This week on the Southern Cross, Pacific Media Centre director, Professor David Robie talks to Jemima and Lachlan about several controversial issues in the Pacific this week. He covers West Papuan human rights defender, Rosa Moiwend's disappointment in New Zealand's inaction in West Papua, a controversial speech at the Miss Heilala beauty pageant, and a secrecy veil over the deportation of six Chinese officials in Vanauatu.
This week on the Southern Cross Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew talks to the Wire team about West Papuan conflict causing displacement and death as well as the presentation of an Oxford Award for a West Papuan activist's independence campaign. They also discuss the response to the recent Papua New Guinea highlands massacre and the new edition of the Pacific Journalism Review.
This week on the Southern Cross Pacific Media Centre contributing editor Michael Andrew talked to the Wire team about French journalists who were arrested in Australia for filming protestors at a coal mine in Queensland. They also discussed West Papuan media violations, a call for more media freedom in West Papua and the Pacific Media Centre's mid-winter showcase.
This week on the Southern Cross, Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew talks to the Wire team about the Pacific Islands Forum, Australia's failure to commit to Pacific climate emergency strategies, support for West Papua and the condemnation of Indonesia, and Tonga considering a ban on Facebook to stop royal slander.
Southern Cross is back and Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew speaks to the Wire team about the latest in Pacific news. They talk West Papuan demonstrations spreading across Indonesia and a leading broadcaster in Papua New Guinea being sacked and reinstated under contentious circumstances.
This week on the Monday Wire, Sherry speaks to Andreas Harsano from the Human Rights Watch about West Papua, Indonesia and mass violence. Southern Cross is back with the latest in Pacific news. Jemima talks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about about Australia's failure to commit to Pacific climate action and the police conduct report on the 2014 Nicky Hager raid. Lachlan wraps it up with a conversation with Tania Sawicki Mead from Just Speak about changes to the youth justice system.
This week on the Southern Cross, Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew talks to the Wire team about the death of the Tongan Pime Minister, fake media accounts spreading misinfomation to undermine West papua, and a report on allegations made against the University of the South Pacific.
This week on the Southern Cross, Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew talks to the Wire team about further fatal protests and clamp downs on journalists in West Papua. They also discuss the need for ethics to be incorporated into the teaching of computer science.
This week on the Southern Cross, Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew talks to the Wire team about Papua New Guinea police issuing a warrant for their former Prime Minister's arrest, the University of the South Pacific investigation, Professor David Robie's research in Iran, and a film about a great waka builder and sailor.
Sherry Zhang talks to Green party Co-leader James shaw on the Kiwi saver ban on fossil fuels and the organics product Bill.
Southern Cross is back for this year, and Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie and Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi discuss with Sherry on West Papua, the PM's visit to Fiji, coronavirus coverage in the Media. Sri also shares his personal story of working as journalist after a stroke.
James Tapp speaks to Leader of poiltical party TOP on superannuation and TOP's reforms.
Finally Sherry speaks to Women's minister and Associate Health minister Julie ann Genter on Endometriosis guidance for Health professionals.
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