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The rare and endangered corpse flower, nicknamed Putricia, blooms at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Photo: EPA-EFE

Thousands in Australia queue for plant’s ‘amazing’ stink of death

The corpse flower exudes a fragrance evoking gym socks and rotting garbage, in the 24 hours that it blooms.

23 Jan 2025 - 6:01PM

New Zealand takes a page from Singapore’s investment playbook to spur growth

23 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM

New Zealand ‘wants all tourists’ as it prioritises sector

22 Jan 2025 - 7:11PM

Cat from New Zealand left on plane in Australia flies there and back again

Mittens, 8, was only supposed to take a one-way flight from Christchurch to Melbourne. She ended up being airborne for over 10 hours.

22 Jan 2025 - 2:25PM

Mittens the cat plays with a Donald Trump toy in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Margo Neas via AP

Australian cruise ship operator denies staff dressed in Ku Klux Klan fancy dress

P&O Cruises Australia said the staff, who appeared in all-white jumpsuits and cone-shaped hats, were actually dressed as ‘snow cones’.

22 Jan 2025 - 5:21PM

Trump challenged by New Zealand mayor after he claims US ‘split the atom’

Nick Smith, the mayor of Nelson, challenged Trump’s claim Americans split the atom, stating the feat was actually achieved by New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford.

21 Jan 2025 - 5:17PM

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Australia’s US$1.2 billion plan to make aluminium ‘green’

PM Anthony Albanese said the move aims to position Australia as a leader in ‘green metals’ and capitalise on the growing global demand for sustainable materials.

20 Jan 2025 - 10:20AM

Molten iron is poured by a factory worker in Geelong, Australia. Photo: EPA-EFE/FIle

Russia faces ‘strongest action possible’ from Australia if POW confirmed dead

Oscar Jenkins, an Australian teacher fighting for Ukraine, was reportedly captured and interrogated by Russian soldiers. His status and whereabouts are unknown.

15 Jan 2025 - 7:13PM

Mysterious balls wash ashore in Australia, spoiling bathers’ fun, closing beaches

Authorities are investigating the debris and working to clear nine Sydney beaches.

14 Jan 2025 - 4:21PM

Australian state premier calls synagogue attack an escalation in antisemitism

The attempted arson in Sydney was the latest in a wave of incidents that have targeted the country’s Jewish community.

12 Jan 2025 - 2:32PM

Antisemitic graffiti was removed after it was spray-painted on the side of the Synagogue on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Court nullifies marriage after Australian bride thought it was Instagram ‘prank’

The woman said ‘we had to act to make it look real’ to help the groom monetise his social media page.

11 Jan 2025 - 12:27PM

A couple in Australia had their marriage annulled after the bride said she did not genuinely consent. Photo: Shutterstock

Feeling the heat: bungling Australia arsonist sets trousers on fire

CCTV video shows a person in Melbourne engulfed in flames, who removes their burning clothes before running off.

11 Jan 2025 - 3:07AM

Australian hiker survives 2 weeks in the wild on berries and creek water

Hadi Nazari, a 23-year-old university student from Melbourne, went missing from his group of friends on December 26.

8 Jan 2025 - 7:19PM

Explainer | Why isn’t there a tunnel connecting New Zealand’s main islands?

A Cook Strait tunnel would dramatically reduce travel times. But unlike in Britain and Japan, New Zealand has not seriously considered it.

8 Jan 2025 - 3:26PM

A ferry crosses the Cook Strait in rough seas on its way to Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: Stuff via AP

Scientists in Australia breed mosquitoes with ‘toxic’ semen to curb diseases

The ‘toxic male technique’ aims to breed male mosquitoes that kill disease-spreading females through the act of mating.

8 Jan 2025 - 10:42AMvideocam

Researchers say the mosquitoes would need to be genetically modified so they only expressed the toxic semen once they were released into the wild. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Everyone owns the beach,’ says Australian PM as cabana debate heats up

Portable cabanas used to reserve spots on Australian beaches are ‘un-Australian’, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

7 Jan 2025 - 11:45AM

2 Virgin Australia crew members allegedly raped, robbed in Fiji

Fiji police were investigating the incidents that happened outside a nightclub in Nadi.

2 Jan 2025 - 12:52PM

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Man charged after New Zealand police officer killed in car-ramming attack

Two other officers were also injured in the incident in Nelson that a minister called ‘a very cowardly attack’.

1 Jan 2025 - 12:15PM

Police forensic officers at the scene of the car-ramming attack in Nelson, New Zealand, on Wednesday. Photo: Stuff via AP

Is Australia taking myopic approach in wooing Pacific nations to counter China?

Australia has signed deals with the Solomon Islands, Nauru and Papua New Guinea in moves seen as securing its clout as the Pacific leader.

30 Dec 2024 - 6:23PM

China launches investigation into beef imports as local price of the meat falls

Imports have surged, with China representing a hugely important market for countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Australia.

28 Dec 2024 - 3:59AM

‘Devastating’: 2 dead after being struck by sail booms during Sydney-Hobart race

Race organisers say both crew members were hit by the horizontal pole that holds down the sails and swings depending on the wind’s direction.

27 Dec 2024 - 3:10PM

This image made from video provided by several televsion stations shows sailing boat Flying Fish Arctos moored next to an ambulance at Jervis Bay, Australia on Friday. Photo: AP

Australia’s South Asians hail anti-racism framework for including caste

The framework will help fight caste discrimination by enhancing legal protections in areas such as housing, education and culture.

23 Dec 2024 - 8:21PM

Melbourne-based documentary filmmaker Vikrant Kishore. Photo: Vikrant Kishore

Australia approves extradition of ex-US Marine accused of training Chinese aviators

Daniel Duggan faces charges of breaking US arms law, but his lawyers say there’s no evidence he trained Chinese military.

23 Dec 2024 - 2:27PM

Australia strikes US$118 million policing deal with China-friendly Solomons

Australian PM Albanese called the pact a ‘new foundation’ for Canberra’s security ties with Honiara as Beijing’s clout in the Pacific grows.

20 Dec 2024 - 1:40PMvideocam

US-China relations

Aukus, other China-related priorities likely to survive Trump: top US envoy

‘We will see more areas of continuity in the Indo-Pacific’ than perhaps any other region, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says.

20 Dec 2024 - 6:45AMvideocam

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell during a news briefing on Thursday. Photo: US State Department

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