New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding amid new Omicron restrictions
SYDNEY, Jan 23, 2022, Reuters. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has cancelled her wedding…
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Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga damage after tsunami
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jan 17, 2022, Reuters. Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to…
New Zealand navy rescues duo stuck in Singapore for 18 months
WELLINGTON, Jan 12, 2022, The Guardian. New Zealand’s navy has conducted an unusual mercy mission…
Australia shares recover from pandemic-battered 2020 to gain this year
SYDNEY, Dec 31, 2021, Reuters. Australian shares finished the year stronger, though they inched lower…
China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five Eyes response to Hong Kong election
BEIJING, Dec 21, 2021, The Guardian. China has accused the Australian government of “violently interfering”…
Light aircraft crash in Australia kills 2 children, 2 adults
SYDNEY, Dec 19, 2021, ABC News. Four people including two children died on Sunday after…
Final results of New Caledonia referendum shows most voters stayed away
NOUMEA, Dec 13, 2021, Reuters. Final results of an independence referendum in the French territory…
China’s response to Aukus deal was ‘irrational’, Peter Dutton says
BEIJING, Dec 12, 2021, The Guardian. China has responded “irrationally” to the Aukus pact between…
Fishing firm with operations in Mauritania and Vanuatu building processing hub in China
BEIJING, Dec 8, 2021, Seafood Source. Another coastal city in China has announced its construction…
[Analytics] Big impact on farm businesses and the rural landscape
Labor’s 2030 net zero target could drive up the carbon price and demand for carbon…
Solomon Islands PM survives vote of no confidence
HONIARA, Dec 6, 2021, ABC News. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has survived a…
Australia job ads jump 7.4 per cent in November
SYDNEY, Dec 6, 2021, Reuters. Australian job advertisements surged in November as the lifting of…