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People walk on Thursday on the partially dried-up Hanna Lake lake-bed amid severe water shortages in Quetta, Pakistan. Photo: EPA
Climate change

‘Science is not negotiable’: world urged to protect Earth’s ecosystems

Cop17 sought to revive a landmark commitment to reverse the destruction of nature by 2030 after global efforts fell short.

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Australia

Australian mushroom killer likely to die in jail after failed appeal

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Australia

Stop using Bluey, Australian broadcaster tells Pauline Hanson’s far-right party

Pacific nations

Fiji islanders brave rising seas to protect their ‘US$100 million views’

Serua is sinking due to global warming, but most residents prefer to strengthen the island’s defences than abandon their ancestral home.

Serua Island residents spend the afternoon by the shoreline on October 9. Photo: AFP
A view of the ocean from Serua Island, Fiji. Photo: AFP
Residents travel by boat to Serua Island during high tide on October 9. Photo: AFP
Serua Island resident Avenai Ranuku stands on a sea wall on October 9. Photo: AFP
Australia

USS Colorado named as first US nuclear submarine to be based in Australia

The Aukus pact, seen as a response to China’s military build-up, aims to equip Australia’s navy with a fleet of nuclear stealth submarines.

Australia

Boarding on confusion: Sydney’s second airport blows some passengers off course

Two passengers confused the new facility with the city’s existing airport while another misread Western Sydney as Western Australia.

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Australia

Australia sanctions 2 over North Korean fake IT workers scheme for nuclear funds

The two men are alleged to be key operators in Pyongyang’s cybercriminal activities overseas, estimated to bring in billions for the country.

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The FBI shows a wanted poster of Sim Hyon-sop, a North Korean banker suspected of raising money for North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, in April 2023. Photo: AP
The FBI shows a wanted poster of Sim Hyon-sop, a North Korean banker suspected of raising money for North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, in April 2023. Photo: AP
Australia

Safety of Australian women MPs in focus after man with nunchucks threatens staff

The man entered Hannah Beazley’s office in Perth just days after another female legislator, Helen Haines, was hit repeatedly with a car.

Australia

Australia commits US$44 million to boost East Timor’s cyber, maritime security

Australia has recently struck defence and economic agreements with Pacific nations designed to limit China’s security role.

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Australia

Australian police charge man after attack on MP Helen Haines

Brendan Nugent is accused of dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and harming a public official.

Tributes and flowers outside the electoral office of independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines, who was struck by a car outside her office on Monday in Wangaratta. Photo: via Reuters
Australia

Terrorism squad probes car attack that critically injured Australian lawmaker

A man has been arrested after Haines was deliberately hit by a car outside her office.

Australian politician Helen Haines in Canberra last month. Photo: via AP
Australian politician Helen Haines in Canberra last month. Photo: via AP
Australia

Sydney opens US$4 billion second airport with few flights

Western Sydney International launches commercial operations with a sparse schedule as major airlines remain cautious.

Australia

Australia navy probes hidden camera found in women’s showers on ship

Senator Jacqui Lambie says footage of female sailors may have been uploaded online before the devices were discovered.

Fiji

Fiji’s justice minister resigns after intimate video goes viral online

Siromi Turaga will continue as an MP and a member of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s People’s Alliance party.

Fiji’s Justice Minister Siromi Turaga. Photo: Facebook
Singapore

Australia tax rises ‘nail in coffin’ for tech sector as founders eye Singapore

Singapore’s start-up ecosystem, commitment to innovation and proximity to Australia are among pull factors, industry players note.

The central business district in Singapore in September. Photo: Reuters
The central business district in Singapore in September. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack

Islamic centre chief decries claims the Flydubai co-pilot was radicalised at his organisation in Melbourne.

Australia

Australia says it won’t buy Russian fuel despite Trump’s diesel deal with Putin

Canberra will maintain its import ban to block revenue for Moscow’s war effort, citing sufficient domestic petrol and diesel reserves.

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Australia

Data centre opposition is growing in Australia. Is there a middle ground?

At least three data centre plans have been shelved recently amid fears over water and power supply, noise levels and environmental damage.

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A man walking a dog passes a sign that says “No Goodman Data Centre” outside a home in Sydney, Australia, on August 14. Photo: Reuters
A man walking a dog passes a sign that says “No Goodman Data Centre” outside a home in Sydney, Australia, on August 14. Photo: Reuters
Pacific nations

Pro-Israel Samoa prime minister apologises for Nazi gesture in leaked video

Schmidt has previously voiced his support for Israel and has committed to opening an embassy in Jerusalem by the end of the year.

Australia

Australia’s card surcharge ban forces cafes, shops into price increases

The change, one of the biggest shake-ups in decades, comes at a difficult time for businesses already grappling with rising costs.

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Australia

Australian firm drops US$842 million Sydney data centre plan after public fury

Goodman Group’s Project Mars development was 160 metres from a school, sparking anger from residents and activists.

Protesters gather outside the Senate inquiry into data centre regulatory frameworks in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday. Photo: AAP/dpa
Australia

Australia slams ‘unacceptable’ OpenAI breach of government health portal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the tech firm took three months to tell authorities about the incident.

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Global worries about the power of advanced AI tools are mounting after a string of hacking incidents involving OpenAI models. Photo: Reuters
Global worries about the power of advanced AI tools are mounting after a string of hacking incidents involving OpenAI models. Photo: Reuters
New Zealand

Black robin rules roost in New Zealand’s Bird of the Year vote

The critically endangered bird received more than 26,000 votes, beating the kakapo and karearea falcon to the title.

Australia

Named as an enemy: Indonesia’s uneasy Aukus moment

Aukus inquiry testimony in Australia cast Indonesia as a foe in a hypothetical war, reviving old suspicions.

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Australia

Australia’s backpacker visa cuts threaten working holiday dream

Interior minister Tony Burke has announced plans to cut the number of visas issued – and detain tourists who overstay.

People spend a sunny afternoon on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Friday. Photo: AFP
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