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Joshua Mcdonald
Joshua Mcdonald is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Melbourne, Australia.
Joshua Mcdonald is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Melbourne, Australia, reporting on international relations, social issues, and health across Australia, the Pacific, and South Asia. His work has been featured in a number of renowned media outlets including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Guardian and Al Jazeera.
Prior to moving to Australia, Joshua worked primarily as a photojournalist focusing on health in the Middle East and Central America. He is also a member of SOPA image agency based in Hong Kong.
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December 13, 2021
New Caledonia Referendum: ‘No’ to Independence Amid Low Turnout
By Joshua Mcdonald
Pro-independence groups boycotted the vote, COVID-19 further limited participation in the third referendum on the question of independence from France.
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November 26, 2021
Violent Protests Unsettle Solomon Islands
By Joshua Mcdonald
The protests began on Wednesday, when hundreds of protestors marched on the parliamentary precinct in the capital Honiara.
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November 23, 2021
Is Corruption a Serious Problem in the Pacific?
By Joshua Mcdonald
A recent report illustrates that the people of the Pacific believe corruption is a massive problem for both them and their governments.
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November 17, 2021
Australia Disappoints at COP26
By Joshua Mcdonald
Australian leaders appear thankful that the global commitments at COP26 weren’t more ambitious.
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November 12, 2021
Australia’s New Electric Vehicle Policy or Morrison’s Biggest Backflip?
By Joshua Mcdonald
Some accused the Australian prime minister of lying as his 2022 campaign unofficially kicked off with a massive backflip on electric vehicle policies.
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November 02, 2021
Australia’s Climate Pledge: ‘Inaction, Misdirection, and Avoiding Choices’
By Joshua Mcdonald
Australia’s 2050 net zero pledge comes without specifics, relying on technology that hasn’t been invented yet and absent a 2030 emissions-reduction target.
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October 26, 2021
Australia and New Zealand Prepare to Reopen
By Joshua Mcdonald
Closed off from the world for the past 18 months, Australia and New Zealand are now preparing to reopen.
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October 18, 2021
What’s the Real Cost of Papua New Guinea’s Palm Oil?
By Joshua Mcdonald
A new report claims that palm oil executives in PNG have bribed officials, paid police to brutalize villagers, used child labor, and participated in an apparent tax evasion scheme.
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October 01, 2021
Samoa: Fiame’s Uphill Climb
By Amalyah Hart and Joshua Mcdonald
Samoa has its first-ever female prime minister, and the first new leader in 22 years. But Fiame Naomi Mata’afa comes to power at a fraught time.
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August 26, 2021
Australia Charts Course to Reopening to the World
By Joshua Mcdonald
With a zero COVID state unobtainable, Canberra is looking to reopen once vaccination rates pick up.
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August 25, 2021
New Zealand Confronts COVID Delta Wave
By Joshua Mcdonald
After living mostly COVID-free throughout the pandemic, New Zealand has hit its worst point since April 2020.
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August 17, 2021
How Australia’s COVID Policy Backfired
By Joshua Mcdonald
Australia’s initial successes against the virus may have rendered it complacent, impacting its vaccination campaign.