FBI brought in to investigate American Samoa bomb threat
PAGO PAGO, Dec 29, 2019, RNZ. The American Samoa Department of Homeland Security has called…
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Australian fires claim ‘thousands’ of koalas
PERTH, Dec 28, 2019, AP. Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a…
Australian man charged over deliberately lighting two fires as conditions worsen
CANBERRA, Dec 28, 2019, News.com.au. A man has been charged after allegedly deliberately lighting two…
Sizzling temperatures hit Australia as wildfires persist
PERTH, Dec 27, 2019, AP. A code red was issued in South Australia on Friday…
81 measles deaths now in Samoa
APIA, Dec 26, 2019, RNZ. Samoa’s Ministry of Health has confirmed another death in the…
[Analytics] Modest but positive funding for US’ Asia-Pacific strategy
Asia-focused foreign and security policy analysts in Washington, many of whom have been sceptical about…
Hawaiian-themed mural of Scott Morrison pops up in Sydney
SYDNEY, Dec 25, 2019, 9News. A mural of Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Hawaiian garb…
PM Scott Morrison says volunteer firefighters with public sector jobs will get four weeks’ paid leave
CANBERRA, Dec 24, 2019, ABC News. Volunteer firefighters who are also Federal Government employees will…
Australia prepares for post-Christmas extreme bushfires
MELBOURNE, Dec 23, 2019, Reuters. Scorching heat baking Australia eased today bringing relief from extreme…
[Analytics] How China’s ‘great friendship’ with Micronesia leaving US with strategic headache in Pacific
As US financial support expires in 2023, Beijing could ‘loosen the screws’ on regional alliance…
[Analytics] How Australia’s bushfire crisis demands a rethink on defence’s role
With Australia in the grip of a bushfire crisis it is clear that disaster management…
Catastrophic’ conditions as Australia’s bushfires circle Sydney
SYDNEY, Dec 21, 2019, Reuters. Catastrophic conditions fueled massive bushfires across Australia’s New South Wales…