[Analytics] Deepening Japan’s cooperation with Papua New Guinea
A small but telling glimpse of Japan’s diplomatic approach in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was…
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Australian watchdog considers its own Google antitrust case
CANBERRA, Oct 21, 2020, PTI. Australia’s competition watchdog will consider its own antitrust case against…
Vietnam moves up in the annual Asia Power Index
SYDNEY, Oct 20, 2020, VNS. Việt Nam moved up one spot to rank 12th out…
[Analytics] Palau’s coral reefs: A jewel of the ocean
Scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) have released their findings on…
Australia-backed regional security centre to start work in Vanuatu
PORT VILA, Oct 20, 2020, RNZ. An Australia-funded think-tank focusing on the security concerns of…
Australia to rejoin QUAD naval exercises in move certain to infuriate Beijing
CANBERRA, Oct 20, 2020, ABC News. Diplomatic tensions with China are set to be reignited…
[Analytics] Australia’s sharks and the climate change
One morning in early October, a now-familiar scene unfolded on a beach in Western Australia….
Woman sets the record straight amid controversy over New Zealanders entering Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Oct 19, 2020, 9News. A woman who travelled from New Zealand to Melbourne says…
New Zealand’s next parliament set to be most diverse ever
WELLINGTON, Oct 19, 2020, Reuters. New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most…
Unemployed people in Port Moresby to go back to their villages: Papua New Guinea’s PM
PORT MORESBY, Oct 18, 2020, PNG Today. Prime Minister James Marape is encouraging Papa New…
Papuans split over status quo on autonomy in Indonesian provinces
JAKARTA, Oct 18, 2020, ANTARA. Over the past few months, several sections of communities in…
Melburnians allowed to travel 25km from home, further restrictions will be eased from Nov 1
MELBOURNE, Oct 18, 2020, SBS News. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a slew of…