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Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald - a look at key stories shaping Australasia and the Pacific

Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald - a look at key stories shaping Australasia and the Pacific

Update: 2025-01-03

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1. Australia Day debate intensifies, highlighting the ongoing challenge of achieving balance between historical commemoration and reconciliation

2. ⁠Joko Widodo, former Indonesian PM claims smear campaign as he’s nominated as one of the most corrupt leaders in the world by an international journalism organisation

3. Granny Grommets- the Western Australian members only surfing club where the only entrance requirements are a boogie board and a maniacal grin…and a minimum age of 50 years young with no exceptions made!

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Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald - a look at key stories shaping Australasia and the Pacific

Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald - a look at key stories shaping Australasia and the Pacific

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