Iconis North Sydney pool to reopen pending safety checks
SYDNEY, May 19, 2020, SMH. North Sydney Olympic Pool will reopen to 10 people a…
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Australia warned against ‘vaccine nationalism’ in race for coronavirus jab
SYDNEY, May 18, 2020, SMH. A former top bureaucrat has warned the international race to…
Solomons to observe a 36-hour test lockdown
HONIARA, May 18, 2020, RNZ. Solomon Islands police are pleading with people to observe a…
Fiji coronaviris restrictions to remain in full effect: PM
SUVA, May 17, 2020, RNZ. Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimara has announced the continuation of…
New Zealand’s level 1 alert will lift major social distancing measures, but it’s unclear when and how officials will decide it
WELLINGTON, May 17, 2020, NZ Herald. Open schools and stores, busy playgrounds, takeaways and flat…
[Analytics] China can’t bully us into submission: the PM has Australians’ backing
China’s ambassador to Australia made the threats a couple of weeks ago, and now its…
Soldiers charged with murder of senior Papua New Guinea policeman
PORT MORESBY, May 15, 2020, RNZ. Two soldiers in Papua New Guinea have been charged…
Taiwanese, Australian scientists join forces to test Ivermectin to fight coronavirus
TAIPEI, May 15, 2020, Taiwan News. Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Thursday…
South Australia’s govt resists calls for pubs to re-open early
SYDNEY, May 15, 2020, 9News. South Australia’s Premier Steven Marshall has resisted calls to follow…
New Zealand’s tech company TracPlus landed a $5M investment for tracking and messaging technology
WELLINGTON, May 15, 2020, NZ Herald. Fast-growing NZ tech company TracPlus has landed a $5…
[Analytics] Small states show the world how to survive multipolarity
Small states such as New Zealand lack the decisive military power or economic leverage needed…
US president urged to relax fishing restrictions in the Pacific
WASHINGTON D.C., May 14, 2020, RNZ. The council that governs US fisheries in the western…