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New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins says department has ‘never seen a task group of this capability undertaking this sort of work’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastN…
Tagline has quickly become the subject of derision, with some critics likening it to a clearance sale slogan A New Zealand tourism campaign targeting Australian visitors has been ridiculed for sounding like a clearance sale slogan and for being tone-de…
Maine Coon made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia after being missed by baggage handlerA Maine Coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made thre…
It was once a privilege afforded to only Singapore, Brunei and Japan but now travel rules have been relaxed for dozens of countries. But are many people coming?A few years ago, getting a visa to visit China was a “ball ache”, says Kate Murray. The Aust…
Imports of a range of products, including parts for Sydney Metro vehicles, increase despite US bans on dozens of companiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is allowing thousands of imports from Chinese companies black…
Airline staff were celebrating New Year’s Eve in Nadi when the alleged incident occurredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji…
About 807,800 Australians visited Japan between January and November this year, nearly 200,000 more than the previous record in 2019Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJapan’s tourism board has urged holidaymakers to swap Tokyo a…
Airline sends support staff to Nadi after reports of assault during a night out in the early hours of 1 JanuarySign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailA suspect known to Fijian police has been questioned over an alleged sexual assault of a …
Revellers around the world ring in the new year with parties, celebrations and fireworksNew Year’s Eve live: celebrations around the world as 2025 begins Continue reading…
Joe and Evanna Giardina treasure memories of the affectionate 16-year-old they dubbed the ‘love machine’, who died in the 2004 disasterAt first, there seemed nothing to be afraid of. Joe Giardina, his wife, Evanna, and their 16-year-old son, Paul, were…
Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes country’s main island as RAAF flights carrying 144 passengers land in Brisbane and SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVanuatu has been hit by another earthquake after hundreds of Australians land…
A new and high-stakes escape route has been revealed, through the Indonesian archipelago to a smuggler’s boatPaul, an Indonesian fisherman, says he was working as a rideshare driver in the dusty streets of Kupang in West Timor when he came across half …
Townsville bishop Timothy Harris, who provided care to families of Scott Rush and Michael Czugaj, says the path to recovery will be longFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn …
Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens and Michael Czugaj returned from Indonesia on Sunday, Anthony Albanese confirms Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe five remaining members of the Bali Nine jailed for li…
As the government works to secure the release of the remaining Australians, Mick Tsikas looks back on his work documenting their fate, from arrests to, in some cases, executionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen death was w…