To mark Australia Day on 26 January, Christoph Behrends talks to Aboriginal rights activist Michael Anderson about past and current struggles.
Filed in: Australia Human Rights Land
Pacific
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Papua New Guinea
A small group of islands with a long history
Filed in: Equality Papua New Guinea
- Cheryl Morris
- January 1, 2012
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West Papuans mark bitter-sweet ‘independence’ day
It’s 50 years since West Papua first won independence, only for Indonesia to cruelly snatch it away. Nick Harvey reports on the tensions in the region.
Filed in: Activism Democracy Human Rights Indonesia West Papua
- Nick Harvey
- December 1, 2011
- 5
Papuan women stand up against violence and injustice
Three stories of courageous women fighting cruelty and repression in Papua by Carole Reckinger.
Filed in: Equality Feminism Human Rights Sexual Politics West Papua Women
- Carole Reckinger
- November 4, 2011
- 1
Tea and paranoia
Politicians in the US and Australia play the anti-immigration card.
Filed in: Australia Migration United States
- K Biswas
- June 1, 2011
- 0
Indonesia’s Abu Ghraib
West Papuan freedom struggle gathers momentum.
Filed in: West Papua
- Jo Lateu
- December 1, 2010
- 1
New Zealand does the right thing
International efforts to protect the rights of the world’s aboriginal communities gain strength.
Filed in: Aotearoa/New Zealand
- June 1, 2010
- 0
Scared of a star
West Papua’s push for independence
Filed in: West Papua
- Richard Samuelson
- June 1, 2008
- 0
Timor in Crisis
Carole Reckinger and Sara Gonzalez Devant find rumour, intrigue and the demise of a key player as Timor-Leste’s crisis worsens.
Filed in: Timor-Leste
- Carole Reckinger and Sara Gonzalez Devant
- February 18, 2008
- 0
Tasmanian roots
The two Australians, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, set the ball rolling – Russ Grayson and Steve Payne tell their story.
Filed in: Australia History Sustainability
- Russ Grayson and Steve Payne
- July 1, 2007
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