Thousands march in NZ Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori 鈥榟aka鈥� chants rang out across New Zealand鈥檚 capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation鈥檚 founding treaty.
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Commonwealth presses UK to atone for brutal past
Britain\'s King Charles faced calls to reckon with his country\'s colonial past Friday, as a supposedly friendly summit of Commonwealth leaders turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire.
King Charles heckled by lawmaker at Australian parliament
Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe shouted anti-colonial slogans at King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament on Monday, shocking assembled lawmakers and other dignitaries.
King Charles arrives in Australia for landmark tour
King Charles III touched down in Australia Friday, embarking on the most strenuous foreign trip since his life-changing cancer diagnosis eight months ago.
Australia PM hits back at Musk after 鈥榝ascists鈥� quip
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Elon Musk on Saturday after the tech mogul called his government 鈥榝ascists鈥� for proposing laws that would fine social media giants...
Australia moves to strip medals from Afghanistan unit commanders
Australia on Thursday moved to strip medals from Afghanistan war commanders whose units were involved in alleged war crimes and 鈥榰nlawful conduct鈥�.
Protesters, police clash at Australian military expo, 33 arrested
Anti-war protesters set bins alight and threw horse manure at police during clashes in Australia on Wednesday, with officers arresting 33 people and using tear gas, stun grenades and pepper spray to disperse the crowd...
Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media
Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said on Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and...
Natural resources must benefit all: pope
Pope Francis visited Papua New Guinea Saturday, where he called for vast natural resources to benefit the 鈥榚ntire community鈥� 鈥� a politically charged demand in a nation where many
Guterres issues 鈥榞lobal SOS鈥� over fast-rising Pacific ocean
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres sent out a global climate 鈥楽OS鈥� at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region鈥檚 seas rising much more...
Big polluters urged to pay as key Pacific summit opens in Tonga
Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: 鈥業f you pollute, you should pay.鈥�
Australia accuses friends over foreign interference
Australia鈥檚 spy chief on Sunday accused some friendly nations of running foreign interference operations in the country, saying their identities would surprise people if revealed.
Australia PM replaces immigration, security ministers
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday replaced the government ministers responsible for immigration and national security, overhauling the...
Australia bans uranium mining at indigenous site
Australia moved Saturday to ban mining at one of the world鈥檚 largest high-grade uranium deposits, highlighting the site鈥檚 鈥榚nduring connection鈥� to Indigenous Australians.
Australia sanctions Israeli settlers, echoing EU, US moves
Australia on Thursday followed Europe and the United States by levying sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of 鈥榖eatings, sexual assault and torture鈥� of...