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Australia Merges 3 Defence Agencies Into 1 to Speed up Projects, Control Costs
The move comes amid ongoing concern with Australia’s decades-long acquisition of major arms.
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Doctors Warn of Public Health Risks as Vaccine Rates Hit New Lows
The AMA said the falling immunisation rates illustrate the loss of trust in vaccines within a portion of the public since COVID-19.
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2nd CCP Navy Flotilla Could Be Headed Toward Australia, Defence Minister Confirms
In a repeat of an incident that occurred earlier this year, a Chinese flotilla could be headed toward Australian waters, Minister Richard Marles said.
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A ‘State Within a State’: Indonesian Minister Sounds Alarm Over Unsupervised Chinese-Owned Airport
The airport sits alongside the Chinese-backed Indonesian Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP)—the epicentre of the country’s nickel processing centre.
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Blackout Warnings in New Report on Australia’s Energy Transition
The closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station could cause interruptions, the Australian Energy Market Operator has warned.
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Australian Home Values Lift for 3rd Straight Month
Home values rose 1 percent in November, with Sydney up 0.5 percent and Melbourne 0.3 percent.
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Victorian Liberals Move to Criminalise Coercive Control
A bill will be introduced to parliament this week.
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PNG Cannot Fund Basic Services Despite Aussie Aid, Pledges $2 Billion Infrastructure Spend
The treasurer said ’record‘ spending wasn’t enough to sustain health and education as the prime minister spruiked at US$2 billion ’Public Investment Program.’
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Limits to High Risk Home Loans in Australia Coming in February 2026
Banks can only let 1 in 5 new mortgages have a debt 6 times the borrower’s income or higher.
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Thousands of Kosciuszko Brumbies Face Cull After Heritage Protections Removed
The wild horses of Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park will be treated as feral pests after a reform passed parliament with mass support.
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347 Charges Laid in Major New Zealand Drugs Sweep
43 gang associates have been arrested over an alleged drug-smuggling syndicate operating through Auckland Airport.
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2 Men Charged After Officers Injured by Migration Counter-Protestors
Police has also released images of six more suspects as the investigation continues.
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Wong Defends Multiculturalism, Declines to Condemn Trump Directive on Migrant Crime
Senator Fatima Payman pressed the foreign minister on her response to the Trump administration’s directive to examine links between mass migration and crime.
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Senior CCP Leader Urges Australia to Respect Beijing’s Taiwan Position
Australia keeps its Taiwan position deliberately vague, influenced heavily by its deep economic ties with China.
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Australia Merges 3 Defence Agencies Into 1 to Speed up Projects, Control Costs
The move comes amid ongoing concern with Australia’s decades-long acquisition of major arms.
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Doctors Warn of Public Health Risks as Vaccine Rates Hit New Lows
The AMA said the falling immunisation rates illustrate the loss of trust in vaccines within a portion of the public since COVID-19.
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2nd CCP Navy Flotilla Could Be Headed Toward Australia, Defence Minister Confirms
In a repeat of an incident that occurred earlier this year, a Chinese flotilla could be headed toward Australian waters, Minister Richard Marles said.
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A ‘State Within a State’: Indonesian Minister Sounds Alarm Over Unsupervised Chinese-Owned Airport
The airport sits alongside the Chinese-backed Indonesian Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP)—the epicentre of the country’s nickel processing centre.
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Blackout Warnings in New Report on Australia’s Energy Transition
The closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station could cause interruptions, the Australian Energy Market Operator has warned.
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Australian Home Values Lift for 3rd Straight Month
Home values rose 1 percent in November, with Sydney up 0.5 percent and Melbourne 0.3 percent.
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Victorian Liberals Move to Criminalise Coercive Control
A bill will be introduced to parliament this week.
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PNG Cannot Fund Basic Services Despite Aussie Aid, Pledges $2 Billion Infrastructure Spend
The treasurer said ’record‘ spending wasn’t enough to sustain health and education as the prime minister spruiked at US$2 billion ’Public Investment Program.’
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Limits to High Risk Home Loans in Australia Coming in February 2026
Banks can only let 1 in 5 new mortgages have a debt 6 times the borrower’s income or higher.
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Thousands of Kosciuszko Brumbies Face Cull After Heritage Protections Removed
The wild horses of Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park will be treated as feral pests after a reform passed parliament with mass support.
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347 Charges Laid in Major New Zealand Drugs Sweep
43 gang associates have been arrested over an alleged drug-smuggling syndicate operating through Auckland Airport.
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2 Men Charged After Officers Injured by Migration Counter-Protestors
Police has also released images of six more suspects as the investigation continues.
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Wong Defends Multiculturalism, Declines to Condemn Trump Directive on Migrant Crime
Senator Fatima Payman pressed the foreign minister on her response to the Trump administration’s directive to examine links between mass migration and crime.
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Senior CCP Leader Urges Australia to Respect Beijing’s Taiwan Position
Australia keeps its Taiwan position deliberately vague, influenced heavily by its deep economic ties with China.
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