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Stories

Many Indonesian parties deaf to voters' needs

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:52:50 +1100

Indonesia's 186 million voters have their chance to change the nation next week when they cast their ballot in the general election.

Suicide bomber strikes ahead of Afghan presidential poll

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:52:15 +1100

Yet another violent attack has marred the lead-up to Saturday's Afghan presidential election.

Nepal denies allegations of Beijing-inspired Tibetan exile crackdown

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:51:22 +1100

Tibetan refugees living in Nepal face tighter curbs on freedom of expression and assembly, because of pressure from China, says a new report from Human Rights Watch.

Australia insists any FTA with Japan will be in interests of all

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:51:10 +1100

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott leaves this weekend for a major trade mission to South Korea, China and Japan.

PNG set for record economic growth despite widening rich, poor divide

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:50:46 +1100

Papua New Guinea is expecting unprecedented economic growth next year.

Remote Vanuatu communities feel climate change impact

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:50:27 +1100

A UN report this week warned of climate change affecting all parts of the globe, and of future food shortages.

Indigenous band B2M renews ancestral links with Indonesia

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:50:08 +1100

In the 18th and 19th centuries, fishermen from Sulawesi in what is now Indonesia travelled to northern Australia to collect and process trepang, or sea cucumber.

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