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Australian special forces unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan: military report
Australia launched the inquiry in 2016, amid reports from whistle-blowers and in the local media of the alleged killing of unarmed civilians
19 Nov 2020 1:38 PM
Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes New Zealand's first-ever Indian-origin minister
Radhakrishnan, who is from the 2017 intake of new MPs, is a minister outside of the Cabinet
02 Nov 2020 2:00 PM
Australia reports no COVID-19 deaths for third day, hotspot faces longer lockdown
Neighbouring New Zealand reported four new cases on Saturday, all returned travelers in quarantine
10 Oct 2020 3:40 PM
Australian writer to face trial in China for espionage charges
Diplomatic relations between the two have deteriorated after China imposed trade reprisals in response to Australia’s COVID-19 probe call
10 Oct 2020 9:44 AM
Poll says Jacinda Ardern poised for big win in New Zealand election
All recent polls have pointed to a victory for Ardern’s Labour Party, governing in a coalition with the Greens and New Zealand First
08 Oct 2020 3:03 PM
14 million tonnes of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study
The quantity of the tiny pollutants was 25 times greater than previous localised studies had shown
07 Oct 2020 11:38 AM
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern says 'we beat the virus again'
Ardern announced restrictions in the country's largest city would be eased, after a second COVID-19 wave was contained
05 Oct 2020 10:17 AM
New Zealand sees first case-free day in five weeks
Friday’s report also marked the fourth consecutive day without any cases of community transmission
18 Sep 2020 10:07 AM
Australia's Victoria reports lowest COVID-19 cases since June
Residents in the state can now have outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, and cafes will be able to seat up to 50 people outside
17 Sep 2020 10:43 AM
New Zealand to lift virus curbs in most of country on September 21
New Zealand on Monday reported one new case of coronavirus in the community, taking the total number of cases to 1,447 and 24 deaths
14 Sep 2020 11:00 AM
Humpback whales stray up tropical Aussie river
Park authorities have set up a partial exclusion zone to protect unwitting boaters and whales, which can grow up to 16 metres long
12 Sep 2020 2:42 PM
Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?
Until this year, conversations with incoming visitors focused on preparing the newcomers. Now the advice goes both ways
12 Sep 2020 2:02 PM
Koala row threatens leader of Australia's biggest state
The uniquely Australian political stoush comes months after unprecedented bushfires destroyed vast swathes of koala habitat
10 Sep 2020 12:24 PM
New Zealand government to honour Maori New Year if reelected
Many people have argued that marking the day would help recognise the nation's indigenous people
07 Sep 2020 1:08 PM
Melbourne will remain in lockdown until at least October 26
Scuffles between protesters and police resulted in more than 160 fines for contravening lockdown measures or not wearing a mask
06 Sep 2020 11:22 AM
Anti-lockdown protests erupt in Australia just as cases start to come down
Four men were arrested and charged with incitement over the so-called 'Freedom Day' protests planned for several Melbourne locations
05 Sep 2020 2:15 PM
New Zealand records first COVID-19 death in over three months
Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in Auckland last month
04 Sep 2020 2:09 PM
2 pythons weighing 100 pounds collapse kitchen ceiling in Australia
The house owner found the culprits, one 2.8 meters and the other 2.5 meters long slithering into a bedroom and living room
02 Sep 2020 2:29 PM
7 Air India passengers test COVID-19 positive in New Zealand after arrival from Delhi
Hong Kong had earlier barred Air India flights from landing after the same thing happened there
29 Aug 2020 9:58 AM
New Zealand court sentences Christchurch mosque shooter to life imprisonment without parole
Tarrant admitted to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act in 2019
27 Aug 2020 8:50 AM
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