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19 January 2026

Most UPNG students oppose Bougainville independence

by Anna Kapil and Stephen Howes

26 September 2025

50 years of independence has failed the Polopa people

by Busa Jeremiah Wenogo

10 July 2025

The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace

by David Robie

1 October 2024

What does special autonomy really mean in PNG?

by James Stiefvater

28 August 2024

PNG’s progress since independence: 3 out of 10

by James Marape

1 August 2024

Voting with their feet: demographic shifts in New Caledonia

by Nic Maclellan

22 July 2024

Helen Hill: for social justice and Timor-Leste’s independence

by Sandy Yule

17 July 2024

Bougainville’s home-grown independence constitution: Part 2

by Anthony Regan and Katy Le Roy

16 July 2024

Bougainville’s home-grown independence constitution: Part 1

by Anthony Regan and Katy Le Roy

13 June 2024

Internal politics and other threats to New Ireland’s autonomy plans

by Maholopa Laveil

17 May 2024

Crisis in New Caledonia

by Nic Maclellan

22 April 2024

As protests grow in New Caledonia, Australia backs France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

by Nic Maclellan

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