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The Parliament of the Republic of Fiji. Source: Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED The approval of a bill in parliament that increased salaries for Fiji’s high-ranking government officials drew strong objections from opposition leaders and civil society groups. Based on the bill approved on May 24, the president’s salary will increase from $130,000 (58,300 USD) to $185,000 (83,000 USD). The parliament speaker will receive a pay increase from $150,000 (67,300 USD) to $220,000 (98,700 USD). Higher salaries were also approved for assistant ministers, ministers, leader of the opposition, and mem...
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Vincent Namatjira, Western Aranda people, Australia in Colour, 2021, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary, 2022, image courtesy Iwantja arts, Courtesy of the artist and Iwantja Arts, photo: Iwantja Arts © Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency Aussies love to criticise successful people. It is called “cutting down tall poppies”, a national pastime often referred to by the Australianism Tall Poppy Syndrome. It was no surprise then that Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, eventually became a target o...
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暴動が続く南太平洋のフランス領ニューカレドニアから、24日までに日本人42人がオーストラリアに出国し...
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フランスのマクロン大統領は23日、独立支持派らによる暴動が続く南太平洋のフランス領ニューカレドニアを...
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Kiwi road sign. Photo used with permission. All the original photos and videos were taken by Heather Milton or the author during their 2024 travels. Our recent six-week trip to Aotearoa/New Zealand in late summer and early autumn 2024 presented the ideal opportunity to experience its amazing environment. We hadn't “crossed the ditch” (the Australasian slang for the Tasman Sea) for a holiday since 1985. The Land of the Long White Cloud was created by volcanoes and carved by glaciers. Before the arrival of humans, its flora and fauna evolved in isolation from the rest of the world, and there wer...
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US President Joe Biden visits a World War II memorial bearing the name of his uncle, Second Lieutenant Ambrose J. Finnegan, who died in Papua New Guinea. Screenshot from YouTube video on Associated Press channel. Fair use. Several Papua New Guinea leaders and institutions are demanding an apology from United States President Joe Biden, who mentioned in two public speeches that his uncle was killed by cannibals during World War II. While visiting a war memorial in Pennsylvania on April 17, Biden remarked that his uncle, Second Lieutenant Ambrose J. Finnegan, was killed by cannibals after his pl...
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ESL Australia, a regional division of esports tournament organiser ESL Gaming, has renewed and expanded the partnership with Australian iced coffee brand Dare Iced Coffee. As a result, Dare has been named the official non-alcoholic beverage partner of ESL ANZ Champs and the League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) for 2022. RELATED: ESL Australia announces partnership with Dare Iced Coffee According to the release, the partnership is set to last for at least 18 months. Dare and ESL Gaming first teamed up in 2019, when dare became the official iced coffee partner for ESL events in Australia. Dar...
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Australian esports organisation Chiefs Esports Club has renewed its partnership with Australian University Bond University. The two parties signed a two-year deal that will see Bond University continue to be the ‘official education partner’ for the esports organisation. Bond University and Chiefs will continue to work towards educating students about careers in gaming and esports. RELATED: Chiefs Esports Club enters three-year partnership with Bond University Bond University and Chiefs Esports Club signed a three-year partnership in 2020. Since then, Bond University and Chiefs have collaborate...
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CS:GO esports series BLAST Premier and Australian video games venue Fortress have joined forces to host Oceania’s first-ever regional BLAST Premier qualifier in 2022. Both entities will hold the Fortress OCE Masters LAN finals at the Alienware Arena in Melbourne. The event will see the region’s top four teams compete for a spot in the 2022 BLAST Premier Fall Showdown. RELATED: Fortress Melbourne partners with Alienware ahead of venue launch Official dates for the Fortress OCE Masters – A BLAST Regional Qualifier event, as well as tournament details regarding its structure prior to the LAN fina...
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Australian esports organisation ORDER has announced a partnership with preventative mental health organisation The Man Cave. The deal will see the two parties collaborate on a range of activations, such as physical and emotional wellbeing workshops. RELATED: ORDER teams with Australian and Victorian Governments to host Rocket League Invitational In addition to the workshops, ORDER will consult The Man Cave as it enters into the gaming and esports space. This includes hosting a Twitch community combining gaming with resources to help and educate young men on the importance of mental health. Al ...
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