21 September 2026
The UK is expanding its role in the AUKUS submarine program, with Rolls-Royce set ...
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21 September 2026
One of Fiji's most prominent traditional and political figures is calling for closer scrutiny of two major bilateral agreements with Australia.
21 September 2026
The population will reach almost 40 million people by 2066 as Australians live longer but have fewer children, according to new projections.
21 September 2026
Australia’s immigration debate has descended into a bidding war over who can produce the lowest number of “others” coming into the country.
21 September 2026
Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle The United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put has put healthcare in Africa and the Global South “under growing strain” a new report warns. The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “new urgency” for the need to reform healthcare in the region.
21 September 2026
A steam train operator's staff and volunteers are "shocked and devastated" following the death of a person at a railway station in Waikato on Sunday night.
21 September 2026
But NZTA refused to release the report on the grounds doing so might put people off contributing their "free and frank" views in future.
21 September 2026
Employment confidence has bounced off June's lows, but New Zealanders remain gloomy about the job market, with most still saying jobs are hard to find and pay rises are unlikely.
