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Case raises questions about complicity of western financial institutions in persecution of Chinese government criticsTwo exiled pro-democracy Hong Kong activists have been blocked from accessing their pensions, depriving them of tens of thousands of US…
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter came down in Pecatu village on the southern side of Bali after it was entangled in a kite stringTwo Australians and three Indonesians have survived a tourist helicopter crash in Bali after it became entangled in a kite …
Police in Tagaytay, Philippines escorted the main suspect in the alleged killing of two Australians and their companion in handcuffs as Tagaytay’s mayor Abraham Tolentino pledged ‘within a week’ to ‘give justice, especially to the family of David’. Phi…
The bodies of Sydney man David Fisk, his partner Lucita Cortez and a relative of Cortez were found tied up in a hotel resort south of ManilaThe suspect in the killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion at a hotel in a popular resort city …
Sydney man David Fisk, his Philippine-born partner Lucita Cortez and her relative discovered with hands and feet tied at Lake Hotel in TagaytayThe family of two Australians found dead at a luxury hotel in the Philippines alongside a Filipina relative s…
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts raise concerns over rising militarisationAs competition for influence in the Pacific region intensifies, analysis by the Guardian has mapped a v…
Andrew Fowler’s book reveals one of Australia’s most important requirements for its submarines was the ability to work alongside the US in South China SeaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOne of Australia’s most i…
Many young people are lured by hopes of better opportunities in Australia as experts worry a soft economy means departing Kiwis may not come backWhen New Zealand opened its borders after the pandemic, the departures began immediately. For Kirsty Frame,…
Wang Wang and Fu Ni have not conceived during more than a decade at Adelaide Zoo, sparking speculation they may be replacedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s giant pandas – having failed to breed – coul…
More than half those who left recently headed to Australia with promises of higher pay and better working conditionsNew Zealand citizens are leaving the country in record numbers, with large numbers heading to Australia, new figures show.Stats NZ’s pro…
Deterrence policy against asylum seeker boats is under strain, with three vessels arriving in a week in MayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe number of asylum seekers on Nauru appears to have topped 100, with a…
We know turbulence is a common part of flying – but are some routes more prone? And where is it the worst? Turbulence is the leading cause of in-flight injuries to crew and passengers and after the fatal Singapore Airlines incident and injuries to pass…
Kerry Davis was flung to ceiling when flight SQ321 hit turbulence before falling motionless to floor of planeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian wo…
Keith Davis, a passenger on the deadly Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 which was hit by severe turbulence, says he has been left ‘totally in limbo’ by the airline while his wife is treated for severe injuries in Thailand. ‘She’s in ICU, needs a mediva…
Xavier Decramer and his family made a home in Nouméa but the eruption of violence has prompted them to leave ‘with a heavy heart’New Caledonia was only ever supposed to be a stopover, a pause on a family sailing trip around the world. “But we discovere…