Australian lawyer arrested in Papua New Guinea over alleged $100M fraud
PORT MORESBY, Jan 21, 2021, The Guardian. An Australian lawyer, Greg Sheppard, has been arrested…
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Indian and Australian PMs exchange courtesies on the cricket team’s test series
NEW DELHI, Jan 20, 2021, Mint. India and Australia are formidable competitors on the field,…
Indian sailors stranded for months on Chinese coast reach Japan
NEW DELHI, Jan 19, 2021, Al Jazeera. A group of Indian sailors stranded off the…
Palau could become the first country in the world to be vaccinated against the Covid-19
NGERULMUD, Jan 5, 2021, CNN. A cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean that’s one…
Marshall Islands fisheries revenue expected to drop 20 per cent
MAJURO, Dec 30, 2020, RNZ. The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority is expecting its revenue…
Australia’s growth may ‘never return’ to its pre-virus path after trade trouble with China: Economist
CANBERRA, Dec 29, 2020, CNBC. Australia’s economy has been badly hit by escalating trade tensions…
US, China and Australia evacuate expeditioner from Antarctica in 5-day mission
An Australian expeditioner has been medically evacuated from Antarctica, following a multinational effort by land,…
US senators warn Pacific ally on Chinese bid for undersea cable project
SYDNEY, Dec 23, 2020, Reuters. Prominent U.S. lawmakers warned a Pacific ally that China risked…
Chinese cast net over neglected Papua New Guinea border zone
PORT MORESBY, Dec 19, 2020, RNZ. China has dismissed Australian concerns about a planned new…
Bougainville is still enthusiastic for sitting in the Papua New Guinea parliament
PORT MORESBY, Dec 14, 2020, RNZ. Bougainville might be close to independence but the enthusiasm…
New Zealand, Cook Islands announce quarantine-free travel bubble
WELLINGTONE, Dec 12, 2020, RNZ. In a joint statement this morning the prime ministers of…
[Analytics] New Zealand’s roadmap to recovery
New Zealand managed to contain its second wave of COVID-19 and recent signs point to…
[Analytics] Why some atolls of the Pacific Islands have been growing
Low-lying atolls in the Pacific Ocean have long been considered some of the most vulnerable…
[Analytics] So-called ‘Papuan problems’ and colonial myths
Each year on December 1st, Papuans commemorate the day on which the embryo of a…
New Zealand promises carbon neutral government by 2025
WELLINGTON, Dec 3, 2020, Reuters. New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral…