16 October 2020
The significant size of the US State Department aid for Malaita province in the Solomon Islands is either a coincidence or a geopolitical move to counter China's rising influence in the Pacific, an expert says.
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16 Oct: Liberal National Party senator Matt Canavan says the mining industry employs Indigenous people at a greater rate than any other industry. Is he correct?... more
16 Oct: The second US presidential debate isn't happening today, but that doesn't mean Donald Trump and Joe Biden are staying out of the spotlight.... more
15 Oct: Since Kathy Blake moved onto Hoopers Island in the United States in 1996, she's lost eight cars to rising waters. But this is Trump country. And for voters like her, climate change will not be high on their list of priorities when it comes time to vote in... more
15 Oct: Tourism is back in China, with a national holiday known as Golden Week injecting $96 billion into the economy. So how has the nation avoided a catastrophic new coronavirus outbreak?... more
