Oceania

There's a long way to go, but the Australian leader's pledge could reconfigure the public debate around climate issues.

China is tapping into broader anti-nuclear sentiment in the region to attack Australia's nuclear submarine deal.

New Zealand’s free trade deal with the U.K. might be about “building back better” – but it could end up being more about Beijing.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison argued that technology – not carbon taxing – is the best way to achieve the climate target.

A new report claims that palm oil executives in PNG have bribed officials, paid police to brutalize villagers, used child labor, and participated in an apparent tax evasion scheme.

Abbott’s visit may have been counterproductive both for Taiwan itself and for Taiwan’s support in Australia.

The two "strategic cousins" could grow closer as a result of their shared frictions with an increasingly assertive China.

Former Australian Prime Minister Turnbull put it well: “If we want to have influence in our region we must be trusted. Our word must be our bond.”

An Australian spy’s lawyer stands accused of conspiring with his client to communicate information to East Timor about an espionage operation.

Australia will slowly start to reopen its borders to skilled migrants and international students. Tourists will have to keep waiting.

An EU official said the submarine row played a role in the decision to delay this month’s talks but insisted a deal was not ready to be sealed in any case

The violent protests prove that Australia shouldn’t be complacent about the effect of misinformation and disinformation on the country’s social stability.