Dr Cammi Webb-Gannon is a Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wollongong. She is a decolonisation ethnographer focusing on the Pacific Islands region with a long-term interest in West Papua's independence movement and more recently in decolonisation in Kanaky (New Caledonia). Cammi is the Coordinator of the West Papua Project at the University of Wollongong.

MEDIA COVERAGE

2024: Print Media: Law Society Journal, The Lawyers Fighting for West Papua’s Independence, https://lsj.com.au/articles/the-lawyers-fighting-for-westpapuas-independence/#, October 15

2024: Print Media: The New York Times, Gunmen Kill New Zealand Pilot in Papua amid Escalating Violence, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/us/new-zealand-pilot-papua-killing.html, August 7

2024: News Media: ABC Pacific Beat, Five New Films to Highlight 'Gritty Reality' of West Papua at Australian Film Festival, https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/west-papua-film-festival/103680454, April 8

2024: News Media: ABC Pacific Beat, Concerns in West Papua Over Indonesia’s Likely President, https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/indonesia-elections/103482852, February 19

2024: News Media: TVNZ Breakfast, The Fate of New Zealand Pilot in West Papua, no link available, February 7

2024: Print Media: CNN, Militants Squabble Over Fate of New Zealand Pilot on Anniversary of His Kidnapping, https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/06/asia/new-zealand-west-papua-militants-phillip-mehrtens-intl-hnk/index.html, February 6

2023: News Media: ABC Pacific Beat, Benny Wenda Back As ULMWP President, But Faces Factional Friction, https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/west-papua-combined/103153668, November 27

2023: News Media: ABC NewsRadio, Indonesian Troops Attacked While Searching for NZ Pilot in West Papua, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/indonesian-troops-attacked-while-searching-for-nz/102236270, April 18

2023: Print Media: Benar News, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Pledge to Boost Trade Despite Perennial Border Woes, https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/indonesia-png-border-trade-jokowi-visit-07062023041314.html, July 6

2023: News Article: Benar News, Indonesia Protests Fiji PM’s Meeting with Papua Independence Figure,

