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Japan
Mogami momentum: why Japan’s warship is winning over New Zealand
Japan’s Mogami and Britain’s Type 31 are the top two contenders, but Australia may have already tipped the scales.
9 May 2026 - 10:30AM
Australia
Islamic State-linked Australian women charged with keeping slave in Syria
8 May 2026 - 7:42AM
New Zealand
Japanese Mogami-class ships possible replacements for New Zealand’s ageing fleet
7 May 2026 - 9:55AM
Australia
Australia warns of arrests as 13 people linked to Isis set to return from Syria
The four women and nine children, who had been living in Roj camp in Syria, are expected to land in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.
6 May 2026 - 12:52PM
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Members of Australian families at Roj camp prepare to leave for Damascus as part of a second repatriation effort by Syrian authorities on April 24. Photo: AP
Japan
Bound by anxiety: Japan and Australia deepen ties for an uneasy age
Shared concerns about trade coercion and energy shocks are driving the two middle powers to ‘institutionalise’ their partnership.
6 May 2026 - 12:25PM
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.
5 May 2026 - 12:45PM
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China-Australia relations
China’s fight for Darwin Port could help fragile Sino-Australian relations
Landbridge Group’s legal claim over the port could take several years to resolve, analysts said, providing more time for dialogue.
5 May 2026 - 9:00AM
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China’s Landbridge Group has launched legal action against Australia after failing to reach an agreement over Darwin port in the Northern Territory city of Darwin. Photo: Handout
Singapore
Singapore, New Zealand ink world first deal to secure essential supplies
Both governments committed not to impose unnecessary export restrictions on crucial goods such as food, fuel and healthcare products.
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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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
Volunteers join the police and emergency services in searching the scrubland surrounding Todd River on the third day of the search for a missing 5-year-old, whose family has asked her to be referred to as “Kumanjayi Little Baby” for cultural reasons, in Alice Springs, Australia, on Tuesday. Photo: via Reuters
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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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
Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal presents a silver cow and calf statue to New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay after they signed a free-trade agreement in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: AP
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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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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A Mogami-class stealth frigate from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force docks in Darwin, Australia, on June 6, 2025. Photo: Kyodo/AP
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
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
Vehicles can be seen partially submerged along a flooded road in Wellington, New Zealand, in a screengrab taken from a social media video on Monday, . Photo: Reuters
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
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
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