Australia to Spend Over A$1 Billion on New Naval Missiles and Rocket System
Australia has been increasing its defense spending over the past few years as China looks to raise its clout in the Indo-Pacific region....
Australia/Pacific
Australia Considers Giving MPs Say in War Matters Amid Worsening Regional Security
Amid deteriorating regional security largely due to China's pugilism, Australia is considering whether future decisions to go to war should lie with the...
Read moreIs the U.S. Able to Protect the Indo-Pacific?
After President Biden signed the 2023 NDAA into law last Friday, China responded with “joint firepower strike drills" near Taiwan on Sunday, adding...
Read moreAustralia Limits Oil and Gas Prices for 1 Year, Inciting Backlash From Energy Sector
Australia has enforced temporary limits on domestic oil and natural gas prices on the pretext of tackling rising prices, but the move has...
Read moreNew Zealand Cloud Provider Contests Google’s Claims on Regional Data Control
SINGAPORE — In August this year, Catalyst Cloud, a Wellington cloud-services provider, contested Google’s claim that the latter will enable New Zealanders to...
Read moreAustralia Targets Apple and Microsoft Over Online Child Safety
SINGAPORE — An Australian regulator lambasted Apple and Microsoft for not doing enough to halt child exploitation content on their platforms. ...
Read moreAustralia Signs Security Pact With Vanuatu to Counter China
SINGAPORE — Australia inked a security deal on Tuesday with the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu in a bid to counter communist China’s...
Read moreNew Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s Reelection Prospects Looking Tough
New Zealand’s socialist Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s reelection prospects look bleak amid economic woes, rising interest rates, increasing crime, and an impending recession....
Read moreNew Zealand Mulls Over Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay for News
The legislation would be based on a similar law in Australia, which reportedly has been very helpful to news businesses. ...
Read moreNew Zealand Court Removes Custody of Ill Baby From Parents After They Decline “Vaccinated” Blood
Rather than allowing the parents of a baby needing surgery to choose an unvaccinated blood donor, the court instead gave custody of the...
Read moreU.S., Australia Invite Japan to Increase Troop Rotations to Counter China
The United States and Australia announced on December 6 that they would invite Japanese troops to three-way rotations, pledging a show of unity...
Read moreNew Zealand Farmers Take to the Streets to Protest Proposed “Cow Flatulence” Tax
In scenes eerily reminiscent of The Netherlands earlier this year, farmers in New Zealand hit the streets in pickup trucks, tractors, and other...
Read moreNew Zealand Set to Begin Taxing Cattle Flatulence in Climate Change Scheme
The government's plan, the He Waka Eke Noa proposal, will devastate farmers, small-town life, and the country's agricultural industry. ...
Read moreAustralian Study Treats Climate Change Skepticism as a Mental Disorder
Mental disorder? One finding was that "people with high analytical abilities" were more likely to be skeptical of man-made climate change. ...
Read moreEVs Nothing More Than Green Madness
Australia's first customer-owned bank will eliminate loans for fossil-fuel cars in 2025. This "Green Madness" is being pursued by other Western nations, as...
Read more