Australia’s govt to spend $6M on power project
CANBERRA, Feb 8, 2020, AAP. The federal government says it will spend up to $6…
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Australian MP delivers stunning rebuke to UK’s Dominic Raab on Huawei
LONDON, Feb 8, 2020, SMH. A key member of Australia’s Parliamentary intelligence committee has strongly…
Jokowi to visit Australia for discussion on partnership agreement ratification
JAKARTA, Feb 7, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to pay a…
[Analytics] Flow of Chinese tourists becomes a worrying trickle for Asia
Asian nations have profited handsomely from the impressive growth in tourists from China over the…
Samoa PM assassination case: Accused withdraws bid to change plea
APIA, Feb 7, 2020, RNZ. One of three men facing a charge of plotting to…
[Analytics] Australian climate policy after the bushfire crisis
The bushfires now ravaging Australia’s flora, fauna and rural communities on an unprecedented scale underline…
Kiribati, FSM, Marshall Islands ban travellers from countries where the coronavirus has been confirmed
PALIKIR, Feb 2, 2020, RNZ. In the wake of the World Health Organization declaring the…
[Analytics] Forget Britain’s Huawei fumble, China’s helping Malaysia find its 5G spot
Nearly 30 years ago, Malaysia set its sights on achieving self-sufficiency and full industrialisation by…
Three fires merge into one mega blaze as dangerous fires burn in Australia
SYDNEY, Feb 1, 2020, 9News. Three fires burning dangerously on the NSW south coast have…
[Analytics] India’s changing and Australia’s paying no attention
With bilateral trade negotiations stalling and India choosing not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic…
Indonesia deploys officers to help douse Australian wildfires
JAKARTA, Feb 1, 2020, ANTARA. Chief of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto…
Brexit is happening tonight: Here’s how we got here, and what comes next
LONDON, Jan 31, 2020, CNBC. The U.K. will leave the EU on Friday evening after…