Government And Politics

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Fiji is deporting leaders of a South Korean sect that built a business empire in the island country

Sep 7, 2023

Fijian authorities say they are in the process of deporting six leaders of a South Korean religious sect that a decade ago moved hundreds of followers to Fiji and built a series of thriving businesses

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Sep 7, 2023

Australian minister says invasive examinations were part of reason Qatar Airways was refused flights

Australian Transport Minister Catherine King says invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s international airport in 2020 were part of the reason she refused to allow Qatar Airways to double its services to Australia

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Delegation of Australian ministers to visit China in further sign of improving ties

Sep 2, 2023

A delegation of Australian federal ministers will attend a high-level dialogue in Beijing next in a further sign of a warming of relations after a years-long chill

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Aug 30, 2023

Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Oct. 14

Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the nation’s first referendum in a generation

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Aug 29, 2023

US Marines killed in Australian aircraft crash were from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado

The three U.S. Marines killed in a tiltrotor aircraft crash during a training exercise in Australia were from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado

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Aug 28, 2023

8 US Marines remain in a hospital after a fiery aircraft crash killed 3 during drills in Australia

Eight U.S. Marines remain in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin after they were injured in a fiery crash of tiltrotor aircraft that killed three of their colleagues

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Aug 27, 2023

23 US Marines are injured, some critically, in an aircraft crash in Australia, officials say

A U.S. Marine Corps aircraft has crashed on a north Australian island, injuring 23 Marines, several critically

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Aug 8, 2023

New Zealand is partnering with BlackRock in aim to reach 100% renewable electricity

New Zealand’s government says it will partner with U.S. investment giant BlackRock as it aims to become one of the first nations in the world to have its electricity grid run entirely from renewable energy

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Aug 4, 2023

China reopens trade in Australian barley in a new sign of improved relations

China is lifting a stifling 3-year-old tariff on Australian barley in a sign of an improving bilateral trade relationship since Australia’s government changed