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White Island volcano disaster: owners appeal against criminal conviction
Buttle brothers argue in Auckland court that tour operators to blame for deaths of 22 people, including 14 Aus…
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State-backed loans to go to firms importing critical minerals into UK
Rachel Reeves to encourage import of raw materials from Commonwealth countries to counter China’s grip on mark…
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Body of ‘hero’ Australian found two days after saving German tourist from drowning in Bali
Witnesses said Craig Laidley had almost reached safety when a wave dragged the 56-year-old back into heavy sea…
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UK says India’s cooperation with Canada’s legal process is ‘right next step’
Growing diplomatic row as police say they have evidence of Delhi’s links to murder of Sikh leader in CanadaBri…
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Japan’s humble onigiri takes over lunchtimes around the world
For decades nori-wrapped rice dish was mainly a snack eaten at home or in a bento, but now it has come into it…
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Kokoda track shut indefinitely after PNG landowners demand payments
Mount Kodu landowners petition prime minister to pay outstanding commitment the government made to them to pre…
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New ghost shark species with unusually long nose discovered in deep seas off New Zealand
The narrow-nosed spookfish is also found in Australian waters and is distinctive for its elongated snout and w…
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Australians stranded on Kokoda track resume walk after protests shut down sections
Naoro village residents block sections of track and demand Papua New Guinea government release funds long prom…
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Last-minute Taiwan drama and a policing plan: five things we learned at the Pacific Islands Forum
China’s representative demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan in the final communique; Pacific countr…
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Australia news, China, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Taiwan
Pacific Islands Forum communique taken down after Chinese envoy calls Taiwan reference ‘unacceptable’
‘Visibly angry’ Qian Bo demands correction of Taiwan’s ‘development partner’ label despite its use for more th…
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‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Tuvalu calls on Australia to set urgent deadline to end fossil fuels
A day after agreement was ratified at the Pacific Island Forum, the country’s climate minister says ‘root caus…
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian politics, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Tonga
Australian PM caught on camera joking with senior US official over funding of Pacific policing plan
Anthony Albanese told journalists to ‘chill out’ over the comments filmed in the wings of the Pacific Islands …
- Anthony Albanese, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian politics, China, Pacific Islands Forum, Tonga, Vanuatu
Tongan PM Sovaleni and Australian PM Albanese give details of Pacific police training plan – video
The Tongan prime minister, Hu’akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, and the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanes…
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Australia overcomes last-minute concerns to secure sweeping Pacific police training plan
Anthony Albanese says it is ‘a Pacific-led initiative’ that reflects the desire of neighbours to ‘stand with e…
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UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit
António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledoni…