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Vanuatu presidential palace funded by China stirs debt fears
Beijing says ‘no strings attached’ to the complex unveiled last month amid wider concerns over loans the Pacif…
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Exiled pro-democracy Hong Kong activists blocked from accessing pensions
Case raises questions about complicity of western financial institutions in persecution of Chinese government …
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Two Australians and three Indonesians survive helicopter crash in Bali, officials say
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter came down in Pecatu village on the southern side of Bali after it was entangl…
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Police parade suspect in alleged killing of two Australians and relative in Philippines – video
Police in Tagaytay, Philippines escorted the main suspect in the alleged killing of two Australians and their …
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Suspect in deaths of Australians at Philippines resort is former pool cleaner allegedly sacked by hotel
The bodies of Sydney man David Fisk, his partner Lucita Cortez and a relative of Cortez were found tied up in …
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Family wants answers after ‘horrific’ deaths of Australian couple and relative in Philippine hotel
Sydney man David Fisk, his Philippine-born partner Lucita Cortez and her relative discovered with hands and fe…
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Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts ra…
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Book on Aukus ‘fiasco’ says decision to embrace pact will ‘haunt’ Labor for years
Andrew Fowler’s book reveals one of Australia’s most important requirements for its submarines was the ability…
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‘It felt like bad news after bad news’: why record numbers are leaving New Zealand
Many young people are lured by hopes of better opportunities in Australia as experts worry a soft economy mean…
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Panda diplomacy: Chinese premier Li Qiang could announce two new rare bears for Australia during state visit
Wang Wang and Fu Ni have not conceived during more than a decade at Adelaide Zoo, sparking speculation they ma…
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Record number of people leave New Zealand amid cost of living pressures
More than half those who left recently headed to Australia with promises of higher pay and better working cond…
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Number of asylum seekers on Nauru jumps as Australia transfers 37 people who arrived by boat
Deterrence policy against asylum seeker boats is under strain, with three vessels arriving in a week in MayGet…
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Is turbulence getting worse? And where were the worst flight paths in 2023 – video
We know turbulence is a common part of flying – but are some routes more prone? And where is it the worst? Tur…
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Australian in intensive care with severe spinal injury after ‘horrifying’ Singapore flight, husband says
Kerry Davis was flung to ceiling when flight SQ321 hit turbulence before falling motionless to floor of planeF…
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Australian passenger on horror Singapore flight says airline has left him ‘in limbo’ – video
Keith Davis, a passenger on the deadly Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 which was hit by severe turbulence, say…