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Medical support for MRF-D MAGTF from Australia to the First Island Chain
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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August 17, 2025
When Marines and Sailors deploy to the Indo-Pacific as part of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), the mission isn’t just about combat readiness, deterrence, and multinational training. Sustaining...
Afternoon Update: states agree to close childcare ‘loophole’; Israeli minister calls protesters ‘useful idiots’; and New Caledonia’s vanishing heart
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Good afternoon. All states and territories have agreed to introduce reforms by the end of the year to close a “loophole” that has allowed potential child abusers to work across jurisdictions, the federal attorney general has announced. After a...
Smartraveller issues warning for Aussies travelling to New Caledonia amid civil unrest
Seven News
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August 14, 2025
Aussie travellers have been put on high alert when visiting New Caledonia. The “risk of civil disorder and violence” was released by Smartraveller on Wednesday, more than a year after a wave of violent unrest swept across the French overseas...
A medical marvel: supporting the MRF-D MAGTF from Australia to the First Island Chain
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 16, 2025
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA 08.16.2025 When Marines and Sailors deploy to the Indo-Pacific as part of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), the mission isn’t just about combat readiness,...
Chanel’s New Scent Is Pure Seduction With The Star-Power To Match
Marie Claire Australia
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August 19, 2025
Seeking a new seductive fragrance for your man (or even for yourself)? Chanel‘s new Bleu de Chanel L’Exclusif, created by Olivier Polge, Chanel Perfumer-Creator, is a fragrance that packs plenty of manly sophistication. Making it even more...
New Caledonia’s FLNKS to reject France’s Bougival project
RNZ
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August 10, 2025
The French-fostered Bougival project was signed on 12 July. Photo: AFP / Ludovic / Marin New Caledonia's pro-independence front, the FLNKS, is set to reject the French-fostered Bougival project, signed on 12 July, prompting its Minister for...
Samoa schools continue closure
Samoa News
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August 18, 2025
TONGA KING MOVES TO CONTROL FOREIGN AFFAIRS There are growing concerns in Tonga about the King's plan to remove oversight of a critical ministry from democratic control and place it under the Palace Office. King Tupou VI has never made any secret...
New Caledonia has more guns than almost anywhere else on Earth
The Pacific Island Times
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August 4, 2025
(The Interpreter/Lowy Institiute)-- New Caledonia has four times more guns per capita than any of the island nations of the Pacific. Globally, the French territory also ranks third in the world for civilian gun ownership after Yemen and the United...
New Caledonia has more guns than almost anywhere else on Earth. What does that mean for self-governance dreams?
The Interpreter
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July 28, 2025
New Caledonia has four times more guns per capita than any of the island nations of the Pacific. Globally, the French territory also ranks third in the world for civilian gun ownership after Yemen and the United States. This is an anomaly in one...
One Year After State of Emergency: Proposed Agreement Would Give New Caledonia More Autonomy
The Organization for World Peace
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July 22, 2025
One year after seven people lost their lives in riots, businesses suffered hundreds of millions in losses, and a state of emergency was declared for New Caledonia, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a proposed agreement to give New...
Life outside tennis' top 100: shared motel rooms and sleeping on floors
Irish Examiner
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August 13, 2025
Less than a year after exiting the 2022 Wimbledon quarter-final on the All England Club’s pristine No 1 Court, Cristian Garín found himself 10,000 miles away on a hard court on the Pacific island of Nouméa, New Caledonia.The Chilean, who had a...
‘Challenger level is about survival’: brutal reality of life below elite tennis
The Guardian
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August 13, 2025
Less than a year after exiting the 2022 Wimbledon quarter-final on the All England Club’s pristine No 1 Court, Cristian Garín found himself 10,000 miles away on a hard court on the Pacific island of Nouméa, New Caledonia. The Chilean, who had a...
Speaker Bios
Martha's Vineyard Times - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
Elizabeth Benedict ELIZABETH BENEDICT is the author of eight books and hundreds of articles and essays, as well as the editor of three anthologies. Her five novels, including “Almost” and “Slow Dancing,” a National Book Award finalist, Notable NY...
Pacific news in brief for 15 August
RNZ
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August 15, 2025
A school of Jacks in a murky, tropical ocean. Photo: 123RF Solomon Islands - marine Community leaders from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have committed to establish a transboundary marine protected area in their shared ocean space. The Solomon Star...
Loss and Damage poised for top-level spotlight at Pacific Islands Forum...
Pacific News Service
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By Ednal Palmer in Apia Samoa Climate change induced-Loss and Damage stands the chance of being featured at the Pacific’s highest political gathering — the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) — when leaders meet in Honiara, Solomon Islands, this...
Pacific Islands focus: community-driven solutions, climate in the courts and celebrating independence
Croakey Health Media
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August 11, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: Local solutions to public health issues are showcased in this month’s edition of the Pacific Islands focus column. Isabelle Zhu-Maguire, PhD candidate at the Coral Bell School of Asia and Pacific Affairs, Department of...
Pacific news in brief for 11 August
RNZ
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August 10, 2025
The "dengue knowledge, attitudes, and practices" study was launched at the House of Tonga in Nuku'alofa last week. Photo: Tonga Ministry of Health Tonga - dengue A study on dengue in Tonga has found inconsistent prevention practices and...
20 low-maintenance reptiles that make great pets
PetsRadar
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August 13, 2025
Low-maintenance reptiles can be a great choice if you're a novice pet owner or someone who has a hectic lifestyle with not a lot of time leftover to devote to a pet. There are lots of different types of reptile you can keep as a pet and the ones...
Safety improvements on the way for Hamilton South black spots
The National Tribune
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August 13, 2025
City of Newcastle has started work on a $2.1 million project that will make it safer and easier for pedestrians, cyclists, and all other road users to navigate two key intersections on Parkway Avenue. The work will focus on the approaches to the...
Meet the most venemous marine snake
The Indian Express
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August 12, 2025
When we think of venomous snakes, our minds usually go to rattlesnakes or cobras. But the title of most venomous marine snake, and one of the deadliest snakes in the world, actually belongs to a far lesser-known serpent that lives under the waves...