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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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January 29, 2021
As Vaccines Arrive, Australia Struggles With COVID-19 ‘Infodemic,’ Too
By Joshua Mcdonald
Canberra now has a plan to begin vaccinations, but hesitancy has been on the rise among Australians.
January 14, 2021
Australia’s Reading of the US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific
By Joshua Mcdonald
Australia is noted in the document not nearly as often as Japan, South Korea, or India, but that likely underscores the already tight relations between the two countries.
January 13, 2021
Australia Debates Vaccines, Worries About New COVID-19 Strain
By Joshua Mcdonald
The emergence of a much more contagious variant of COVID-19 comes as Australia rolls out vaccines.
January 04, 2021
Fiji Cleaning Up After Cyclone Yasa
By Joshua Mcdonald
The category five cyclone battered Fiji in mid-December.
December 18, 2020
Pacific Island Nations Wary of Chinese Fishing Fleets
By Joshua Mcdonald
Pacific Island leaders have become increasingly concerned about the threat posed by global fishing fleets, namely China’s.
December 07, 2020
Fiji Attorney General Under Investigation
By Joshua Mcdonald
Fiji Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is being investigated in connection with two bombings in Fiji in the 1980s.
November 30, 2020
A Spotlight on Police Brutality in Fiji
By Joshua Mcdonald
The Fiji Law Society voices its concern about mounting reports of police brutality in the country.
November 20, 2020
Solomon Islands Aims to Ban Facebook
By Joshua Mcdonald
The ban, agreed upon by the Cabinet, hasn’t come into effect yet but the plan has drawn sharp criticism.
November 13, 2020
What a New US Administration Means for Australia
By Joshua Mcdonald
What it comes to climate change and China, what do the results of the U.S. presidential election mean for Australia?
November 09, 2020
Pacific States Gather Behind Nuke Ban Treaty
By Joshua Mcdonald
Many nations across the Pacific, directly impacted by nuclear testing, have backed the ban -- but not all.
October 30, 2020
Rights Groups Urge Australia to Release Inquiry Into War Crimes in Afghanistan
By Joshua Mcdonald
The inquiry comes amid a volley of investigations by Australian media outlets into the alleged war crimes and the “culture of impunity” that enables such violations.
October 23, 2020
US Aid Pledge to Pro-Taiwan Solomon Islands Province Raises Eyebrows
By Joshua Mcdonald
The $25 million in aid to Malaita has sparked concerns that Washington is aid for geopolitical gain vis-a-vis China.