Australia and Oceania

Stargazers witness dazzling solar eclipse in Australia

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwO2IW6IzPI Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia Thursday to witness a total…

VIDEO: Total solar eclipse seen from remote Western Australia

Images of a total solar eclipse as seen from remote Western Australia. The totality occurred around 11:30 local time, bringing…

Indonesian fishermen saved after shipwreck off Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A group of Indonesian fishermen are recovering after being shipwrecked on a coral atoll off Australia's…

China allegedly gave Australian a spying ‘shopping list’

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Monday 4/17/2023 by Steven TRASK Chinese spies allegedly gave a "well-connected" Australian businessman cash-filled envelopes…

New Zealand public radio threatens to quit Twitter

Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Monday 4/17/2023 Radio New Zealand became the latest broadcaster to threaten to leave Twitter…

Evacuations ordered as tropical cyclone nears Australia

Severe Weather Update: Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa now category 5.Video current: 3:00pm AWST 13 April 2023. Know your weather. Know…

Papua New Guinea quake toll rises to seven

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea rose to seven on Tuesday, as emergency crews made…

Australia bans TikTok on government devices

by Steven TRASK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia said Tuesday it will ban TikTok on government devices, joining…

7.0-magnitude quake hits western Papua New Guinea: USGS

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of northwestern Papua New Guinea before dawn Monday,…

7.0-magnitude quake hits western Papua New Guinea: USGS

#Earthquake confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M7.2 || 42 km SE of #Ambunti (Papua New Guinea) || 10 min ago…

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