Spring Rebellion protest’s activists jam cities to a halt as crowds flood streets in Australia
SYDNEY, Oct 7, 2019, News.com.au. Chaotic scenes have played out in cities across the country…
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More than 100 passengers on the luxurious Indian Pacific train from Sydney to Perth have contracted the gastro virus
SYDNEY, Oct 5, 2019, News.com.au. Being stuck on public transport and feeling sick is enough…
New Zealand govt commits massive $60 million for PNG rural electrification
PORT MORESBY, Oct 5, 2019, NBC News/PNG Today. The New Zealand government has committed a…
[Analytics] When drugs came to town: The Last Voyage of the Pong Su
The hulking cargo ship was floating so close to the Great Ocean Road shoreline that…
New Tonga PM: ‘We need to be united’
NUKU’ALOFA, Oct 4, 2019, RNZ. Tonga’s Prime Minister-designate, Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa, says it’s important for the…
Diplomatic switches from Taipei to Beijing continues in Pacific
TARAWA, Oct 3, 2019, Hawai’i Public Radio. Last month, two Pacific island nations switched diplomatic…
[Analytics] Ocean at ‘breaking point’: Pacific angst at latest climate report
For 74-year-old Teaga Esekia, a chief from the Tuvalu island of Vaitupu, the ocean is…
Reserve Bank governor explains Australia’s obsession with banknotes
CANBERRA, Oct 2, 2019, News.com.au. Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has revealed why the RBA…
‘Is the big one coming?’: Strong quake shakes Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand
WAIROA, Oct 1, 2019, NZ Herald. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has struck 30km east of…
Residents flee after Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
KOKOPO, Oct 1, 2019, AFP. Papua New Guinea’s volatile Ulawun volcano erupted early Tuesday, October…
[Analytics] Fifth column fears: The Chinese influence campaign in the United States
We were halfway through the lavish Chinese welcome banquet — the honey walnut prawns had…
South Australian government ban snapper fishing from Nov 1
CANBERRA, Sep 29, 2019, AAP. A statewide snapper fishing ban will begin on November 1,…