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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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February 03, 2020
Australia and the Pacific Respond to Coronavirus Outbreak
By Joshua Mcdonald
Beyond China, Australia was one of the first countries to confirm a case of the virus.
January 24, 2020
Australian Weapons Sales: Shrouded in Secrecy
By Joshua Mcdonald
Canberra wants to be a top arms exporter, but its partners draw scrutiny.
January 21, 2020
Human Rights Stagnate Under New Leadership in Papua New Guinea
By Joshua Mcdonald
Human rights continue to falter as the government claims to be writing a “new book” of prosperity for all citizens.
January 13, 2020
Australian Bushfires: A Government in Disarray
By Joshua Mcdonald
PM Morrison has two options: confront the far-right elements within his government or forever be linked to Australia’s climate decline.
January 10, 2020
Misinformation Amid Australia Bushfire Crisis
By Joshua Mcdonald
As the fires rage, rumors and misinformation have spread widely, too.
January 03, 2020
The Ampatuan Massacre: A Decade-Long Fight For Justice
By Joshua Mcdonald
In the Philippines, justice for victims of a massacre are overshadowed by rampant extrajudicial killings.
December 21, 2019
Australia, China, and Bougainville’s Choices
By Joshua Mcdonald
As Bougainville edges nearer to independence, Australia and China play a familiar game.
December 12, 2019
Australian Government Repeals Life-Saving Medevac Law
By Joshua Mcdonald
The medevac law allowed doctors in Australia’s offshore detention facilities to approve the transfer of sick refugees to Australia.
December 04, 2019
Measles Outbreak Brings Samoan Government to Standstill
By Joshua Mcdonald
Samoa shuts down its government amid a deadly measles outbreak and an anti-vaccine campaign.
November 27, 2019
Chinese Spy Defects to Australia Offering a Trove of Security and Intelligence Information
By Joshua Mcdonald
Wang “William” Liqiang told Australia’s Nine Network that he’d been working as a Chinese spy.
November 22, 2019
Will Bougainville Reopen the Panguna Mine?
By Joshua Mcdonald
With an independence referendum on the horizon, reopening the Panguna mine offers both attractive opportunities and terrible consequences.
November 21, 2019
Fiddling While Australia Burns
By Joshua Mcdonald
While leaders prevaricate on climate issues, the toll is growing – this time in the form of devastating bushfires.