Correspondents
15 November 2024
France has delayed elections in New Caledonia to enable negotiations on a new political statute. But what happens if a deal can’t be struck?
International
15 August 2024
Le Parisien’s headline captures the post-Olympic challenges facing France’s new left-dominated government, not least in New Caledonia
Correspondents
23 July 2024
As protests continue across New Caledonia, a high-profile Loyalist politician claims indigenous Kanak and the West are divided by “insurmountable antagonisms”
International
25 May 2024
Emmanuel Macron flew halfway around the world but failed to achieve a breakthrough in a crisis that’s damaging French diplomacy in the Pacific
Essays & reportage
5 October 2023
While the French president risks a new civil war just three hours’ flight from Australia, Canberra’s diplomacy remains muted
Correspondents
8 May 2023
The closing of New Caledonia’s only daily comes at a delicate point in the debate over the French territory’s future
International
8 December 2021
By forcing the pace of New Caledonia’s self-determination process, France’s overseas minister risks an illegitimate vote this weekend
International
15 June 2021
France’s unilateral decision to bring forward a third independence vote might end in tears
International
10 December 2020
After weeks of protests, the Goro nickel smelter is up for grabs. Independence groups see the outcome as vital for the French dependency’s future
International
2 October 2020
A vote against independence in New Caledonia this weekend won’t end the quest for nationhood
Essays & reportage
18 September 2020
Eighty years after helping defend New Caledonia against Japan, Australia is mobilising to counter another rising Asian power
International
11 September 2020
As the Pacific nation heads for a fresh independence referendum in October, many loyalists are clinging to the flag of the French Republic
Correspondents
10 May 2019
The legacy of assassinated Kanak independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou still drives the movement for independence in the French Pacific dependency
Correspondents
26 October 2018
With New Caledonia’s self-determination vote looming, our correspondent visits the scene of a turning point in the independence struggle
Correspondents
11 December 2017
With a referendum on self-determination due in a year’s time, young Kanaks are debating their future
International
13 October 2016
France’s Pacific dependencies, New Caledonia and French Polynesia, have joined the Pacific Islands Forum as full members. Has French colonialism become entrenched in the…
Correspondents
26 May 2016
The closure of Clive Palmer’s Yabulu nickel smelter affects workers – and the political system – in New Caledonia as well as Townsville, writes Nic Maclellan
International
9 September 2014
Tony Abbott intervened in Scotland’s referendum debate last month, worried about the threat to the Anglosphere. But independence is on the cards closer to home, writes …