Opinion
Opinion on Lavulavu v Prime Minister of Tonga CV 45 of 2026
1. What is actually happening
This is not merely a media-access dispute. It is a constitutional case about whether the executive can exclude a specific...
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For four consecutive years, at the Opening of Parliament, His Majesty King Tupou VI has highlighted the threat posed by illicit drugs to the...
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Ko e Palopalema ʻo e Meʻafana: ʻE Solova Fēfē Ke Maluʻi e Kakai?
ʻOku lahi aupito e ngaahi fakalavea lalahi mo e mate ‘a e kakai e niʻihi—ko e kakai Tonga pē ʻi Tonga ni pea pehē...