Government And Politics

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Feb 7, 2023

Australian, New Zealand leaders' talk focuses on China

Australian and New Zealand prime ministers are meeting to talk about China’s importance to their national economies

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Feb 6, 2023

China-Australia trade ministers hold 1st meeting since 2019

Australian and Chinese trade ministers are holding their first bilateral meeting since 2019 as Australia urges China to lift barriers that are costing exporters $14 billion a year

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Feb 6, 2023

Indigenous senator quits party over Australian referendum

An Indigenous senator in Australia has quit the minor Greens party in a disagreement over a referendum to be held this year that would create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

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Feb 2, 2023

King Charles III won't appear on new Australian bank notes

Australia's central bank says King Charles III won’t feature on the new $5 bill, signaling a phasing out of the British monarchy from Australian bank notes, although he is still expected to feature on coins

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Feb 2, 2023

Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes

Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes

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Feb 1, 2023

US opens embassy in Solomon Islands to counter China

The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands in its latest move to counter China’s push into the Pacific

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Jan 31, 2023

New Zealand PM Hipkins' Cabinet to prioritize day-to-day

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he’s selected a team of lawmakers to lead the country that will focus on the everyday concerns of New Zealanders, such as the rising cost of living

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Tiny radioactive capsule lost in Australia triggers search

Jan 28, 2023

Authorities in West Australia are searching for a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule that got lost while being transported on a truck from a mine to a depot in the city of Perth

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Jan 26, 2023

EXPLAINER: What is an Australian Black Voice to Parliament?

Australians expect to vote this year in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known as the Voice