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China wants to ‘take over’ Australian politics: ex-spy chief

10:17 am November 22, 2019

Sydney: China is seeking to “take over” Australia’s political system with an “insidious” and systematic campaign of espionage and influence-peddling, Canberra’s ex-spymaster said in an interview published Friday. Duncan Lewis, who resigned in September after five years at the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), said China could target anyone in political office, […]

Prince Charles visits 99-year-old Prince Philip in hospital

Prince Charles and Camilla begin weeklong New Zealand trip

10:56 am November 17, 2019

Wellington: Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in New Zealand on Sunday for a weeklong trip, during which they plan to visit the city of Christchurch and the historic treaty grounds at Waitangi, where the nation’s founding document was signed. It is the couple’s third joint visit to New Zealand and their first […]

Great Barrier Reef annual mass coral spawning begins

10:52 am November 17, 2019

Sydney: A mass coral spawning has begun on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, with early indications the annual event could be among the biggest in recent years, local marine biologists said Sunday. Buffeted by climate change-induced rising sea temperatures and coral bleaching, the world’s largest reef system goes into a frenzy once a year with a […]

China says it has met its carbon reduction goal early

New Zealand makes ‘zero carbon’ target law

6:01 pm November 7, 2019

Wellington: New Zealand’s plan to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 became law on Thursday, when it cleared its final hurdle in Parliament. The legislation, which was supported on both sides of the political divide, mandates that the country should produce no greenhouse gases — except methane — by the middle of the […]

Chinese billionaire claims Australia ‘deep state’ plot

7:34 pm October 23, 2019

Sydney : A Chinese billionaire banished from Australia on suspicion of political interference claimed Wednesday that “dark forces” from within the “deep state” were behind a multi-million dollar tax claim against him. Prolific political donor Huang Xiangmo is embroiled in a series of scandals relating to undeclared earnings and millions of dollars he gave to […]