Indonesia
Scores of West Papuan activists arrested in Jayapura
Indonesian police have reportedly arrested more than a hundred members of the West Papua National Committee, or KNPB, in Jayapura.
Leading West Papuan independence fighter dies
A regional commander of the Free West Papua Movement has died.
First clues emerging on doomed Indonesian airliner
The ABC's Anne Barker on the first clues emerging about the doomed Indonesian airliner that crashed into the Java Sea over a week ago, killing all 189 people onboard. She also discusses the ongoing… Audio
The desk that's not really a desk
Except for the morning star flag hanging above it, the 'West Papua solidarity' desk' at the First Union office in Onehunga blends in with the other office furniture. But to indigenous Papuans like… Audio
The desk that's not really a desk
Except for the morning star flag hanging above it, the 'West Papua solidarity' desk' at the First Union office in Onehunga blends in with the other office furniture. But to indigenous Papuans like…
AudioIndonesia plane crash: No sign of survivors
Searchers have found no signs of survivors from the Indonesian airliner that crashed into the sea with 189 people on board.
Lion Air flight believed to have plunged into ocean
Almost 200 people on board a Lion Air plane that crashed after it took off from Jakarta are believed to have died, ABC correspondent David Lipson tells Checkpoint presenter Lisa Owen. Audio
West Papuans look to PNG for business opportunities
Indigenous West Papuans are exploring business opportunities in neighbouring Papua New Guinea, following high-level talks.
Kiwi aid workers staying put in disaster zone
New Zealand aid workers have no plans to leave the Sulawesi disaster area despite Indonesia ordering foreign aid groups to pull out.
Seven Papuans killed in Indonesian military operation
Seven West Papuans have reportedly been killed in an Indonesian military operation in Papua's remote Puncak Jaya regency.
French volunteers search for bodies in quake-stricken Palu
A team of French rescue experts began hunting through a huge expanse of debris on the outskirts of the Indonesian city of Palu today, looking for any sign of earthquake victims whose bodies can be…
Pacific wrap, Manus Island, Air Niugini
Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades Johnny Blades with a wrap of Pacific headlines, including the aftermath of the crash landing of an Air Niugini 737 plane in Micronesia, Indonesia lashes out at… Audio
NZ providing extra $3 million in Indonesia aid
After Indonesia was hit by an earthquake and tsunami, the Foreign Minister Winston Peters is in the capital Jakarta and is due to meet government ministers today and tomorrow. Video, Audio
Civil society condemns mass arrests of West Papuans
There's been condemnation from civil society of another series of mass arrests of West Papuans by Indonesian police.
'No aid' reaching remote quake villages
Rescuers in Indonesia are still trying to reach remote areas in Sulawesi cut off by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of the island and killed more than 1,400 people.
International observers of Fiji polls arriving
International observers of Fiji's elections say their main aim is to ensure Fiji's elections are free and fair.
Hope fading for people trapped under rubble in Indonesia
Time is running out for anyone trapped in the rubble of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, as increasingly angry survivors wait for an aid operation to move into high gear. ABC's David… Video, Audio
Indonesia calls for international help after Sulawesi quake
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for international help as emergency services on the quake ravaged island of Sulawesi struggle with the enormity of the disaster. Rescuers are in desperate… Audio
Indonesia quake and tsunami dead buried in mass grave
Volunteers have begun burying victims of Indonesia's deadly earthquake and tsunami in a mass grave.
Indonesia death toll could rise into thousands
Dozens of people are feared trapped under three collapsed buildings in Palu, with rescuers unable to reach them until heavy machinery arrives. Meanwhile, three areas are cut off entirely, raising… Video, Audio
