Indonesia and Australia signed comprehensive economic partnership agreement
JAKARTA, Mar 5, 2019, ANTARA News. Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto views the signing of the…
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Australia sends more help for Solomon Islands oil spill to prevent marine sanctuary damage
SYDNEY, Mar 3, 2019, Reuters. Australia is sending more help to the Pacific nation of…
Australia and NZ reaffirm defence focus in Pacific
ADELAIDE, Mar 3, 2019, RNZ. Following a meeting in Adelaide of both countries’ defence ministers,…
Australia and Indonesia agree to step up military cooperation
JAKARTA, Feb 24, 2019, Tribune News. Indonesia’s Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General Andika Perkasa…
Thai, Canadian tourists injured after boat crash on Queenstown’s Shotover River
SHOTOVER RIVER, Feb 23, 2019, New Zealand Herald. Nine people, several of whom were tourists,…
Government ratifies Peru-Australia free trade agreement
LIMA, Feb 23, 2019, ANDINA. The Peruvian Executive Branch on Friday ratified the Peru-Australia Free…
[Analytics] China, Australia on a cyber-collision course
Cybersecurity agencies within the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance are working together to thwart hacking attacks…
Huawei is not obliged to open ‘back doors’ for China, its chairman says
OTTAWA, Feb 22, 2019, Bloomberg. Huawei Technologies would deny any Chinese government request to open…
Australian govt closes distance on Labor in new poll
CANBERRA, Feb 18, 2019, 9News. The government has closed the distance on the opposition after…
[Analytics] New Zealand bans Huawei. China has message for New Zealand
Uncertainty over bilateral ties has affected everything from flights to tourism, one of the largest…
[Analytics] Red card for Asian football’s Sheikh leader
Hakeem Al-Araibi’s recent release from a Bangkok immigration prison may have ended the refugee footballer’s…
Journalists protest outside Philippine embassy over head of the Rappler arrest
DILI, Feb 16, 2019, Asia Pacific Report. The Timor-Leste Press Union has protested in front…