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MilitarySYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 20, 2023: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese greets the New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at the Commonwealth Parliament offices during his visit to Australia on Wednesday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

New Zealand’s major AUKUS update

Kiwis could soon be signing on to Australia’s major security pact with the US and the UK, despite the nation being firmly against nuclear.

PoliticsPapua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape reacts as he speaks during an interview in Sydney on December 11, 2023. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

‘Cannot be ignorant’: Warning on PNG deals

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape has cautioned economic investment in his country is “more powerful” than measures to enhance security.

PacificMāori woman Mere Wilson has declared New Zealand a "racist country" over Christopher Luxon's new centre-right coalition government's policies toward the Indigneous Maori community - including limiting the use of the Māori language, and a review affirmative action and how the Treaty of Waitangi (New Zealand's founding document) are interpreted. Picture: TikTok (mere_buu)

‘Racist country’: Kiwis rage

A Māori woman joined thousands ripping into New Zealand’s new conservative government for its ‘racist’ and ‘anti-Māori’ policies.

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Dad dies suddenly while walking on beach

A young dad was walking along a beach with his daughter when he suffered a medical episode and fell face first, suffocating to death.

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Major earthquake rocks Pacific

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has rocked the Pacific, sparking concerns for some of Australia’s closest neighbours.

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Leader’s dire warning to Albo on China

Pacific Island leaders have urged Australia to do more to ensure that China cannot expand its influence in the region -- with severe military concequences for failure.

PoliticsHigh Court decision has huge ramifications

High Court exposes Aussie ‘warehouse’ issue

A legal expert has explained how a court decision that overturned a precedent in Australia’s immigration detention scheme exposed a major issue in the treatment of refugees.

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Aussies caught up in wild Bali brawl

Aussies’ end of year celebrations in Bali have been marred by multiple violent brawls erupting on the streets during a night out.

School LifeCrocs in high demand. Yiyi Zhang (7) tries on a pair at the Platypus store in Rundle Mall, Adelaide. November 27th 2023. Picture: Brett Hartwig

‘Disruptive’: Why schools are banning Crocs

Schools have been forced to put their foot down on Crocs after a series of “disruptive” playground incidents caused by the controversial footwear.

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Big hint on next move for freed crims

A High Court judgment that found the government’s immigration detention scheme was unlawful has also shed light on how dozens of released criminals could be re-detained.

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NZ’s shock backflip on smoking ban

New Zealand has scrapped the world’s first total smoking ban, which would have stopped anyone born after 2008 from legally buying cigarettes.

Health ProblemsPharmacist John Bell views a packet of codral containing pseudoephedrine at a pharmacy in Sydney. The government want to introduce an alternative chemical which is less effective.

Nation to bring banned drug back to shelves

A popular medication will again be sold over-the-counter in New Zealand, reversing a ban as part of “long overdue” health reforms.

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Powerful earthquake rocks Philippines

The strong tremor lasted several seconds, cracking walls and caving in the roof of a shopping centre.

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Lovers allegedly plotted to kill rival twice

A court is set to hear allegations of hit men, axe attacks, pillow suffocation and tangled ex-lovers in wild alleged murder plot.

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Fiancee devastated as partner dies overseas

She shares the heartbreaking reason why her husband-to-be was working overseas while they planned their wedding for his return home.

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Update: 2024-06-13