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In New Caledonia, Macron confronts the past and prepares the future
Australian policy observers were focused on French President Emmanuel Macron’s first visit to Australia this week, but there is another important first.
- by Denise Fisher
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New Zealand
New Zealand is fed up with being left off maps
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has joined a lighthearted campaign by Tourism NZ to #getNZonthemap.
New Zealand
Woman found neighbour's semi-submerged ute and feared the worst
Tania Shaw had gone looking for her neighbour when she found his ute in the creek that divides their homes.
- by Phillipa Yalden
Tragedy
‘Absolute legend’: Australian musician remembered after surfing death in Bali
Jae Haydon has been remembered as a musician and surfer whose “light shone brighter than most”.
- by Rachel Clun
Religion
Exclusive Brethren saved a guilty man from jail, then he was 'shut up'
The secretive sect went to great lengths to keep a drink-driver whose family died in a car crash from jail but has since ordered its members to sever all ties.
- by Bevan Hurley
UK
UK to open diplomatic posts in the Pacific, citing security concerns
Great Britain says it wants to be Global Britain after Brexit by expanding its diplomatic footprint across the world.
- by Latika Bourke
Wildlife
Thousands of Little Blue Penguins wash up dead on NZ coast
The number of dead birds is unusual but not unprecedented as mass deaths occur once in every 20 years.
New Zealand
New Zealand puts brakes on search for oil in bid to go green
Signalling its commitment to a clean energy future, New Zealand's government announced it won't issue any more permits for offshore oil and gas exploration.
Russia
Embassy embraces Russian propaganda line
The ambassador's broadside against the ‘disgraceful’ Australian media comes as the embassy appears to embrace a more propagandistic tone.
- by Chris Zappone
Human rights
Tribal conflict and trauma hamper disaster relief in Papua New Guinea
NGO representatives in PNG have fears for the physical and mental health of the earthquake-affected population, especially children.
- by Amber Schultz
New Zealand
Pilot whale stranding on NZ's West Coast
More than 20 pilot whales are reported to have died in a mass stranding at a remote beach on New Zealand's South Island.