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A terror warning for Sandton has been issued by the US Embassy on Wednesday - and an old ISIS briefing has come to light...

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

It's one of the most high-stakes Pacific Islands Forum in recent memory, but political power plays may be standing in the way of real progress.

Cross-linked news, and information resources about Fiji

Ashley Bloomfield's been a regular in our living rooms over the past two years. But how did a public servant become one of the most recognised faces of our Covid-19 response?

The shift away from more sensitive PCR tests to rapid antigen tests marks a significant change in New Zealand's Covid-19 strategy. The Detail takes a closer look at what it means in the midst of the surging Omicron outbreak.

Does the new leader of The Opportunities Party Raf Manji have what it takes to get the party across the 5 percent threshold to get into Parliament at the 2023 election? 

Covid skeptics occupied Parliament grounds this week under the banner of ‘freedom’ - and many other things. Did media coverage amplify their fringe views? Should media do more to understand them and what motivates their movement - in spite of their obvious hostility to the media themselves? Mediawatch asks an editor wrestling with those dilemmas.   

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …

Alarm bells are ringing over new legislation that could strip the power of the independent Children's Commissioner.