Oceania

Climate

Tuvalu minister stands knee-deep in seawater to address world leaders

The leader from the Pacific Island nation used his speech to draw attention to a threat that faces many low-lying countries.

09/11/2021

New Zealand

New Zealand legalises assisted dying for the terminally ill

It comes more than a year after almost two-thirds of New Zealanders voted in favour of the law in a referendum.

08/11/2021

Earth News

These countries are forcing banks to reveal their climate impact

A new law will force New Zealand banks to detail the environmental risk in their business practices.

03/11/2021

Australia

'Our family is whole again': Joy as missing girl, 4, found alive

Her disappearance both horrified and captivated Australia.

03/11/2021

Australia

Australians reunite as border reopens after 20-month ban

Sydney’s international airport came alive with tears and laughter on Monday as Australia’s border opened for the first time in 20 months.

01/11/2021

Sport

Josh Cavallo is only active male top-flight footballer to come out

Josh Cavallo has received global support after becoming the only active male top-flight footballer to come out as gay.

27/10/2021

Climate

Australia sets net-zero emissions target but won't give up coal

Widely seen as a climate laggard, Australia is one of the world's largest coal and gas exporters.

26/10/2021

Climate

This village in Fiji has been forced to move inland as sea levels rise

The Fijian government has relocated 150 people in the village of Vunidogoloa to higher ground in 2014 from a flood-prone coast. It was a wrenching shift for families who had to abandon graves of their ancestors, but it is generally hailed as a success that could guide displacement elsewhere.

21/10/2021

Health news

COVID-19: Sydney exits lockdown after 106 days

Sydney has reopened after four months in lockdown, with people running to the shops and hairdressers on Monday.

11/10/2021

Earth News

Death and deforestation: The dirty palm oil companies supplying the EU

An undercover investigation by Global Witness has linked the use of child labour on oil palm plantations to household brands.

08/10/2021

Earth News

Forget Tinder! This is how humpback whales find love

A rare marine phenomenon - the humpback whale ‘heat run’ - has been captured on film by scientists in Australia.

06/10/2021

Earth News

Eua Island: The Tongan island tackling climate change

This project teaching Tongan islanders how to build their own canoes could help them adapt to the challenges of climate change.

05/10/2021

Travel News

International tourists won’t be returning to Australia until 2022

Australia’s prime minister said tourists won’t be welcomed back until next year, with skilled migrants and students set to be given higher priority for entry.

05/10/2021

Travel News

Australia to reopen to international travellers in November

Australia is set to restart international travel next month once the country hits its 80% vaccination target, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday.

01/10/2021

Travel News

Australia's travel ban could be ending very soon

There is light at the end of the tunnel for Australians who have been stuck abroad throughout the pandemic.

28/09/2021

No Comment

Police clear virus rules protest at Melbourne shrine

Riot police and mounted officers moved on the protesters arresting several people at the city's Shrine of Remembrance.

22/09/2021

Australia

5.9 earthquake causes some damage in Australia, no injuries

5.9 earthquake causes some damage in Australia, no injuries

22/09/2021

Earth News

Could ocean algae carbon offset Australia's wildfires?

The fires that ravaged Australia in 2019-20 sent billows of smoke sweeping across the globe. Inside this smoke were tiny nutrients, which may have fertilised the oceans.

21/09/2021

Nature

27 million-year-old penguin fossil found by kids in New Zealand

After finding a fossil on the beach 15 years ago, a group of New Zealand children are now responsible for the discovery of a giant ancient penguin species.

19/09/2021

No Comment

Pepper spray used on anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne

Police used pepper spray in a number of confrontations and made over 200 arrests in Melbourne, as several hundred attendees flouted stay-at-home orders and marched through an inner-city suburb

18/09/2021

Australia

Australia has no regrets over submarine contract

The Australian PM says he has no regrets over cancelling a submarine contract with France in favour of a new deal with the United States as AUKUS row deepens

17/09/2021

Tech News

Australia uses facial recognition to check in on COVID quarantine

The country's two most populous states are using facial scanning technology, extending controversial trials to most Australians.

17/09/2021

Mobility

Is this the key to powering 90-minute London to New York flights?

Overheating problems plagued supersonic flight. Could this latest research combat them and unlock even faster flying speeds?

09/09/2021

New Zealand

New Zealand: Supermarket attacker stayed despite immigration fraud

Ahamed Samsudeen's refugee status was cancelled in 2019 after authorities found evidence of fraud.

05/09/2021

New Zealand

New Zealand vows anti-terror laws change after supermarket attack

Authorities say Friday's knife attack by an ISIS supporter has highlighted deficiencies in New Zealand's anti-terror laws.

04/09/2021

New Zealand

New Zealand police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs 6 people

An ISIS supporter stabbed and injured six people in an Auckland supermarket before police shot and killed him, New Zealand authorities said on Friday.

03/09/2021