Oceania

Healthcare

Australia has legalised MDMA to treat mental health. Is Europe next?

It is now legal in Austria to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin to treat some mental health issues. Are other countries likely to follow suit?

03/07/2023

Travel News

Good news for Brits wanting to work in Australia as visa rules relax

Australia is finally raising its working holiday visa age for Brits, as well as Italians and Danes. Here’s everything you need to know.

30/06/2023

Green News

Why did New Zealand PM fly two private planes for trip to China?

The Prime Minister's 30-year-old plane is so prone to break downs, he has to bring a spare.

26/06/2023

Green News

Tiny earless dragon spotted in the wild for first time in 50 years

This ‘extinct’ earless dragon lizard has been spotted after 50 years missing. But researchers won’t say where.

26/06/2023

Culture news

Jacinda Ardern announces book on leadership

The former Prime Minister of New Zealand, who made history countless times, has confirmed she'll be writing a book but, rather than a reflection of her time in office, it will focus on inspiring future leaders

23/06/2023

Green News

NZ climate activist risks 10 years in jail for fake letter

Penwarden claims the fake letter was never intended to deceive or be believed, but that it was a “satirical protest.”

15/06/2023

New Zealand

Germany returns the remains of 95 Indigenous people to New Zealand

The initiative is part of Germany's plan to return Indigenous artefacts looted or improperly acquired during colonial times to their homelands.

14/06/2023

Culture news

Australia bans Nazi symbols amid rising far-right activity

The Australian government will introduce legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said Thursday.

08/06/2023

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Watch: Rescuers free humpback whale trapped in shark nets in Australia

Conservationists in Australia successfully freed a humpback whale found in distress after being caught in shark nets off the Gold Coast.

07/06/2023

New Zealand

Air New Zealand weighing passengers before boarding flights

New Zealand's national airline is asking passengers to step on the scales before they board international flights as part of a month-long survey of the weight and balance of its planes before takeoff.

31/05/2023

Travel News

This airline is asking passengers to step on the scales - here’s why

The carrier says it recognises that stepping on the scales can be ‘daunting’, but there are important safety reasons for it.

30/05/2023

World News

Rain lash Guam as Typhoon Mawar closes in and residents shelter

Residents of Guam are hunkering down as the US territory prepares for Typhoon Mawar to make landfall

24/05/2023

Australia

Indian PM strengthens ties with Australia on second official visit

Indian Prime Minister seeks to strengthen ties with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese as he is warmly received in Sydney.

23/05/2023

World News

French authorities destroy shanty town on Indian Ocean

France deploys hundreds of police officers to oversee the destruction of a slum on the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in an operation authorities say is aimed at curbing sub-standard housing and illegal migration.

22/05/2023

French Polynesia

Earthquake sends New Caledonia residents scrambling to higher ground

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake some 300km off the coast of New Caledonia triggered a tsunami warning as local residents ran for safety.

19/05/2023

Nature

Scientists race to save endangered wild koalas from chlamydia

“It’s killing koalas because they become so sick they can’t climb trees to get food, or escape predators, and females can become infertile”

09/05/2023

Home

Could this 'tree house' design help cities cope with climate change?

The trees in this Australian development have been preserved to keep the homes cool and help local wildlife.

05/05/2023

No Comment

WATCH: Charles III's double makes a surprise appearance down under

Madame Tussaud's unveiled four effigies for the price of one in Sydney when it revealed waxworks of Charles III, William, Kate and Harry in time for the coronation.

03/05/2023

Healthcare

Australia to ban recreational vaping in e-cigarette crackdown

Australia plans to ban non-prescription vaping and wants e-cigarette sales to be confined to helping tobacco smokers quit.

02/05/2023

French Polynesia

French Polynesia votes for pro-independence bloc in historic elections

The Tavini huiraatira party is set to make Moetai Brotherson president of the new government on 10 May.

01/05/2023

Green News

Indigenous Australians and pension holders unite against gas projects

Traditional Owners of three First Nations are putting pressure on the pension funds over their fossil fuel investment plans with Santos.

26/04/2023

Culture news

Goodbye Possum! Dame Edna Everage creator Barry Humphries dies at 89

Australian-born comic Barry Humphries, best known for his comic creation Dame Edna Everage, has died at the age of 89 in Australia, following complications after hip surgery.

22/04/2023

Nature

This starfish-munching crab could help save the Great Barrier Reef

This killer starfish is destroying the Great Barrier Reef. A tiny crab could change all that.

10/04/2023

Health news

This tiny 3D bioprinting robot could fix your body from the inside

Scientists say this tiny, flexible robot could reduce the need for invasive surgery by working as a mini 3D printer inside your body.

09/04/2023

Tech News

ChatGPT falsely said he served jail time. Now this mayor may sue

He was a whistleblower, but ChatGPT named him a criminal: an Australian mayor could be the first to sue OpenAI for defamation.

07/04/2023

Green News

Breakthrough: Australia passes law capping oil and gas emissions

Australia ‘safeguards’ the future with new law capping emissions from oil and gas.

30/03/2023