 30, 2025
The Brisbane Broncos have climbed into the top four heading into the final round of the NRL season after beating North Queensland 38-30 in Townsville. It was far from the sort of win that lays down a marker heading into the post-season, with 12...