
Latest blow to Labor’s Pacific defence strategy might not be the embarrassment the Coalition claims
Anthony Albanese must now save the defence agreement with Papua New Guinea, a week after a similar plan with Vanuatu was delayedGet our
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Anthony Albanese must now save the defence agreement with Papua New Guinea, a week after a similar plan with Vanuatu was delayedGet our

Australian PM will leave Port Moresby without agreement, sparking a setback for strategy to minimise China’s influence among Pacific nations

Celebrations and events have been held across the country to mark the milestonePNG independence: 50 y...

Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea’s defence minister downplayed the delay to the Pukpuk defence treaty being formalised

Economists split on need for new Beijing stimulus amid headwinds from Trump tariffs and crisis-hit property sector

Devastating twister packs gusts of up to 168mph, injuring 89 people and leaving trail of destructionJapan has experienced the strongest tornado in its recorded history after a devastating tw...

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s allyMore than 300 South Korean workers arrived at Incheon international ai...

DNA analysis of endemic specimens in museums finds 79% of ant populations in Pacific archipelago are shrinkingIsland-dwelling insects have not been spared the ravages of humanity that have p...

Legislative council voted down a bill that was introduced to comply with an order from the city’s top courtHuman rights groups have accused the Hong Kong government of failing to provide the...

Choi Mal-ja’s appeal gained momentum after #MeToo movement inspired her to seek justiceA court in South Korea has acquitted a woman convicted six decades ago for biting off part of a man’s ...

Phillips had spent nearly four years hiding in the wilderness with his three children before he was killed in an exchange of fire with police on MondayFugitive father Tom Phillips was receiv...

In effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, US president reportedly proposes tariffs of up to 100% targeting Putin allies and trade partners