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Andrew Mathieson

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About Andrew Mathieson

Andrew Mathieson has been reporting on news and sport since 1996. He has written for The Age, The Examiner, Cairns Post, NT News, The Geelong Independent, Canberra City News, The Pacific Advocate, CHOICE among other outlets. His media career has also included a stint for the Indigenous Marathon Foundation in Canberra as the Head of the Communications and Marketing. Andrew started reporting for the National Indigenous Times in 2022.

All Articles by Andrew Mathieson
Sámi's reindeer land rights at risk ahead of Swedish election

A junior partner in a Swedish coalition government is moving to cut the Indigenous Sámi peoples' rights to reindeer husbandry in favour of opening up their territory to greater mineral exploita...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 10, 2026
West Papua National Liberation Army soldiers killed in gunfire with Indonesian forces

Note: This report includes an image some readers may find distressing. Indonesian forces have killed four West Papuan independence fighters inside the most volatile area of the disputed Indigenous ter...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 9, 2026
Pacific chiefs reconnecting for Māori Queen's coronation celebrations

The arrival of the noble Ariki for the second koroneihana (coronation) of Māori Queen Nga wai hono i te po, titled Te Arikinui Kuini, demonstrated the bond the traditional chiefs of the Pacific h...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 3, 2026
Local council in Aotearoa / NZ moves to introduce Māori ward representation

A local Aotearoa / New Zealand council has bucked the trend and reversed a decision to exclude Māori wards. Upper Hutt City, located just north of Wellington, recently voted to establish a new M&...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 2, 2026
Solomon Islands PM faces no-confidence motion threat on eve of Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Solomon Islands is in a political crisis after three senior government ministers resigned from cabinet on the eve of new Prime Minister Matthew Wale's arrival at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Meet...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 1, 2026
PNG parliament delays vote for Bougainville independence

Members of Papua New Guinea's parliament have delayed the Prime Minister's Sunday voting deadline on Bougainville's independence. On the brink of statehood, the verdict on the autonomous region's futu...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
Organised Crime and Corruption inquiry finds Bougainville's president accepted gift before signing mine deal

A probe into Bougainville's President has found Ishmael Toroama accepted an offer from an Indian company to cover the cost of his wife's life-saving kidney surgery before signing a lucrative mining de...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
Vanuatu’s food security under immense pressure from climate change

Extreme weather conditions in Vanuatu attributed to a recent climate-related El Niño event have damaged crops, threatening the country's food security and the livelihoods of its subsistence far...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
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