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New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters shakes hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington last month. Peters leads the New Zealand First party. Photo: Reuters
New Zealand

New Zealand party pushes for ‘biological’ definition of men, women

The populist New Zealand First Party, which forms part of the country’s governing coalition, introduced the bill to parliament on Tuesday.

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Australia

Strong swells on Australia’s east coast claim 6 over Easter weekend

Australia

Will US tariffs sink Australia’s Aukus submarine delivery goals?

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Australia

Australians’ trust in US sinks amid Trump’s tariffs and tantrums

Despite the erosion of trust, support for the US alliance remains strong with 80 per cent of respondents saying it is important for security.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and opposition leader Peter Dutton shake hands ahead of the second leaders’ debate of the 2025 election campaign in Sydney on April 16. Photo: AAP Image/Reuters
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and opposition leader Peter Dutton shake hands ahead of the second leaders’ debate of the 2025 election campaign in Sydney on April 16. Photo: AAP Image/Reuters
Malaysia

Iran’s meth cartels target Australia via Malaysia’s Port Klang

Experts say crime syndicates from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan are using Malaysia as a transshipment hub for drugs destined for Australia.

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China trade

China’s middle class loves avocados. Enter Australia?

After years of lobbying and a costly trade war that battered exports, Australian fruit producers brace for market access.

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Australia

‘Human error’: Australia woman has stranger’s baby after IVF clinic mistake

Staff at Brisbane’s Monash IVF discovered an embryo from another patient had been mistakenly thawed and transferred to the birth mother.

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A woman in Australia has given birth to a stranger’s baby due to a mistake at a clinic. Photo: Shutterstock
A woman in Australia has given birth to a stranger’s baby due to a mistake at a clinic. Photo: Shutterstock
Australia

‘That’s not going to happen’: Australia snubs China’s call to unite on trade

‘I don’t think we’ll be holding China’s hand,’ Defence Minister Richard Marles says, adding Canberra wants to diversify its trade.

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Australia

Sinking feeling: is Australia’s navy ready for a Pacific conflict?

For years, Australia assumed it had time on its side. But experts warn its maritime defences are woefully unprepared for a modern conflict.

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Australia

Australia to reclaim strategic port from China after election, amid rising fears

The Port of Darwin, under a 99-year lease to Chinese firm Landbridge, is a strategic asset on Australia’s northern coast and home to a US base.

Australia plans to buy back control of its strategic northern port of Darwin from the current Chinese leaseholder. Photo: AFP
Australia

Tariffs for penguins? Trump targets remote uninhabited Australian islands

Critics are mocking Washington for placing tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, possibly due to mislabelled shipping data.

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King Penguins on Macquarie Island, another sub-antarctic islands belonging to Australia. Photo: Shutterstock
King Penguins on Macquarie Island, another sub-antarctic islands belonging to Australia. Photo: Shutterstock
Australia

‘Bit strange’: Trump’s tariffs hit island that doesn’t ‘export anything’ to US

‘They probably don’t even know where Norfolk Island is in the world,’ a resident says after the US imposed a 29 per cent levy on the Australian outpost.

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Australia

Australia blasts Trump’s tariffs, rules out joining ‘race to the bottom’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Trump’s measures are ‘not the act of a friend’ and have ‘no basis in logic’.

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Australia

Bodybuilder in legal trouble for viral turbine stunt at Sydney Airport

Despite facing criticism for being unsafe, the bodybuilding influencer defended his actions, stating he had taken adequate precautions.

A former luggage handler faces charges for filming shirtless exercising video inside a working aircraft turbine in the restricted area of the Sydney Airport. Photo: handout
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‘We live in a different world’: Australia urges diversifying from US universities

Hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding is on the line amid the Trump administration’s threats of cuts.

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Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong (left) waits to shake hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington in January. Photo: AP
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong (left) waits to shake hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington in January. Photo: AP
Australia

Australian outback swamped by year’s worth of rain in a week, devastates livestock

Around 100,000 cattle and sheep are dead or missing due to flooding from 500 millimetres of rain in an area the size of Texas.

Australia

Jetstar flight turns back to Bali after woman tries to open plane door mid-flight

A reality TV star who was also on the flight said the incident was sparked by a dispute over a reclining seat.

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Australia

Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser ‘has 4 days to live after bus crash’

Virginia Giuffre’s car was hit by bus in Australia. She was among first people to speak out about sexual abuse by Epstein, Prince Andrew.

From left, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell pose for a photo said to have been taken in London in 2001. On Monday, Giuffre said she had been in a car crash in Australia. Photo: US District Court - Southern District of New York / AFP
From left, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell pose for a photo said to have been taken in London in 2001. On Monday, Giuffre said she had been in a car crash in Australia. Photo: US District Court - Southern District of New York / AFP
Australia

‘We’re keeping an eye on this’: Australia tracks hi-tech Chinese research ship

‘I would prefer that it wasn’t there’, Australian PM Anthony Albanese said on Monday of the ship, which recently visited New Zealand.

Pacific nations

‘Glassman’ jailed: PNG hopes ruling can curb tribal sorcery violence

After a horrific machete killing, a landmark ruling in Papua New Guinea aims to curb deadly sorcery accusations driven by jealousy and greed.

Myanmar

‘Very big threat’: global aid effort begins after Myanmar, Thailand quake

With thousands dead and injured and many people missing, several nations are sending aid, including life detectors.

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A huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday has killed over 1000 people and injured at least 2000, with many residents missing. Photo: Facebook/Hla Myo Aung via AFP
Australia

Australia PM calls election for May 3, amid inflation and housing challenges

The PM’s Labour Party is seeking a second term, but many expect the opposition conservative coalition to pick up seats.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Australia

Australia to warn young travellers about methanol poisoning after Laos deaths

Foreign ministry warns travellers to ‘be suspicious of unusually cheap drinks’ following the death of two 19-year-olds.

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Australia

Australian air force monitored Chinese navy’s live-fire drills: defence pilots

Contrary to initial reports and an opposition politician’s claims, Australian air force pilots said they weren’t blindsided by the exercise.

Pacific nations

Pacific nation’s Facebook blackout tied to content ‘control’ experiment

Meta’s Facebook and Messenger remained inaccessible to users in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, over 24 hours after mysteriously going offline.

PNG did not provide details of how the police tested “control systems” to regulate use of content on Facebook. Photo: Zuma Press Wire/dpa
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