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In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years ahead of talks with Australia’s foreign ministerThe Pacific must be protected from becoming a military zone amid China’s growing push for influ…
Surge of departures – mostly fleeing a weak economy – fuels concern over the longer-term impact on the country as some small towns scramble for survivalShe considers herself a diehard South Island girl, but Harriet Baker, 33, won’t be raising her child…
Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney; then heading to MelbourneCounting and Cracking creator S Shakthidharan uses family and fable to examine epic ideas in this story of a community under threatGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailHaving made his name with…
On the anniversary of Liberation Day, members of Australia’s Vietnamese community look back at the sacrifices made in pursuit of ‘a good life’“It’s like the world collapsed,” says Thi Xa Nguyen, looking back 50 years to the fall of Saigon.She was livin…
Australian defence minister Richard Marles says he has spoken to Indonesian counterpart about report Moscow filed official request over military aircraftIndonesia’s defence minister has said reports Russia is seeking to base military aircraft in the co…
Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived to find several people hanging on a ledge on the third floor as blaze ragedGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA 10-year-old Australian girl is dead and more than 20 other people are inj…
Mohammed Ibrahim Danish spent four years as a translator for aid workers who taught children and trained doctors. In today’s Afghanistan the penalty for that is death Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHuddled on Afghanista…
Surangel Whipps Jr also strongly backs Australia’s bid to host a UN climate conferenceElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe president of Palau has delivered a …
Boat carrying 13 people capsizes in rough seas while travelling to island of Nusa PenidaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA snorkelling boat carrying 13 people, including 11 Australian tourists, capsized in rough seas off Indon…
Supporters of the UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons gathered this month in New York to call for wider ratificationGrowing up in the Pacific nation of Kiribati, Oemwa Johnson heard her grandfather’s stories about nuclear explosions he witnessed in t…
Exclusive: The anonymous letter contained a photograph of Kevin Yam, a lawyer who has criticised the crackdown on dissent in the Chinese-controlled cityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA small number of Melbourne residents hav…
As the UK, Australia and Denmark mount joint diplomatic push, grieving families fear Laos’ investigation into the suspected methanol poisonings won’t deliver justiceThe poolside bar at the Nana backpackers hostel in central Laos should have been an idy…
Exclusive: Jotham Napat said pact must be taken ‘back to the drawing board’ and should reflect climate change as security issueVanuatu’s new prime minister has said his government intends to “revisit” a security agreement with Australia, arguing it doe…
The multi-billion dollar deal was heralded as ensuring the security of the Indo-Pacific. But with America an increasingly unreliable ally, doubts are rising above the wavesMaybe Australia’s boats just never turn up.To fanfare and flags, the Aukus deal …
Winston Peters says he told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi not enough warning was given about recent navy exercises that forced planes to divertNew Zealand’s foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China’s recent live-fire drills in the Tasman S…