CANBERRA,14 NOVEMBER 2019 (MIRAGE NEWS) — Australia’s first-ever specialist college to support security across the Pacific region has been launched at The Australian National University (ANU). Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Alex Hawke MP, officially opened the new Australia Pacific Security College (APSC), which will be led by ANU Associate Professor Meg Keen. […]
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Australia’s ABC to cut radio coverage of Tokyo Olympics
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s public broadcaster has decided for the first time in almost 70 years not to buy radio rights to an Olympic Games. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. cited budgetary constraints and changes in the way audiences access content in announcing Monday that it would not broadcast live radio coverage from next year’s Tokyo […]
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Cook Islands Prime Minister in Australia this week, at the invitation of PM Scott Morrison
RAROTONGA, 11 NOVEMBER 2019 (COOK ISLANDS GOVT) — Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna has accepted the invitation of Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison to visit Australia from 11-15 November as a Guest of the Australian Government. It is the first official visit by Prime Minister Puna to Australia and follows multiple high level engagements […]
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Nauru 19 pair seek asylum in Australia ahead of retrial that lawyers say is rigged
YAREN, 11 NOVEMBER 2019 (THE GUARDIAN) — Two members of the so-called Nauru 19 have sought asylum in Australia ahead of a retrial this week. Lawyers say is the trial has been rigged against the defendants, who have been denied any real legal representation. Squire Jeremiah and Rutherford Jeremiah arrived in Australia just days before […]
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Australian foreign minister Marise Payne visit Solomon Islands
HONIARA, 30 OCTOBER 2019 (SOLOMON STAR) — Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator Marise Payne arrives in Honiara today to take forward initiatives under Australia’s Pacific Step-up and reaffirm Australia’s longstanding commitment to Solomon Islands. This will be Minister Payne’s second visit to Solomon Islands in less than a year. It […]
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Jitters as China spruiks Samoa BRI deals
APIA, 21 OCTOBER 2019 (SAMOA OBSERVER) — China is ramping up its efforts to win over island nations in Australia’s traditional sphere of influence, signing seven new agreements with Samoa at the weekend ahead of a meeting with Pacific leaders to spruik new Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects. China Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua is leading […]