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New Zealand ditches COVID tests for inbound travellers

New Zealand ditches COVID tests for inbound travellers

The shift comes ahead of the opening weekend of the ski season. Lifts are already moving at South Island resorts following a large snow dump last week.

  • by Ben McKay

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Violent threats against Jacinda Ardern surge

Violent threats against Jacinda Ardern surge

An official information request has revealed police dealt with dozens of threats targeting the New Zealand PM last year.

  • by Ben McKay
‘Natural connection’: California, New Zealand announce climate change partnership

‘Natural connection’: California, New Zealand announce climate change partnership

Cars, trucks and other parts of the transportation sector are California’s biggest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, and New Zealand’s second largest behind agriculture.

Albanese’s early moves dispel doubts on his China policy

Albanese’s early moves dispel doubts on his China policy

The Coalition tried to claim during the election campaign that Chinese President Xi Jinping was barracking for a Labor win. This was misguided.

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Tonga eruption was biggest explosion ever recorded, dwarfing nuclear blasts

Tonga eruption was biggest explosion ever recorded, dwarfing nuclear blasts

New research shows that the eruption at Tonga was a far bigger explosion than any in the 20th century.

  • by Chris Hyde
Footy diplomacy v China’s Pacific expansion: why Australia must back PNG’s bid for an NRL team
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Footy diplomacy v China’s Pacific expansion: why Australia must back PNG’s bid for an NRL team

Australia may not be able to match China’s influence through infrastructure investment or granting loans, but we can build deep bonds with PNG through its shared passion for a game: rugby league.

  • by Stephen Brancatisano
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US can seize Russian oligarch’s $436m superyacht: Fiji court

US can seize Russian oligarch’s $436m superyacht: Fiji court

It’s not clear which Russian billionaire ultimately owns the luxury vessel, which sports a helipad, live lobster tank and a grand piano.

  • by Kirsty Needham
China’s deal with the Solomons is an act of colonisation

China’s deal with the Solomons is an act of colonisation

China has wrong-footed Australia with its Solomon Islands pact. Regardless of who wins the federal election, a rapid strategic assessment will be needed to adjust our national security priorities.

  • by Mick Ryan
Island well known to Australia offers one counter to China’s Solomon Islands move

Island well known to Australia offers one counter to China’s Solomon Islands move

What do you do if the tendril of a poisonous vine threatens to overrun your backyard? You chop it off.

  • by Peter Hartcher
‘Pretty confident’: Rocket Labs to catch a falling rocket with a helicopter

‘Pretty confident’: Rocket Labs to catch a falling rocket with a helicopter

The Long Beach, California-based company is trying to slash the cost of spaceflight by reusing its rockets, a trend pioneered by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX. 

  • by Joey Roulette
US tries to seize the superyacht Amadea in Fiji. But which oligarch owns it?

US tries to seize the superyacht Amadea in Fiji. But which oligarch owns it?

A Fiji court will decide next week which oligarch who owns this 106-metre yacht with its lobster tank and helipad - and if they’re under sanctions.

  • by Nick Perry