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Independents join Cook Islands ruling party to take control of incumbent government
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has enticed three elected independent par...
Andrew Mathieson 18 Aug 2026
Tiwi Islands council by-election enters nomination stage
Nominations will close this week for a by-election to fill a vacant councillor p...
Joseph Guenzler 17 Aug 2026
The by-election that ended a century of control over Aboriginal lives
Alan Ridge, the parliamentarian who represented Australia's remote northwest as...
Ben Wyatt 13 Aug 2026
Indigenous interests lose out in Peru's critical runoff presidential election
A campaign from Peru's Indigenous communities to prevent the return of Fujimoris...
Andrew Mathieson 2 Jul 2026
Kanaky alliance falls short of majority in New Caledonia provincial elections
A poor turnout of Kanaky voters at long-awaited polls has contributed to hurting...
Andrew Mathieson 1 Jul 2026
Kanaky independence push works to gain ground mobilising Indigenous voters for key New Caledonia election

The political party largely representing the Kanaky independence movement has been fighting to gain greater accessibility to the ballot box ahead of the upcoming New Caledonian provincial elections on...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 22, 2026
Tonga’s political crisis worsens after bribery findings

The Tongan government appears to be in disarray and under mounting pressure after three of its cabinet members were found guilty of electoral bribery.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 10, 2026
The warning from Farrer

One Nation's rise is not an isolated protest vote: it is a warning about the direction of Australian democracy. The politics of permanent grievanceThe victory of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the Div...

J
Jesse J. Fleay May 11, 2026
Niue makes historic shift with greater proportion of female MPs

Niue has made Pacific political history following its 2026 general election, delivering a record-breaking seven women to its 20-seat national parliament.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 7, 2026
Aboriginal commissioner condemns videos mocking Kaurna language

Footage of One Nation's leading candidate in the upcoming South Australian election mocking the Kaurna language in videos posted to social media has been criticised as divisive and harmful to the comm...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 11, 2026
Chile’s biggest Indigenous group fears the return of the hard right

The Mapuches, Chile's biggest Indigenous group, have endured centuries of battle. They resisted conquest first by the ancient Incas, then by the Spanish.

'One vote decided the election, two voices were silenced' - Aboriginal Corporation challenges result after booth closes early

Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation is taking a stand for the right to vote after two community members were denied their vote when a mobile polling booth closed ten minutes early.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 17, 2025
NT Local Government Supplementary Elections - nominations closing Thursday

Nominations for the 2025 Local Government Supplementary Elections are closing on Thursday 6 November at 12 noon and late nominations cannot be accepted.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 4, 2025
Nauruan parliament unanimously endorses incumbent president days after island's election

Nauru's parliament has re-elected its president David Adeang unopposed after the Micronesian nation's recent election. But it was the controversial decision by 18 other members inside its 25th parliam...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 16, 2025
Bougainville on a path to independence, president says at parliamentary opening

The Autonomous Region of Bougainville's recent polls have handed its re-elected president a fresh mandate to pursue independence from Papua New Guinea.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2025
Exclusive: Wiradjuri Bunurong candidate Brittney Henderson to lead Greens ticket for Western Metropolitan in Vic election

Brittney Henderson says now is the time for someone like them to take their place in Victoria's Parliament.12 months out from the state election, on Saturday the Greens will announce Henderson, 24, as...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 20, 2025
Samoa's ousted lady has final word on her time as Prime Minister

Former Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has conceded the general election in a speech on Tuesday that also reminded the Pacific Island's electorate the importance of a smooth transition of p...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 10, 2025
First Nations candidate Nicole Brown elected to Darwin council for Lyons ward

Nicole Brown, a proud First Nations Australian woman with connections to Larrakia, Malak Malak and Yanyuwa nations, has been elected to Darwin Council.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 6, 2025
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