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Thousands in Australia told to evacuate as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears east coast
SYDNEY: Thousands of residents in Australia’s east were ordered to evacuate ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s landfall on Saturday (Mar…
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New Zealand raises China’s surprise warship drills in high-level talks
BEIJING: New Zealand used high-level talks in Beijing to raise concerns about the surprise deployment of Chinese warships off its…
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Singaporean man charged with importing 40kg of drugs into Australia
Shanmugam travelled from Sydney to Adelaide, where he was arrested at the airport on Feb 21 while attempting to board…
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Chinese navy drill in Tasman Sea forced 49 flights to change paths, Australian official says
SYDNEY: A Virgin Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the…
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Commentary: Why are Australia and New Zealand so worried about China’s live-fire naval exercises?
WHY CHINA CONDUCTED EXERCISES IN THE REGION This is an important question since China could have just as easily conducted…
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Australia fines Telegram over response to terror, abuse content
SYDNEY: Australia’s online watchdog said on Monday (Feb 24) it has fined Telegram more than US$600,000 for missing a deadline…
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New Zealand says Chinese naval vessel fires live rounds in new drill
WELLINGTON: A Chinese naval task force fired live rounds in a new offshore drill Saturday (Feb 22) after issuing a…
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Australia says China warned of ‘live fire’ drill off east coast
SYDNEY: China warned Australia on Friday (Feb 21) of potential “live fire” naval drills in international waters off the eastern coast,…
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Australia’s central bank cuts rates for first time since 2020, cautious on further easing
SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank cut interest rates on Tuesday (Feb 18) for the first time since the depths of the…
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Rights groups slam Australian plan to transfer criminals to Nauru
SYDNEY: Rights groups on Monday (Feb 17) denounced an Australian plan to send three violent foreign criminals – including a murderer…
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