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Saudi sisters found dead in Sydney told acquaintance queer women ‘live in fear’ in their homeland
Exclusive: Guardian understands sisters attended girls-only queer event and police are investigating if one or both feared being persecuted for their sexuality
Joshua Mcdonald, Mostafa Rachwani and Ben Doherty
04, Aug, 2022 @1:59 AM
Tonga volcano eruption: New Zealand and Australia send planes to assess tsunami damage
Blanket of ash hinders communications from towns believed to have been inundated by waves as first surveillance flights departs
Kate Lyons and Joshua Mcdonald
17, Jan, 2022 @2:53 AM
Tsunami from Tonga volcano eruption leaves trail of flood damage
Waves rush over island country while tidal surges are felt by small Pacific neighbours plus New Zealand, Australia, US and Japan
Joshua Mcdonald and agencies
16, Jan, 2022 @7:29 AM
Tonga’s drug crisis: Why a tiny Pacific island is struggling with a meth epidemic
Spike in drug use has caused problems across Tongan society, with arrests doubling in two years and children severely affected
Joshua Mcdonald
27, Nov, 2021 @7:00 PM
One-third of people in Pacific paid a bribe in the last year, says corruption report
Survey of more than 6,000 people by Transparency International is the most comprehensive look at corruption in the region to date
Joshua Mcdonald
17, Nov, 2021 @1:13 AM
PNG residents evicted a decade ago for casino development face violence and poverty: report
Former residents of the Paga Hill settlement in Port Moresby say their displacement has led to a range of problems
Joshua Mcdonald
12, Nov, 2021 @1:16 AM
Plant in traditional Samoa medicine could be as effective as ibuprofen, study shows
Researchers say leaves of the matalafi plant could also potentially be used to treat cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
Joshua Mcdonald
04, Nov, 2021 @2:18 AM
‘I wouldn’t wish it upon any parent’: living on the frontline of global heating
From extreme weather obliterating homes to rising sea levels ruining crops, climate breakdown is a terrifying daily reality for many
Joshua Mcdonald Sydney
02, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
Child stunting from malnutrition could increase in Pacific in wake of Covid, experts warn
World Vision report says widespread loss of income and families having fewer meals are seriously affecting children’s health
Joshua Mcdonald
17, Oct, 2021 @8:00 PM
Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns
Large parts of Pacific country’s capital would be permanently flooded and islands would disappear, according to new projections
Joshua Mcdonald
16, Oct, 2021 @7:00 PM
‘It was a nice break from everything’: two men rescued after 29 days lost at sea
Surviving on oranges they’d packed, coconuts from the sea and rainwater they collected, they floated about 400km in the Solomon Sea before being rescued
Joshua Mcdonald
08, Oct, 2021 @4:33 AM
‘It really woke parliament up’: King of Tonga criticises government handling of drugs crisis
In rare political speech, the king addressed the epidemic that is overwhelming Tonga hospitals and prisons
Joshua Mcdonald
24, Sep, 2021 @8:00 PM
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