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Australian accused of smuggling cocaine into Bali faces ‘death penalty or life in jail’
The 43-year-old from Sydney appears in prison jumpsuit after allegedly being in possession of 1.7kg of drugsGe…
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Pacific must not become a ‘military zone’ amid rise of China, New Zealand’s deputy PM warns
In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years a…
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‘Hollowing out’: New Zealand grapples with an uncertain future as record numbers leave
Surge of departures – mostly fleeing a weak economy - fuels concern over the longer-term impact on the country…
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The Wrong Gods review – absorbing drama tackles dark chapter in India’s history
Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney; then heading to MelbourneCounting and Cracking creator S Shakthidharan uses family…
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Fifty years since the sky fell: how the Vietnam war changed Australia
On the anniversary of Liberation Day, members of Australia’s Vietnamese community look back at the sacrifices …
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Indonesia dismisses report Russia seeking to base aircraft in country as ‘simply not true’, Australia says
Australian defence minister Richard Marles says he has spoken to Indonesian counterpart about report Moscow fi…
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Australian girl, 10, dies after fire in children’s cooking school in Singapore
Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived to find several people hanging on a ledge on the third floor as blaze ra…
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Fleeing Taliban fighters, Ibrahim begs the country he helped – Australia – to save his family
Mohammed Ibrahim Danish spent four years as a translator for aid workers who taught children and trained docto…
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Palau president delivers barb at Peter Dutton over ‘water lapping your door’ hot mic joke
Surangel Whipps Jr also strongly backs Australia’s bid to host a UN climate conferenceElection 2025 live updat…
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Australian tourist killed and two injured as snorkelling boat capsizes off Bali
Boat carrying 13 people capsizes in rough seas while travelling to island of Nusa PenidaGet our breaking news …
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‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated
Supporters of the UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons gathered this month in New York to call for wider rati…
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Melbourne residents receive letter offering $200k for information on Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
Exclusive: The anonymous letter contained a photograph of Kevin Yam, a lawyer who has criticised the crackdown…
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Four months after daughters’ deaths, parents of Laos backpackers face ‘horror scenarios’ amid fight for answers
As the UK, Australia and Denmark mount joint diplomatic push, grieving families fear Laos’ investigation into …
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New Vanuatu PM says he will ‘revisit’ 2022 security agreement with Australia
Exclusive: Jotham Napat said pact must be taken ‘back to the drawing board’ and should reflect climate change …
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Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia?
The multi-billion dollar deal was heralded as ensuring the security of the Indo-Pacific. But with America an i…