Melbourne shivers through one of its coldest days of the year
MELBOURNE, Aug 4, 2020, SMH. Stage four restrictions forced most Melburnians inside on Tuesday but…
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China suspends Hong Kong extradition, judicial assistance treaties with New Zealand
BEIJING, Aug 4, 2020, Xinhua. China has decided to suspend extradition and judicial assistance treaties…
Trans-Tasman bubble a long way off: New Zealand PM
WELLINGTON, Aug 3, 2020, Stuff.co.nz. The community outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne has driven the…
Tahiti cruise passenger confirmed Covid-19 positive
PAPEETE, Aug 3, 2020, RNZ. The French High Commission confirmed the positive result today after…
Woman injured by whale shark at Australian tourist spot
NINGALOO REEF, Aug 3, 2020, BBC. An Australian woman has suffered injuries after being struck…
Australia’s second-largest city declares state of disaster, imposes curfew
MELBOURNE, Aug 2, 2020, AFP. Australia on Sunday introduced sweeping new measures to control a…
Fears for stranded refugees as coronavirus emergency escalates in Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Jul 31, 2020, SBS News. The Australian government is being urged to evacuate…
Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
CANBERRA, Jul 31, 2020, AP. The Australian government said on Friday it plans to give…
[Analytics] The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’ led by Australia
The Nobel Prize-winning US economist William Nordhaus fired a salvo recently when he published an…
China slams Fiji opposition’s Covid-19 claims
SUVA, Jul 31, 2020, RNZ. The Chinese Embassy in Fiji has condemned claims made by…
[Analytics] What do Papuans really want?
On Tuesday, July 14th, the Antara News, Jakarta published an article by the Vice Deputy…
China suspends Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and the UK
BEIJING, Jul 29, 2020, China Daily. China announced on Tuesday the suspension of Hong Kong’s…
[Analytics] London and Canberra offer citizenship for Hongkongers
Following the announcement and enactment of a national security law for Hong Kong by China’s…
Near 3 billion animals affected by Australia bushfires: Study
SYDNEY, Jul 28, 2020, AFP. Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia’s…
[Analytics] What next for New Zealand in its post-Covid-19 era?
Having successfully eliminated COVID-19, New Zealand now faces the option of sitting tight or exploring…