Johnny Blades

Anti-nuclear advocacy from Pacific Islanders helped lay the groundwork for a treaty to ban nuclear weapons that is gaining momentum globally. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Mining Minister says the government is committed to the controversial Solwara 1 seabed mining project, despite local community groups launching legal proceedings in a bid to obtain… Audio

As the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons receives the Nobel Peace prize, a long-time anti-nuclear advocate Vanessa Griffen says Pacific Island states have an important, ongoing role to… Audio

Papua New Guinea's government has spent around 10 million US dollars (30 million kina) over a decade on a major infrastructure project with almost nothing to show for it. Audio

A New Zealand parliamentary select committee has heard there's currently no pathway for West Papua to be put on the UN decolonisation list. Audio

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has elected the exiled independence activist Benny Wenda as its new leader. He says that the organisation is united an that its agenda, to push for West… Audio

A Papua New Guinea MP has called for for enhanced defence co-operation with Australia and Indonesia to protect PNG's borders. Belden Namah, the MP for Vanimo Green, says cross-border trafficking of… Audio

Demonstrations have been held around the Pacific to mark the anniversary of West Papua's declaration of independence when the Morning Star flag was first raised. At a flag Morning Star raising… Audio