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…
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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…
Pentagon to build up US bases in Guam and Australia
KANBERRA, Nov 30, 2021, CNN. The Pentagon will focus on building up bases in Guam…
[Analytics] As China threat rises, can Aukus alliance recover from rancorous birth?
It was initially seen as an audacious enlistment by Joe Biden of Australia into the…
Pacific’s Kiribati to allow fishing in vast marine park
WELLINGTON, Nov 15, 2021, The Inquirer. The Pacific nation of Kiribati on Monday defended a…
Australia to speed up rollout of electric car charging stations
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE, Nov 9, 2021, Reuters. The Australian government on Tuesday pledged A$178 million ($132 million)…
China’s coal imports in October nearly doubled from a year ago
BEIJING, Nov 8, 2021, CNBC. China imported nearly twice as much coal in October as…
Former PMs apologise to Pacific leaders for Australia’s apathy on climate crisis
CANBERRA, Oct 23, 2021, The Guardian. Former Australian prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull,…