

Making sense of Fijian Christian State aspirations (2): secessionism
Fiji's Christians make up around 60% of the population and are mostly politically compliant, but such is the current frustration and fear...


CDN PACIFIC - outlining the project:
After returning from a fact-finding and conferencing tour on the role of the Christian Democratic parties in EU member states and in the...


DOING YOUR DUTY (even if your duty does you)
This is a summary review of my years (2005-2010) at the helm of the Fiji Daily Post [FDP] newspaper; it took the form of a presentation...


REINVENTING FIJI
REINVENTING FIJI was first drafted as an Opinion piece in 2009 - it was cut by censors at the time, but its central thesis remains valid:...


FROM THE ARCHIVES: Speech to FIT on World Press Freedom Day, 2007
WORLD PRESS/MEDIA FREEDOM Prepared for FIT 3 May 2007 Yesterday, the Daily Post delivered an editorial that made the very obvious point...


REVIEW 2015 RUGBY WORLD CUP 1: England
Welcome to the land of the Royals, tea, fish and chips and Big Ben. Welcome to London, England. The biggest and most famous rugby...


CHANGING FLAGS, SHIFTING IDENTITIES
The New Zealand government has recently "flagged" a referendum to determine whether this former British colony will adopt a new flag,...


REPORT ON THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC: Public Justice and Regional Political Responsibility
This is a summary of a paper presented by the authors (Dr Bruce Wearne pictured above left and Dr Robert Wolfgramm right) at the 2nd...