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Anger over plan to remove Queen from Fiji money

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:03:10 +1100

A decision to remove images of the Queen from Fiji's currency has been met with outrage from the country's chiefs.

Food arrives at starving Pacific school

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:02:39 +1100

Food has arrived at a remote boarding school in the northern Pacific, three weeks after it ran out of supplies to feed nearly 300 students.

Two weeks in, Vanuatu PM faces no-confidence vote

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:25:18 +1100

A no confidence motion has been tabled against the Prime Minister of Vanuatu Sato Kilman.

Man remains in custody over Logan teen's death

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:26:47 +1100

A 21-year-old man remains in custody charged over the death of a Logan teenager, south of Brisbane.

Detainee condemns 'slaughterhouse' Nauru

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:14:00 +1100

An asylum seeker being held in the Nauru detention centre has described the place as a "slaughterhouse" that pushes detainees to attempt suicide.

Australia "committed" to climate change aid

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:57:41 +1100

Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, has defended its record on pledges to assist developing countries cope with climate change.

Mistaken sighting of non-existent Pacific island traced back to 1876

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:30:27 +1100

Some of you may remember a story we reported on not too long ago, which might have been called 'The Case of the Disappearing Island.

Typhoon Bopha: Palau clear, Philippines bracing

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:12:01 +1100

Palau narrowly escaped Typhoon Bopha, but its now heading straight for the southern Philippines.

Sandy Island error traced back to 1876 whaling ship

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:24:01 +1100

A researcher at Auckland Museum in New Zealand has solved the mystery of disappearing Sandy Island, finding evidence that it never actually existed.

Texting turns 20

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:46:21 +1100

It's exactly 20 years since the first mobile text message.

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