By Fergus Gregg In short: (ABC-Australia) Australia will deploy a team of drone specialists to support Nepal’s search-and-rescue efforts following devastating flash flooding. The latest figures put the death toll around 1,200, with the number of missing rising to 4,200. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australians must “hold on to hope” as Nepali authorities search […]
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Nepal flash flooding sparks fears for missing Australians as death toll passes 160
By China correspondent Allyson Horn, Claire Campbell and Girish Sawlani In short: (ABC-Australia) More than 160 people have died after a flash flood hit the Tibet-Nepal border. Hundreds of tourists and hikers have been reported missing, with dozens of Australians among them. What’s next? Rescue efforts are ongoing, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the […]
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Australia joins U.S-led rebuke of Chinese missile launch
CANBERRA/WASHINGTON, 12 AUGUST 2026 (AAP)—Australia has joined a US-led push for nations to provide advance notice of missile launches, in a direct rebuke of China’s test firing in the South Pacific. Within hours of Australia’s signing of a mutual-defence pact with Fiji in July, China confirmed a nuclear-capable missile had been launched from a submarine […]
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China warned Pacific missile sparks ‘strong concerns’
MANILA, 22 JULY 2026 (AAP) — Australia has raised its concerns with China over its nuclear-capable missile test in the South Pacific, noting many of the region’s nations also shared the same view. Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of ASEAN talks in Manila on Tuesday evening. […]