US, China and Australia evacuate expeditioner from Antarctica in 5-day mission
An Australian expeditioner has been medically evacuated from Antarctica, following a multinational effort by land,…
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US senators warn Pacific ally on Chinese bid for undersea cable project
SYDNEY, Dec 23, 2020, Reuters. Prominent U.S. lawmakers warned a Pacific ally that China risked…
Chinese cast net over neglected Papua New Guinea border zone
PORT MORESBY, Dec 19, 2020, RNZ. China has dismissed Australian concerns about a planned new…
Bougainville is still enthusiastic for sitting in the Papua New Guinea parliament
PORT MORESBY, Dec 14, 2020, RNZ. Bougainville might be close to independence but the enthusiasm…
New Zealand, Cook Islands announce quarantine-free travel bubble
WELLINGTONE, Dec 12, 2020, RNZ. In a joint statement this morning the prime ministers of…
[Analytics] New Zealand’s roadmap to recovery
New Zealand managed to contain its second wave of COVID-19 and recent signs point to…
[Analytics] Why some atolls of the Pacific Islands have been growing
Low-lying atolls in the Pacific Ocean have long been considered some of the most vulnerable…
[Analytics] So-called ‘Papuan problems’ and colonial myths
Each year on December 1st, Papuans commemorate the day on which the embryo of a…
New Zealand promises carbon neutral government by 2025
WELLINGTON, Dec 3, 2020, Reuters. New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral…
S. Australia’s govt fights opposition to toxic waste dump plans
SYDNEY, Dec 1, 2020, SMH. A likely Senate roadblock to establish a radioactive waste dump…
Sydney records hottest November night on record
SYDNEY, Nov 29, 2020, BBC. Sydney has recorded its hottest November night on record, with…
Crucial meeting of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea leaders delayed
PORT MORESBY, Nov 28, 2020, RNZ. The Papua New Guinea and Bougainville Governments have delayed…
British-Australian academic freed by Iran in apparent prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 26, 2020, CNN. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the British-Australian academic detained by Iran for…
Concern Papua New Guinea political instability might disrupt Bougainville independence talks
PORT MORESBY, Nov 23, 2020, RNZ. Bougainville and the PNG Government are due to go…
Australian sharemarket ends strong week on a bum note with late sell-off
CANBERRA, Nov 20, 2020, NCA NewsWire. The Australian sharemarket was on track for its fifth…