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Elderly man dies after suspected gas explosion in retirement village
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 9, 2025
A man has died following a suspected gas explosion at a northern New South Wales retirement village earlier this week. The 85-year-old suffered severe burns to 50 per cent of his body after a fire erupted at his demountable home at Noble Lakeside...
Water damage to keep NSW's busiest courthouse shut 'until at least late 2025'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 9, 2025
The busiest courthouse in NSW will likely remain closed "until at least late 2025" after a burst water main flooded critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure in its lower level. The June 17 incident at Sydney's Downing Centre on...
Head-on collision on Sydney Harbour Bridge, two drivers taken to hospital
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 8, 2025
Two cars have been involved in a head-on crash on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which caused delays and heavy traffic conditions during the morning commuter peak. The collision happened just after 8am on Wednesday, where dozens of emergency service...
RSPCA rescues 60 horses on Victorian property as cruelty reports surge
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 8, 2025
The RSPCA says it has rescued almost 60 horses from a Victorian property amid a staggering surge in reports of cruelty against animals. RSPCA Victoria inspectors collected 131 animals in "multiple large-scale and complex animal cruelty operations"...
Military watching Chinese naval ship near Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 10, 2025
1/2 Swipe or click to see more Vanuatu government via Facebook The Chinese Navy gave Vanuatu government officials a tour of its Type 055 destroyer CNS Xianyang and the Type 052DL destroyer CNS Nanning at Port Vila during a port call in the capital...
Agency's 'chilling' attempt to silence complaints condemned in NSW
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 8, 2025
A "deeply concerning" attempt by the NSW tax and fine collection agency to silence complaints and prevent people going to the corruption watchdog has been revealed, leading to a demand for a wideranging audit. The NSW Ombudsman tabled a special...
Slater backs Maroons squad to lift for 'inspirational' Munster in decider
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 8, 2025
If there's anyone who understands what Cameron Munster has gone through in the lead-up to the State of Origin decider, it is Queensland coach Billy Slater. Slater knew there was nothing he could say to make everything better when he sat with...
Demolition of mould-infested high school begins 18 months after closure
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 7, 2025
Eighteen months after a Broken Hill high school was forced to close indefinitely due to a major mould infestation, demolition work has begun. More than 600 Willyama High School students had to be relocated to alternate schools in January last year...
Historic joint submission of Extended Continental Shelf areas to the UN…
Pacific News Service
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Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu have today taken a major step to secure 453,400 square kilometres of shared ocean heritage. The countries submitted three Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) submissions to the United Nations Commission on the...
PNG set for last Group A match
The National
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A WIN today for Papua New Guinea (PNG) against the Cook Islands in their OFC Women’s Nations Cup will see them playing Vanuatu for one of the two grand final spots. Today’s match (1pm PNG time) in Lautoka, Fiji, is Papua New Guinea’s third in...
Tsartlip paddlers shore up support for youth initiatives, earthquake relief
Oak Bay News
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Money raised will help support Indigenous youth initiatives and the Vanuatu earthquake recovery The annual Paddle 4 Pacific (P4P) fundraiser, organized by Pacific Peoples’ Partnership (PPP), took place on Monday, July 7, at the Brentwood Bay...
She fought for the girl that the world left behind: the inheritance of the UN of Natalia Kanem
The European Times
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July 10, 2025
She returns, again and again, to one image: that of a ten -year -old girl – standing on the verge of adolescence, her uncertain future and her rights still in doubt. “Will she be able to stay in school, finish her studies and make her way around...
Ready for State of Origin Game III? Here's what to know ahead of kick-off
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 6, 2025
The State of Origin series is still anyone's game as we head into a blockbuster decider. After the Maroons' hard-fought win in Perth, all eyes are now on Sydney to see who will lift the shield. Will New South Wales win consecutive series for the...
'Contract crew' potentially behind Sydney killing, kidnapping and torture
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 6, 2025
NSW Police officers are investigating a connection between the killing of a 32-year-old man in Sydney to two cases of kidnapping and torture. Strike Force Hallet is investigating whether a "contract crew" is behind the three cases, which are...
Fiji Trade and Investment Review 2025 launched
Islands Business
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July 9, 2025
A fierce Melanesian battle throughout the game as Vanuatu and Solomon Islands met in round of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup in Suva. This is round 2 of the competition as the teams raised the intensity for the competition. It was an evenly hard...
Eased NZ travel rules welcomed
Samoa Observer
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Samoans are excited and optimistic about New Zealand’s new immigration changes, which allow Pacific Island citizens to be issued a two-year multiple-entry visa. The changes, which came into effect on 6 July 2025, have sparked positive responses...
Visa free Pacific-Australia travel is the next logical step in the relationship
The Interpreter
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July 9, 2025
On my first visit to Vanuatu, I spent a week on the island of Pentecost. Among its many colourful inhabitants was a 30-something teacher from the United Kingdom, who’d made his way there on holiday and never left. He’d married, settled into island...
Navy’s Pacific Partnership mission kicks off 6-month run with Pearl Harbor stop
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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The USS Pearl Harbor, a 600-foot-long amphibious dock landing ship that will serve as flagship for the Pacific Partnership mission, is moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on July 10, 2025. (Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes) JOINT BASE...
Triple fatal in Macedon Ranges as six lives lost on Vic roads this weekend
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 6, 2025
Three people have died after two SUVs collided on a rural road in the Macedon Ranges, north-west of Melbourne. The crash took place on Bolinda-Darraweit Road in Bolinda about 7.20am on Sunday. Debris from the crash was scattered across the road....
Police physical fitness levels to improve following directive from Commissioner Manning
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 11, 2025
Commissioner of Police, David Manning, has issued a directive for RPNGC personnel to better adhere to fitness levels befitting the standards expected to do their jobs. The Commissioner made mention of the directive while training with KUMUL23...