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Kanak leaders map their vision for the future, beyond the accords
Kanak leaders share their vision for decolonisation beyond politics by freeing the mind, spirit and forging relationships with Indigenous and First Nations group across the region.
Beyond the ganja and natty dread, what do Rastafari like Stan Antas believe?
Stan Antas, of roots-reggae band Stan and the Earth Force, grew up with his father playing Bob Marley and asking him to sit with the lyrics.
Rastaman Stan Antas says livity is 'always striving to do good'
Stan Antas is a Rastaman from Vanuatu who still goes to church, speaks out on teachers strikes, advocates for West Papua's right to self-determination, and uses his music with Stan and the Earthforce…
Kanak sovereignty dispute raises questions over land and power
Grand Chief Sinewami explains why he stepped away from the Customary Senate and helped establish Inaat Ne Kanaky as a new space to restore genuine Kanak customary authority
Why the struggle over land and power is inseparable from decolonial feminism
Kanak activists say you can’t separate women's safety, autonomy and dignity from the wider struggle against colonial power in New Caledonia.
Can changing your name change your life?
Some names carry meaning that can shape how you’re seen and how you see yourself. I think of my aunty Kelera Whiffin, whose maiden name Vakaloloma — meaning pity or sorrow — haunted her until she…
The nation pauses to farewell 'People's President' Ratu Epeli Nailatikau
Fiji pauses to farewell high chief and former President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau in a state funeral that revealed the soul of a nation.
Lived theology or "God with skin on" with Dr Jill Gowdie
Practical theologian Dr Jill Gowdie has spent her career exploring how faith is lived in everyday life through education, leadership, and personal story. She’s also helping shape the upcoming Waves…
In uneasy times, the season of Easter doesn't look away
Life can feel fragile and overwhelming when suffering is all around us. Leaders say Easter does not turn away from these realities.
Discussing the making of mass violence with Professor Olivera Simić
Dehumanisation is often the first step towards genocide and history shows how quickly it can take hold when it isn’t challenged.
From Lent to Ramadan and Ram Navami, let's check in with faith communities
This season of spiritual reflection is shared by other faith communities too, Muslims observing Ramadan, and Hindus, particularly in places like Fiji, marking festivals like Ram Navami.
Samoa’s fa’afafine hit the stage with SolFa Music, and you can join too!
Samoan fa’afafine Manu Solomona and Leota Fagalima Tagaloa are warming up the vocal chords ahead of Easter church performances alongside SolFa Music.
Meet the Tongan seasonal workers whose boss built them a chapel
In Lakeland in Queensland's Cape York, Tongan farm workers who have been the backbone of a major banana operation for a decade now gather in a hilltop chapel built just for them
Muslims are not a new faith group in Samoa. We meet mam Husam Aldin-Stanley
In Samoa, where Christianity shapes nearly every corner of public life, a tiny Muslim community is trying to quietly keep the faith.
What is Grace Road doing in Fiji and what are their un-Christian beliefs?
Two American women who fled Fiji's Grace Road Church are now prepared to return and give evidence in long-stalled human trafficking investigations.
Kalafi Moala's blistering critique of Donald Trump and his evangelical Christian base
Writing in Talanoa ‘o Tonga, he says that as an evangelical Christian and long‑time Republican voter, Trump’s cruelty, narcissism and abuse of power contradicts the teachings of Jesus and the values…
Caroline Hunt’s story was written in pain, but grace is rewriting the next chapter
Caroline Hunt spent years carrying anger she didn’t know how to release, watching her children witness her pain, and feeling like she wasn’t enough. Her debut book chronicles the journey.
Christmas is a time to stand with people who are marginalised
Reverend Professor Dr Upolu Luma Vaai says faith at Christmas means standing with those who are wounded and pushed aside.
Come to the Hapi Isles Christmas (there's a 35kg pig on the menu)
We’re off to the Hapi Isles Solomon Islands Christmas Concert. There’s music, carols, the whole community… and yes, a 35-kilogram pig ready to be devoured.
Keeping the faith during hardship, struggle and injustice
In a world wrestling with injustice, division and exhaustion, Reverend Mata Havea Hiliau reminds us that faith is not escape, but a courageous act of hope and radical welcome.
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