Australia kills sale of a dairy business to China as trade tensions rise
HONG KONG, Aug 25, 2020, CNN Business. China Mengniu Dairy has called off its plan…
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New Zealand’s 2019 Christchurch gunman wanted to kill ‘as many as possible’
CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 24, 2020, BBC. The man who killed 51 people at two mosques in…
Australian archbishop ‘deeply troubled’ by Oxford vaccine deal
SYDNEY, Aug 24, 2020, AFP. A senior Catholic archbishop has warned he is “deeply troubled”…
New Zealand extends Auckland coronavirus lockdown
WELLINGTON/SYDNEY, Aug 24, 2020, Reuters. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a…
Google says Australian media bargaining laws open up opportunities to ‘game’ the system
CANBERRA, Aug 24, 2020, ZDNet. The battle between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)…
Experts reveal the 10 countries most likely to open to Aussies for travel
CANBERRA, Aug 23, 2020, News.com.au. As the global aviation sector battles to claw back its…
Pandemic is an opportunity for Pacific to return to traditional foods: Scientist
WELLINGTON, Aug 22, 2020, RNZ. A genetic scientist and tropical root and tuber crops expert…
Sydney businessman given travel permit to pick up a luxury yacht
SYDNEY, Aug 22, 2020, SMH. A Sydney businessman with connections to the Morrison government was…
Guam on lockdown as Covid-19 cases hit daily high
HAGATNA, Aug 21, 2020, RNZ. Guam has recorded its highest number of Covid-19 cases in…
China faces questions over ‘vaccinated’ workers sent at a mine in Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Aug 20, 2020, IBT. China faced demands on Thursday to explain why a…
Australia’s Victoria quarantine guests allowed to leave hotel three days after positive test
MELBOURNE, Aug 20, 2020, The Age. Victoria’s Health Department allowed hotel quarantine guests infected with…
Fiji declares dengue and leptospirosis outbreak
SUVA, Aug 19, 2020, RNZ. Fiji has declared an outbreak of dengue fever and leptospirosis…