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Australia’s Environment Minister Tony Burke has declared the widely recognized marsupial as “vulnerable” in specific parts of the country...

In another example of the power of popular resistance, Papua New Guineans this week appear to have successfully stopped the government from delaying elections...

Little seems to be on the news about East Timor nowadays except for some tidbit that the Republic of Ireland closed its embassy in the country...

According to Transparency International’s annual report for 2011, New Zealand’s government has come out on top to be the most transparent...

Representatives from Maritime New Zealand stated that approximately 1,000 tons of heavy fuel oil have been extracted from four out of the five...

Despite what the police claim in their reports about the “need for force” and “two injured policemen”, there is no...

Recovery teams are currently undergoing operations to salvage the remaining oil from a stranded ship near the northeastern coast of New Zealand. The costs of the operations along with the lost oil may very well be over 6 million U.S. dollars. The duration of the salvaging of the oil could take up to days depending on numerous factors such as the weather and the stability...

The Australian government is warning other governments to spur advances made by the giants in the tobacco industry to represent them in the World Trade Organization to put forth an intellectual property dispute in the WTO (as only countries can put forth claims) that would be an obstacle in addition to potential court battles over Australia’s proposed set of anti-tobacco...

After Fitch Ratings downgraded New Zealand’s rating from AA+ to AA, it was joined Standard & Poor’s Rating Services which also downgraded New Zealand. As of Friday, the New Zealand dollar (or “kiwi”) became weaker, reaching its lowest in six months against 16 other currencies at .7636 U.S. cents, falling .0135 cents from .7771 cents before Fitch...