Australian man in Wuhan says many Aussies will stay rather than go to Christmas Island
WUHAN, Jan 30, 2020, The Guardian. An Australian man currently under lockdown in Wuhan says…
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Australian scientists develop lab version of coronavirus
MELBOURNE, Jan 30, 2020, The Khmer Times. A team of scientists in Australia said Wednesday…
Papua New Guinea govt shut down entry ports for Asians as coronavirus moves across the globe
PORT MORESBY, Jan 29, 2020, PNG Today. The Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Authority…
Asian Development Bank to spend $2B on Pacific energy and transport projects
WELLINGTON, Jan 28, 2020, RNZ. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is investing more than $US2…
New Zealand PM Ardern calls national election for Sept 19
WELLINGTON, Jan 28, 2020, AFP. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called a general…
Samoa’s measles crisis wanes, but questions remain unanswered
APIA, Jan 26, 2020, RNZ. For the first time in months, Samoa’s hospitals are empty…
Coronavirus ban puts quarter of Chinese tourism to Australia at risk
SYDNEY, Jan 26, 2020, SMH. China has stopped its citizens from booking overseas tours as…
Singapore and Malaysia both report fourth confirmed coronavirus cases
SINGAPORE, Jan 25, 2020, AFP, SCMP. Singapore and Malaysia both reported their fourth confirmed cases…
Three cases in NSW and one in Victoria as Wuhan’s coronavirus reaches Australia
MELBOURNE, Jan 25, 2020, The Guardian. A man in his 50s in Melbourne has become…
[Analytics] Counting the cost of Australia’s raging inferno
Australia’s economy will take years to recover from the bushfires that have devastated four states…
‘Wall of mud and ash’: fish disaster moves across Murray-Darling Basin in Australia
SYNDEY, Jan 23, 2020, SMH. The threat of mass fish kills is emerging across the…
Pacific countries, shaken by measles, on alert for coronavirus
PORT MORESBY, Jan 23, 2020, RNZ. Countries across the Pacific are monitoring their borders in…