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An unfazed Hogan holds up the python he got from the Christmas tree. Photo: YouTube screen grab.

Australia, Oceania

Video shows python found in Aussie family’s Christmas tree

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

The toads on the back of the big python. Photo: YouTube

Australia, Oceania

Cane toads get a free ride on a python’s back in Australia

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Representatives from the 11-nation Pacific trade pact the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership meet in Santiago on March 8, 2018. Photo: AFP/Claudio Reyes

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Japan-led Pacific free trade pact goes into effect

by Andrew Salmon December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

A minke whale is lifted from a 'research' whaling vessel in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in April 2008. Japan is set to resume commercial whale hunting and will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission.Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun / AFP

Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania

Japan to resume whaling, but only in its territorial waters

by Andrew Salmon December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

The facade of the Dubai Courts building where the Australian was tried. Photo: AFP

Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, Syria, World

Jailed Australian ‘a victim of Arabian Peninsula feud’

by Alan Boyd December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City. Photo: AFP

Australia, France, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, World

Arab League calls on Australia, Brazil to respect international law

by Asia Times staff December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

China has been hit by a surge in bankruptcies and a slowdown in 2019 is expected to test all nations in Asia. Photo: iStock

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China is about to stress test the world

by William Pesek December 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Cardinal George Pell in a file photo. Image: Twitter

Australia, Oceania

Australian Cardinal falls silently on child sex charge

by Lachlan Colquhoun December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Cardinal George Pell is being prosecuted for child sexual offences in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: AFP

Australia, France, Oceania, World

Pope shuns scandal-hit Australian cardinal

by Asia Times staff December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The University of New South Wales in Australia. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Australia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Korea, Vietnam

Australia ‘first choice’ for overseas Vietnamese students

by Asia Times staff December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A snake catcher uses a cricket bat to remove a python from a toilet. Photo: Queensland Urban Utilities@Facebook.

Australia, Oceania

Cricket bat used to remove python in Australia

by Asia Times staff December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters chant at a Liberal Party fundraiser in Sydney on November 10, 2017, as they call on the ruling Liberal coalition government to bring back 600 refugees from an Australian detention centre in Papua New Guinea. Photo: AFP/William West

Australia, Middle East, Oceania

Refugees a dividing line ahead of Australia’s polls

by Alan Boyd December 11, 2018February 18, 2020

New Australian legislation will require tech companies to open back doors to their encryption technologies. Photo: iStock

Australia, China, New Zealand, Oceania, Shanghai, United Kingdom, World

Big Brother Australia cracks open encrypted messaging

by Alan Boyd December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian coastal carpet python. Photo: Wikipedia

Australia, Oceania

Australian barbecue fans warned to check grills for snakes

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Australians drinking champagne and merrymaking on a yacht. Image: iStock/Getty Images

Australia, China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

To be Australian is to be rich

by Alan Boyd December 1, 2018February 18, 2020

India's batsman Virat Kohli celebrates his team's victory against Australia in a T20 international cricket match at the SCG in Sydney on November 25, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan

Australia, India, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia, World

Australia-India match points to diverging national paths

by Lachlan Colquhoun December 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Knickers reportedly weighs about 1.4 tonnes. Photo: Twitter.

Australia, Italy, Oceania, World

Gigantic steer too big for the abattoir, Aussie owner says

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's bid to get votes from a Jewish community backfired badly. Photo: AFP/Mark Graham

Australia, Oceania

Morrison’s government falling to pieces ahead of polls

by Alan Boyd November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Road to Cap Leveque, Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley. Mining leases have been granted across the peninsula. Photo: AFP

Australia, Middle East, Oceania, World

Fracking threatens Aboriginal land across northwest Australia

by Grace Dungey and Nick Rodway November 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged to reduce the annual permanent immigration cap. Photo: AFP

Australia, Oceania, World

Rural immigration: Australia’s answer to big city stress

by Jock Collins November 25, 2018February 18, 2020

A trainer plane sporting livery featuring the Australian and Singaporean flags is seen at Base Pearce in Western Australia. Photo: Handout

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Singapore marks 25 years of military training in Australia

by Asia Times staff November 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has proposed to move Australia's Israel Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel. Photo: Youtube

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Australia embassy move blows up Muslim world

by Alan Boyd November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The entrance to a farm in Australia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Report claims migrant workers in Australia not treated well

by Asia Times staff November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian politicians have condemned the regime of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Photo: Sawathey Ek

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Australian politicians condemn Cambodia’s ‘criminal and thuggish regime’

by Sawathey Ek November 20, 2018

US President Donald Trump (R) talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they attend a working session during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017. Photo: AFP/ Michael Kappeler/Pool

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Why the Quad can’t get it together

by Alan Boyd November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US Vice-President Mike Pence makes a toast with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a banquet hosted by Abe at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on February 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kiyoshi Ota

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Japan’s Abe maintains close ties to US while warming to China

by Peter J. Brown November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US Vice President Mike Pence makes his keynote speech at the CEO Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Port Moresby on November 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Peter Parks

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

APEC summit presents stark US or China choices

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Both are key players in the Quad grouping. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meets in Singapore

by Bertil Lintner November 18, 2018February 18, 2020

'Needled strawberries' caused a nationwide panic in Australia. Photo captured on Youtube.

AT Finance, Australia, Middle East, Oceania, Vietnam, World

Vietnamese-Australian linked with ‘needles in strawberries’

by Asia Times staff November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Marijuana is often grown under lights in rented houses in Australia. Photo: Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Middle East, Oceania, Vietnam

Vietnamese charged with running drug ring in Australia

by Asia Times staff November 12, 2018February 18, 2020