Pacific Media Assistance Scheme

Is online abuse and violence just part of the reality of being a female reporter in the modern media?  We examine the ugly world of online gender-based violence against journalists in the Indo-Pacific.

Pacific journalists recently returned from embedding at Australian rural newspapers reflect on lessons of serving and building community.

Two leading Pacific voices in the disability conversation have produced stories for broadcast on the ABC for International Day for People with Disability 2024.

Two journalists from different parts of the Pacific have travelled to South Australia’s Barossa Valley to work as part of a much-loved community newspaper, The Leader.

The ABC's ‘She Shoots Pacific' is giving emerging Pacific video journalists the opportunity to work with experienced ABC TV crews.

In Palau, a new generation of journalists are looking at journalism as a career path. They are now stepping up; with energy, new skills and tenacity. And the country’s old guard couldn’t be happier.

As the climate crisis looms across the Pacific, a group of First Nations climate advocates are exploring new ways to tell their community’s stories of hope and resilience. 

Inspired by her father’s artwork, Lyan decided the best way to share her culture with the rest of the world was through fashion design.

This Solomon Islands archivist has waited nearly 20 years for a project digitising significant files and documenting historical events. She says it means ‘everything’ to her and the history of Solomon Islands.

The need to tell and highlight climate change stories right across the Pacific has never been more important, and equally as important is that these stories are told with local voices and perspectives.

Moses says the greatest reward is knowing he is changing the future for his children. His basketball program, the ‘White River Rookiez’ is tackling negative influences in Honiara.

Micah played professional football, helping lead his team to victory against Papua New Guinea. Now back in the Solomon Islands, he is passing on his footwork skills to young aspiring football players.

In a place where the demands of women can be rigid and unrelenting, Everlyn Basi is creating safe spaces for women to show off their moves. Her Zumba classes offer a chance for women to get lost in the music and look after their fitness and health.

Jaro Local began his music career as a teenager nearly ten years ago. Now an award-winning artist, his greatest passion is incorporating language and culture in his music.

Kevin Olea’s parents died when he was young, but he still remembers their messages – to follow his heart. He's done exactly that through his para-athletics coaching in back home in the Solomon Islands.