https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/fiji-papua-indonesia-03012023000023.html, March 1
2023: Podcast: The Detail, Kiwi Pilot Hostage: The Pilot, the Rebels and West Papua’s Independence Struggle, https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2018878312, February 20
2023: News Article: NRC, Gijzelingsdrama Brengt Sluimerend Conflict West-Papoea aan Het Licht, https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/02/20/gijzelingsdrama-brengt-sluimerend-conflict-west-papoea-aan-het-licht-a4157567, February 20
2023: News Article: NZ Herald, Kiwi Pilot Hostage: The Pilot, the Rebels and West Papua’s Independence Struggle, https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/kiwi-pilot-hostage-the-pilot-the-rebels-and-west-papuas-independence-struggle/3UXKWENARNAHBCZXMAUYC3LRQI/,Febrary 20
2023: Radio Interview: ABC News, Concerns Over Increasing Violence After NZ Pilot Taken Hostage, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/concerns-over-increasing-violence-after-nz-pilot-taken-hostage/101979930, February 15
2023: Television Interview, TVNZ, Indonesian Security Forces Search for NZ Pilot Taken Hostage, https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/09/indonesian-security-forces-search-for-nz-pilot-taken-hostage/, February 9
2023: Radio Interview: ABC Pacific Beat, New Zealand Pilot Held Captive in West Papua. https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/fiji-hospital-in-disrepair-staff-desperate-for-medical-equipment/101940680, February 13 (story from 6 minutes)
2022: Online Article: Al Jazeera, Australia Committed to Military Cooperation with Indonesia. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/19/australia-to-continue-indonesia-military-cooperation, October 19
2022: Radio Interview, Cairns 89.1FM, Cairns Conversations (West Papua),
https://soundcloud.com/cammi-webb-gannon/cairns-conversations-891fm-20-july-2022?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&fbclid=IwAR3txvRMLp_b6e8gM5fp85HSbFtuOTdSZ4fyNth5PywxuQ_Qs4_x8sp6LWw, July 9
2022: Television Interview, SBS World News, National Action 3 June 2022 Rejects DOB Revocation of Special Autonomy Volume II, https://fb.watch/dsMmGUvSvd/, June 5
2022: News Article: The Saturday Paper, Penny Wong’s Pacific Mission, https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/06/04/penny-wongs-pacific-mission#hrd, June 4
2022: Television Interview: Nieuwsuur (Dutch Public TV Current Affairs Program), https://twitter.com/i/status/1483549476816052225, January 19
2021: Radio Interview: 3CR 855AM, Decolonising West Papua, https://www.3cr.org.au/tuesday-breakfast/episode-202106220700/decolonising-west-papua-medevac-detainees-and-donnas-journey, June 22
2021: Television Interview: Ticker News, West Papua Seeking Independence from Indonesia, https://www.facebook.com/cammi.webbgannon/videos/10159475085930428, June 3
2021: Radio Interview: 2SER The Wire, Fears of Violent Crackdown in West Papua Amid Tensions with Indonesian Government. https://www.thewire.org.au/story/fears-of-violent-crackdown-in-west-papua-amid-tensions-with-indonesian-government/?fbclid=IwAR0F_qn3O52K63QGVdWFBOcXUYsVQFOUKjYe7LU-plgq27OkFDGjvgb3Rfc, May 28
2020: News Article: Time Magazine, A Racial Justice Campaign Brought New Attention to Indonesias Poorest Region. Will It Translate to Support for Independence? (I am interviewed in the article by Amy Gunia), https://time.com/5919228/west-papua-lives-matter-independence/, December 15
2020: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, Separatist Groups In West Papua Form Their Own Provisional Government, https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/pacific-beat/12921428, December 2 (story from 10:22 seconds)
2019: Television Interview: ABC 24 (Live), Mass Evacuations Follow Violence in Wamena, West Papua, clip available upon request.
2019: Television Interview: SBS News, Australia Urged to Take Stronger Stance on Curbing West Papua Bloodshed, https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-urged-to-take-stronger-stance-on-curbing-west-papua-bloodshed, September 25
2019: Radio Interview: ABC Regional Statewide Drive (live), More Violence in West Papua, September 24 (link no longer available)
2019: Television Interview: SBS News, At Least 30 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Papua and West Papua Unrest, https://www.sbs.com.au/news/at-least-30-dead-dozens-hurt-in-papua-and-west-papua-unrest, September 24
2019: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, West Papua Protests to Be Banned but Activists Vow to Continue, https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/west-papua-protests-to-be-banned-but-activists-vow-to-continue/11469416. September 2
2019: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, West Papua Rebel Groups Unite and Declare They're 'Ready to Take Over Country', https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/pro-independence-west-papua-rebel-groups-unite/11273402. July 3
2018: Television Interview: ABC 24 (live), Separatist Violence in West Papua, December 5 (link no longer available)
2018: Radio Interview: RN Drive, Fallout from Separatist Violence in West Papua, https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/fallout-from-separatist-violence-in-west-papua/10586996. December 5
2018: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Pacific Mornings, Researcher Detained in West Papua, August 9 (link no longer available)
2018: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Pacific Mornings, Decolonisation Music, May 24 (link no longer available)
2017: Television Interview, ABC 24, West Papua Independence Petition Handed to UN, https://twitter.com/abcnews/status/912985649992437761. September 27
2016: Television Interview, ABC 7:30, CSR Sugar Owner Wilmar International Linked to Palm Oil Deforestation in Indonesia, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-08/wilmar-accused-of-palm-oil-deforestation-in-orangutan-habitat/8100800. December 8
2016: Radio Interview, Radio New Zealand International, West Papua Resources Fray Discussed Alongside Climate, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/317189/west-papua-resources-fray-discussed-alongside-climate, November 3
2016: News Article, Dateline Pacific, Climate Change Link to West Papua Resource Exploitation Probed, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201822386/climate-change-link-to-west-papua-resource-exploitation-probed, November 3
2016: News Article, Dateline Pacific, Pacific Peoples Lead Push for Decolonisation, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201820417/pacific-peoples-lead-push-for-papuan-decolonisation, October 18
2016: Radio Interview, Radio New Zealand International, New Momentum Towards Decolonisation in Pacific, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/315893/new-momentum-towards-decolonisation-in-pacific, October 18
2016: Radio Interview, ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, Pacific Island Countries Show Their Support for West Papua with Speeches at UN, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-03/pacific-island-countries-show-their-support-for/7897414, October 3
2016: Radio Interview, Radio Djiido, La Lutte Des Peuples Opprimes a Travers la Musique Temoinage, Radio Djiido: https://soundcloud.com/radiodjiido-1/la-lutte-des-peuples-opprimes-a-travers-la-musique-temoignage, August 29
2016: Television Interview, SBS World News Australia, Assault Claims During Mass Arrests Over West Papua Independence Push, http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/05/03/assault-claims-during-mass-arrests-over-west-papua-independence-push, May 3
2014: Radio Interview, ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, Border Clashes May Spark New Flood of Refugees, http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/border-clashes-may-spark-new-flood-of-papuan-refugees/1296646, April 16
2013: Radio Interview, 2SER The Wire, West Papuan Freedom Flotilla Sets Off, http://thewire.org.au/story/west-papuan-freedom-flotilla-sets-off/, August 19
2012: Television Interview, ABC 7:30, West Papua Arrests Highlight Australian Detachment 88 Links, http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3604232.htm, October 4
2012: Radio Interview, ABC Radio Australia, West Papua Leader Killed in Indonesian Attack, http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/west-papuan-leader-killed-in-indonesian-attack/1042132, November 6
2012: Radio Interview, ABC Radio Australia, Papuan Separatist Leader Reportedly Killed, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-06/an-west-papua-leader-reported-dead/4356528, November 7
2012: Radio Interview, 2SER The Wire, West Papuan Leaders Put Themselves in Danger to Draw Attention, http://thewire.org.au/story/west-papuan-leaders-put-themselves-in-danger-to-draw-attention/, October 23
2011: News Article, Inter Press Service, West Papuan Conflict Begs Political Solution, http://www.ipsnews.net/2011/12/west-papuan-conflict-begs-political-solution/, December 14
2011: Radio Interview, 2SER The Wire, Indonesia Uses Psychological Warfare in West Papua, http://thewire.org.au/story/indonesia-uses-psychological-warfare-in-west-papua/, August 15
2011: News Article, Radio New Zealand International, Australias Ruling Party Puts More Focus on Papua, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/201441/australia's-ruling-party-puts-more-focus-on-papua, December 12
2011: Radio Interview, 103.2, The Indonesian Military in West Papua, http://hope1032.com.au/stories/uncategorized/2011/the-indonesia-military-in-west-papua-cammi-webb-gannon/, August 20
2010: News Article, The Australian, Forces, Protesters Fill West Papuan Parliament, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/forces-protesters-fill-west-papuan-parliament/story-e6frg6so-1225889989044, July 10