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Japan sending combat troops to participate in upcoming exercises in the Philippines is a signal of a shift towards a more networked, multi-layered security structure in the South China Sea that is still anchored by the United States, analysts in the region told Radio Free Asia.
Six months after Papua New Guinea and Australia signed a bilateral defense treaty, public opinion in PNG remains divided, with some telling Radio Free Asia that they like that the pact creates opportunities for youth, and others saying that they worry about potentially being drawn into a larger conflict between the West and China.
CCTV footage shows a duck family slowing down traffic in a crowded inner city, the Brisbane Motorway.During rush hour, two adult ducks and six ducklings made over ten attempts to waddle across the road, 7News,Australia reports.
Three women are being sought by Australian police after a young family’s pet was taken from outside a shopping center in Melbourne.
Parts of the Hunter region of Australia’s New South Wales reported seeing enigmatic “glowing orange orbs” in the sky. On Sunday night, people who live northwest of Newcastle between Singleton, Cessnock, and East Maitland reported seeing the spectacle.
A teenager who was stuck 30 meters up on a crane in Ivanhoe while trying to take a picture of the Melbourne skyline was rescued by a bold high-angle rescue operation.
After witnessing his mother fight cancer for years before deciding to pass away peacefully, a West Australian man posted his mother’s story on TikTok in the hopes that it would start a national dialogue on voluntary assisted dying.
Only a few meters off the edge of an Australian beach where a “seriously attacked” dolphin carcass washed up, bull sharks were sighted.
A young Australian Boy who just failed a state-run swimming program was lauded as a hero for performing a heroic swim to save his family as they were stranded at sea.
In what police believe to be a horrifying case of mistaken identity, four armed intruders attacked a grandmother’s home and demanded narcotics while holding her at gunpoint.