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Australia
2 rescue volunteers die as boat capsizes off Australia’s New South Wales
The crew were helping a yacht in distress when their boat rolled over in ‘treacherous’ conditions. A third body was found on shore.
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China-Australia relations
China’s fight for Darwin Port could help fragile Sino-Australian relations
5 May 2026 - 9:00AM
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Singapore
Singapore, New Zealand ink world first deal to secure essential supplies
4 May 2026 - 3:00PM
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Japan
Takaichi bound for Australia to strengthen economic, security ties
The Prime Minister’s three-day visit will focus on defence, critical minerals and broader economic security as Japan takes a more assertive military stance.
3 May 2026 - 6:11PM
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves as she departs on an official trip to Vietnam and Australia, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday. Photo: AFP
Australia
Riot erupts over Australian indigenous girl’s suspected killer
About 400 indigenous people gathered at the hospital where the suspect was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals.
1 May 2026 - 4:10PM
Australia
Australian police find body in search for missing indigenous girl
The girl was reported missing from her home in a remote community in central Australia on Saturday.
30 Apr 2026 - 5:25PM
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Australia
Why Australia’s most Instagrammed street is becoming unliveable
‘It’s nice to see people enjoying it, but really, it’s just getting a bit too much,’ a resident says as visitors descend on Gerringong.
30 Apr 2026 - 12:36PM
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Tourists visit Australia’s “most beautiful” street in Gerringong, near Sydney, on Monday. Photo: AFP
Australia
India overtakes England to become Australia’s largest migrant group
The third-largest cohort comprises those born in China, at 732,000, followed by 638,000 from New Zealand.
30 Apr 2026 - 9:09AM
New Zealand
New Zealand officials reject statue remembering Japan’s WWII sex slaves
The government said feedback for the statue application included formal representations from Japan.
29 Apr 2026 - 5:23PM
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India
India, New Zealand boost trade diversification with ‘forward-looking’ pact
The deal, part of a move to reduce reliance on major powers, will also strengthen India’s hand in trade negotiations with the US, analysts say.
28 Apr 2026 - 7:31PM
New Zealand
India, New Zealand sign ‘once-in-a-generation’ free-trade deal
The deal will cut or remove tariffs on 95 per cent of New Zealand’s exports to India, with all Indian exports to New Zealand duty free.
27 Apr 2026 - 7:11PM
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New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay (right) and Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal after they signed documents on a free-trade agreement in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: AP
Yuan
‘Paradigm shift’: is China’s deal with mining giant BHP a global yuan milestone?
The agreement to partly link iron ore pricing to the yuan is a breakthrough but US dollar dominance in the trade remains entrenched for now, analysts say.
24 Apr 2026 - 8:00PM
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Australia
Australia signs US$7 billion Japan warship deal to boost firepower against China
The formalised deal offers Canberra a strategic alternative to uncertain US defence ties, analysts say.
24 Apr 2026 - 8:56AM
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Pacific nations
Pacific Islanders skip food, medicine amid global fuel shortage from Iran war
Pacific nations are the most reliant on diesel for power generation worldwide. They imported about 2.2 million tonnes of fuel in 2025.
22 Apr 2026 - 9:37AM
New Zealand
New Zealand minister under fire for ‘butter chicken tsunami’ remarks
A free-trade agreement, to be signed next week, could see more than 20,000 Indian migrants entering New Zealand, officials say.
22 Apr 2026 - 8:33AM
NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones speaks to the media in Wellington on March 27. Photo: AFP
Singapore
Man vs Mythos: Asian financial bodies sound alert on AI hacking model
Anthropic held back a wider release after finding Mythos was capable of discovering security holes that had gone undetected for years.
20 Apr 2026 - 3:47PM
New Zealand
New Zealand tells Wellington residents to evacuate as rain threat worsens
Wellington had received 77mm of rain in less than an hour, its heaviest rainfall on record.
20 Apr 2026 - 12:26PM
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Australia
Singapore tycoon wants banks to pay US$1 billion for Australian NewSat collapse
The suit claims that the lenders failed to honour loan agreements, preventing NewSat from building its satellites.
20 Apr 2026 - 6:12PM
People queue to enter the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne. Photo: AFP
New Zealand
Air New Zealand economy passengers can join world’s first mile-high sleep club
Socks are mandatory and crumbs, strong perfumes and bed-sharing are forbidden as fliers get cosy with their fellow passengers.
18 Apr 2026 - 10:23AM
Australia
Australian farmers relieved after Indonesia agrees to supply fertiliser
The deal makes up 20 per cent of fertiliser needs for the planting season in Australia, a major supplier of food to Southeast Asia.
17 Apr 2026 - 9:21AM
Malaysia
‘New normal’: Malaysia and Australia strike energy supply pledge amid Iran war
The deal creates a mutual spillover valve, allowing the partners to swap surplus energy once domestic demand is satisfied.
16 Apr 2026 - 7:32PM
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Australia
Indian man charged with sexual assault of passenger on Singapore-Perth flight
If convicted of sexual intercourse without consent, the suspect faces a jail term of up to 12 years.
16 Apr 2026 - 5:42PM
A man was charged in Australia with sexually assaulting a passenger on a Perth-bound Scoot flight. Photo: AFP
Australia
Huge blaze at Australian refinery threatens petrol supply amid global oil crisis
The Geelong plant is one of only two operating oil refineries in Australia and supplies 10 per cent of the country’s total demand.
16 Apr 2026 - 4:54PM
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Pacific nations
Super Typhoon Sinlakua bears down on group of remote US islands in Pacific Ocean
Trump has approved emergency help for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, where Sinlakua is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.
14 Apr 2026 - 2:23AM
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Pacific nations
Australia pledges US$1.7 million in aid after Cyclone Maila kills 11 in Pacific
Entire villages were destroyed in the storm, was briefly classified as a Category 5 cyclone.
13 Apr 2026 - 1:26PM
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