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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shakes hands with Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (right) before the Ocean of Peace Alliance signing on July 6. Photo: AFP
Pacific nations

Australia, Fiji and now New Zealand: a new Pacific alliance takes shape

Wellington’s bid to join the pact flags a hard-security pivot, but analysts ask if such treaties serve Pacific societies’ best interests.

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India

Can Australian uranium fuel India’s nuclear future without sparking arms race?

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Obituaries

Sam Neill, known for roles in Jurassic Park and The Piano, dead at 78

New Zealand

New Zealand-India trade, defence pact celebrated despite criticism

Anti-immigration members of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s coalition and anti-Modi members of the Indian diaspora opposed the deal.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Saturday. Photo: AFP
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Australia

YouTube says Sydney massacre ‘crisis actor’ video can stay online

The video calls an Isis-inspired attack that left 15 dead a ‘false flag operation’, an Australian inquiry heard.

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Singapore

Singapore is world’s most expensive city for luxury spending for fourth year

Zurich, Monaco, Hong Kong and London rounded out the top five in Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer Group’s Lifestyle Index.

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Australia

Vandal demands peanut butter sandwich to end Australian bridge stand-off

Police believe the bridge climber is the serial vandal responsible for the Pam the Bird graffiti appearing across Melbourne.

A man gestures from the top of the eastern pylon of the Bolte Bridge in Melbourne on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
A man gestures from the top of the eastern pylon of the Bolte Bridge in Melbourne on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
New Zealand

Bargain homes are to be had in New Zealand but here’s the catch: floods

In Auckland, where thousands of properties were swamped in 2023, buying a home in a flood-prone area offers discounts of up to US$60,000.

Malaysia

Australia’s Lynas partners South Korea’s JS Link for Malaysian magnet factory

The factory in Kuantan, which can produce 3,000 tonnes of magnets per annum, is expected to create ‌up to 400 jobs.

Australia

Australia, Fiji sign mutual defence pact to boost Pacific security

Australia has greatly upped its diplomatic efforts in the region following China’s secretive security deal with the Solomon Islands in 2022.

Prime ministers of Australia, Anthony Albanese (left), and Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, shake hands after signing a treaty in Suva on Monday. Photo: EPA
Extreme weather

‘Catastrophic’ Super Typhoon Bavi hits US island of Rota

Significant flooding, coastal inundation and catastrophic damage are predicted, the National Weather Service says.

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Super typhoon Bavi develops and nears Guam and the Northern Mariana islands in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday. Photo: NOAA/RAMMB/CIRA via AFP
Super typhoon Bavi develops and nears Guam and the Northern Mariana islands in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday. Photo: NOAA/RAMMB/CIRA via AFP
Australia

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef avoids ‘in danger’ listing by Unesco

The agency’s draft report says Australia is working on addressing concerns over climate change, water quality and sustainable fisheries management.

Australia

Australian officials tell fans to give Neil the seal some flipping space

Neil, the only male elephant seal to visit Tasmania in years, has commanded an enthralled TikTok following of 1.4 million.

Australia

Australia expects to gain extra US$26 billion from exports thanks to Iran war

Exports are set to rise almost 3 per cent to A$416 billion this financial year, with the biggest beneficiary being the LNG industry.

The Woodside Petroleum gas plant is seen at sunset in Burrup, Western Australia. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Prime suspect: Australia sues Amazon over ‘unfair’ streaming ad terms

The competition regulator said Amazon charged an extra US$2.10 for ad-free streaming on top of the annual subscription.

A building is wrapped in Amazon Prime advertising ahead of Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, on July 22, 2025. Photo: Reuters
A building is wrapped in Amazon Prime advertising ahead of Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, on July 22, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Pacific nations

Vanuatu bans ‘foreign’ military bases in new security pact with Australia

The treaty is the latest in a string of Pacific deals Australia has signed seeking to curb China’s expanding security influence.

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Australia

Australian energy exploration hits 10-year high as Asian gas demand surges

Spending is expected to increase to more than US$1 billion this year with drilling concentrated on Beetaloo, Otway Basin and Taroom Trough.

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Australia

Australia PM: ‘too many children on social media’, ban too easy to avoid

According to a British ‌study, 85 per cent of Australians aged 12 to 15 were still using social media three months after the ban took effect.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at Question Time in the House of Representatives at Australian Parliament House in 2024, in Canberra. Photo: TNS
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at Question Time in the House of Representatives at Australian Parliament House in 2024, in Canberra. Photo: TNS
New Zealand

Why an easier option to travel to New Zealand is a hit with Chinese tourists

Chinese visitors take advantage of a pilot scheme that exempted them from visa requirements if they were travelling from Australia.

Malaysia

Malaysian doctor in Australia remanded over 33 child sex offence charges

The court heard that the alleged offences, involving ‘eight, possibly nine victims’, had been captured on hidden cameras in consulting rooms.

Australia

Many Australians built fortunes in property. Now, that era is closing

The decision to scrap the capital gains tax discount from next year targets investors and creates opportunities for first-time homebuyers.

Residential properties in the suburb of Drummoyne overlook the city skyline in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Plenty to shout about: Australian town crier crowned as world’s loudest person

Guinness World Records said the 58-year-old recorded the loudest shout, in the range of an aircraft taking off and an ambulance siren nearby.

Joseph McGrail-Bateup demonstrates his loud voice in Canberra, Australia, on Tuesday, after being recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s loudest person. Photo: via AP
Joseph McGrail-Bateup demonstrates his loud voice in Canberra, Australia, on Tuesday, after being recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s loudest person. Photo: via AP
Australia

Australia refuses release of climate fund reports for Pacific nation Tuvalu

The island relies on a trust fund exposed to fossil fuels to help pay for the cost of climate change, with Australia the biggest contributor.

Australia

Australia makes record cocaine bust after 2.7 tonnes found buried in Sydney

The largest cocaine haul in Australian history was found stored in plastic tubs and hidden in underground bunkers in a Greater Sydney suburb.

Australia

Australia reports first case of H5 bird flu, virus spreads to every continent

An emergency meeting of animal health and agriculture officials in the country has been held to consider a national response.

Australian Agriculture Minister Julie Collins (centre) speaks during a press conference in Canberra on Saturday. A confirmed case of H5 bird flu variant was detected in Australia for the first time. Photo: EPA
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