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Lifestyle & Culture

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

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

23 Dec 2024 - 2:27PM

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

20 Dec 2024 - 1:40PMvideocam

Diplomacy

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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Death toll from Vanuatu earthquake rises to 14, including 2 Chinese

An embassy official said the two Chinese victims were from Fujian province. More than 200 people were injured in the quake.

18 Dec 2024 - 3:01PM

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Australia’s mega-hit kids show Bluey is becoming a film

The Walt Disney Company says a feature-length outing of the popular animated series will hit cinemas in 2027.

18 Dec 2024 - 11:26AM

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Aggressive Japanese shrimp that packs a punch shocks New Zealand

The discovery of Japanese mantis shrimp – nicknamed ‘thumb splitters’ – in the Bay of Plenty ‘is not something to celebrate’, officials say.

18 Dec 2024 - 10:47AM

The species got the nickname “thumb splitter” because they are aggressive and “can punch their way through aquarium glass”, officials said. Photo: AP

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Pacific nations

Buildings ‘pancaked’ in Vanuatu as 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Pacific nation

Footage posted on social media showed buckled windows and collapsed concrete pillars on a building hosting foreign missions in the capital.

17 Dec 2024 - 9:25PM

Politics

The Philippines

South China Sea: why Philippines’ new legal case against Beijing may fall flat

Instead of filing a new arbitration case against China, analysts suggest the Philippines use alternative strategies, including a judicial review of the 2016 ruling.

16 Dec 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Banking & Finance

Banking & finance

HSBC’s unit sued in Australia for laxity in preventing online scams

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) lodged a claim against HSBC Bank Australia in relation to 950 reports totalling A$23 million.

16 Dec 2024 - 4:02PM

Image of the HSBC Headquarters in Hong Kong’s Central district on 29 October 2018. Photo: Sam Tsang

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7 foreigners hospitalised after drinking cocktails at 5-star Fiji resort

Guests at the luxury Warwick Fiji resort suffered ‘nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms’, Fiji’s health ministry said.

16 Dec 2024 - 11:40AMvideocam

Seven foreigners were hospitalised after drinking cocktails at a five-star hotel in Fiji, health officials said on Sunday. Photo: Shutterstock

Australasia

Last ‘Bali Nine’ prisoners back in Australia after 19 years

Five convicted members of the heroin smuggling drug ring were returned from Indonesia, following diplomatic efforts this month.

16 Dec 2024 - 2:16PM

Australasia

‘Please don’t do that’: New Zealand urges Trump to spare ally from tariffs

The finance minister urged the incoming administration to exempt Wellington from any new levies, highlighting the balanced trade ties between the two sides.

13 Dec 2024 - 9:12AMvideocam

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New Zealand to tweak ‘golden visa’ rules to court more rich investors

The Active Investor Plus Visa that raked in an average US$580 million a year has lost lustre after rule changes in 2022.

12 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

Under current settings, applicants for the “golden visa” must commit to at least NZ$5 million of direct investment. Photo: Xinhua

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Australia seals Papua New Guinea security deal with eye on China

The agreement comes just days after Canberra signed a similar treaty with the small Pacific nation of Nauru.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:54PMvideocam

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) shakes hands with Papua New Guinea’s leader James Marape during a press conference in Sydney on Thursday. Photo: AFP

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Pacific nations

Rebel region vows to become Pacific’s newest nation by 2027

Bougainville, home to about 300,000 people, voted to secede from Papua New Guinea five years ago after a bloody decade-long war.

11 Dec 2024 - 2:33PM

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Vandals spray ‘Kill Israiel’ graffiti in Australia’s largest Jewish community

The incident in Sydney’s suburb of Woollahra came after federal police established a task force to investigate increasing antisemitic crimes.

11 Dec 2024 - 1:59PM

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Politics

‘Nice day for tennis’: Albanese slammed for slow response to synagogue attack

A politician has criticised Australian PM Anthony Albanese for not ‘showing solidarity with the Jewish community’ soon after the attack.

10 Dec 2024 - 2:17PM

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Tuesday after it was hit by an arson attack. Photo: dpa

Australasia

New Zealand moves to ban greyhound racing

New Zealand is one of only five countries where commercial greyhound racing is still allowed.

10 Dec 2024 - 11:13AM

Australasia

Pacific nations

Australia signs security treaty with China-friendly Nauru

The treaty limits Nauru’s deal-making abilities. Last year, Beijing persuaded the Pacific microstate to sever diplomatic links with Taiwan.

9 Dec 2024 - 3:41PM

Australasia

Pacific nations

Tonga’s prime minister abruptly quits amid Pacific power struggle

It was not immediately clear who was in line to replace Siaosi Sovaleni, who has butted heads with Tonga’s influential king.

9 Dec 2024 - 1:29PM

Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September. Photo: Reuters

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