6 February 2021
A leading Australian university professor recounts how Fiji Government officials "jumped" and "manhandled" him and his wife on Wednesday night, before deporting the couple to Brisbane.
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6 Feb: The Papua New Guinea Government disputes a claim by China that it is assisting the nation with a supply of COVID-19 vaccines, despite a contradicting statement from a Beijing Government official.... more
6 Feb: The coronavirus lockdown affecting Perth, Peel and the South West ends after no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded overnight. Premier Mark McGowan also announced a $43 million package to help small businesses and charities.... more
5 Feb: Here's what you'll be allowed to do once the lockdown eases in Perth and the South West — and the things that are still off the menu, for now at least.... more
5 Feb: The Golden Globes receives heavy backlash for particular nominations this year, and even more for the omissions of certain television shows.... more
5 Feb: Myanmar's armed forces swooped on the homes of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other key figures from her party in pre-dawn raids this week, but it's unlike any military coup before.... more
5 Feb: Western Australia records no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases after four days of lockdown — while recording two new cases in hotel quarantine — leaving the state on track to end the five-day lockdown on Friday as planned.... more
4 Feb: Obscure, old laws are often used by Myanmar's military to charge people seen as a threat to them or their interests — here's a look at how long Aung San Suu Kyi could spend in jail and what experts expect to happen next.... more
4 Feb: Fiji says it's "desperate" for Australia to "fast track" a proposed Bula Bubble to allow tourists back as the island nation comes to grips with an unfolding crisis caused by a second devastating cyclone.... more
4 Feb: The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be like no other, with athletes required to wear a mask at all times unless they are eating or sleeping, and organisers wanting people to show their support by only clapping, not by chanting or singing.... more
