Australia news
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Australian expert ‘over the moon’ to have helped rescue 41 men trapped by tunnel collapse in India
Arnold Dix describes having to dig ‘100 millimetres at a time’ to save workers stuck in Silkyara-Barkot tunnel…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Climate crisis, Environment, Fiji, Pacific islands, South Pacific, Tuvalu
Happy, faithful and tied to nature: life adapting to the climate crisis – photo essay
Activists are pushing for action at the upcoming Cop28 summit as the way of life on Pacific islands such as Ki…
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Australia and Philippines begin joint patrols in South China Sea as regional tensions rise
Richard Marles says two countries committed to a peaceful region where ‘sovereignty and agreed rules and norms…
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Australian warship HMAS Toowoomba sailed through sensitive Taiwan Strait close to China
Incident comes after maritime altercation between Toowoomba and Chinese warship last week off Japan’s coast th…
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Fiji may partner with China to upgrade ports and shipyards, PM Rabuka says
Fijian leader ‘anticipates collaboration’ with Beijing on projects amid rising concern over China’s ambitions …
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian immigration and asylum, Climate crisis, Environment, Migration, Pacific islands, Tuvalu
Stay or go? Offered a future away from home, Tuvalu’s people face a painful choice
Australia’s visa offer to residents of the Pacific island nation in the face of the climate crisis stokes mixe…
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From lucky shoes to Olympic trailblazer: Solomon Islands athlete pushes for Pacific Games gold
Veteran long-distance runner Sharon Firisua among stars competing in the two-week tournament set to begin in H…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian politics, Migration, Papua New Guinea, Refugees
Refugees in PNG told they will be evicted next week after Australian-sponsored housing bills not paid
Australian-funded humanitarian program has not funded housing, food and medical services for over a year, prov…
- Australia news, China, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, World news
Climate crisis and China-US rivalry: five top takeaways from the Pacific’s most important summit
Leaders discussed phasing out fossil fuels and navigating Washington and Beijing’s battle for regional dominan…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands Forum: what is it and why does it matter?
Climate change and rising strategic competition among issues facing leaders at region’s most important politic…
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Australia news, China, Cook Islands, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Solomon Islands, US news
Pacific Islands Forum: four leaders fail to attend as China-US rivalry takes centre stage
The US has been racing to reopen embassies and deepen links with Pacific countries in wake of Solomon Islands …
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White Island volcano eruption: Whakaari Management found guilty of ‘astonishing’ safety failures
New Zealand Justice Evangelos Thomas criticised failures of safety audits given ‘obvious risks’ that led to 20…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian politics, Papua New Guinea, Refugees
PNG to investigate corruption claims in Australia-funded refugee program
Papua New Guinea’s immigration minister John Rosso says whistleblower’s ‘serious allegations’ revealed by the …
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Aukus, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian military, Australian security and counter-terrorism, China, Climate crisis, Environment, Israel-Hamas war, Joe Biden, Pacific islands, US news, US politics
Aukus will ‘get done’ despite jitters in Congress, Biden tells Albanese at White House meeting
Getting approval for nuclear submarine plan through legislature a question of ‘not if, but when’Joe Biden has …
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian politics, China, International trade, Northern Territory
Australia rules out cancelling Chinese company’s lease over Port of Darwin
Government also presses for removal of imposts on wine ahead of Anthony Albanese’s visit to Beijing next month…