Australia’s Central Bank Lifts Rate to 4.85%, Highest Since 2008
🔊 Listen to this article SYDNEY, November 6 — The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 25…
India-New Zealand FTA Takes Effect: A Structural Hedge Against Global Trade Fragmentation
WELLINGTON, Oct. 22 — Two days after the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement took effect, officials on both sides are…
Pacific Islands Push Climate Finance From Pledges to Payouts Ahead of COP31
NADI, Fiji, October 10 — Pacific island nations closed a week of pre-COP31 climate negotiations in Fiji with a familiar…
Pacific Scientists Join Australia’s Landmark Ocean and Climate Voyage Ahead of Fiji Pre-COP
SUVA, October 2 — Australia’s national science agency will lead a four-month research voyage through the Pacific Ocean from late…
Pacific Turns Into a Strategic Frontline as Australia and US Step Up Maritime Security Spending
Pacific Turns Into a Strategic Frontline as Australia and US Step Up Maritime Security Spending NADI, Fiji, September 28 —…
Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Rates at 4.35 Percent as Inflation Forecast Slips to 2028
The Reserve Bank of Australia held its benchmark interest rate at 4.35 percent for the second consecutive meeting on Tuesday,…
Australia Confirms First Mainland Case of H5N1 Avian Influenza
The Australian government has confirmed the detection of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus on its mainland for the…
UK Escalates Terror Threat to ‘Severe’ Amid Rising Security Concerns
Several news organizations are reporting on threat - level - terror. The Joint Terrorism Analysis Center raised the terror threat…