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Demonstrators in riot-hit New Caledonia refuse to abandon road blocks
Separatists in riot-hit New Caledonia refuse to abandon roadblocks that have paralysed much of the Pacific archipelago and halted commercial air traffic, defying a major security operation by French forces.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Unrest, Conflict and War
Why the French response in New Caledonia risks helping China
At least six people are dead as a result of protests in New Caledonia, after Paris approved a constitutional amendment that some fear will dilute the voting power of the Indigenous Kanak.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics
Disillusioned, desperate for cash and under pressure to pay bribes: China's emerging migration crisis
A growing number of people are trying to leave China — some risking their lives at sea or in the jungle — as the country's political and economic future remains uncertain.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Immigration
'Risk the worst': France launches campaigns against independence strongholds amid violent riots in New Caledonia
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Australian Defence Force is ready to fly to New Caledonia once the situation is safe, as France moves to quash deadly riots.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics
'A city under siege': Sixth person killed in New Caledonia riots as Australians remain trapped
Foreign Minister Penny Wong urges Australians in New Caledonia "to exercise a high degree of caution" and says the government is working with authorities to regain order in the island nation.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics
Elderly get 'a hug and a smile' every day from their ni-Vanuatu aged-care workers
The first ni-Vanuatu workers to join the aged-care sector in Australia have graduated and elderly residents say their carers are "a blessing".
Published: Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Aged Care
Violence eases in New Caledonia as concerns grow about access to food and medicine
One thousand additional security personnel have been deployed across New Caledonia to bring riots that have gripped the island to a halt.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Riots
'Ripped open a seam in society': Why New Caledonia's violent riots this week are unsurprising for many
Experts and observers say the discord in New Caledonia has built amid a deepening economic divide and a prolonged stalemate over the future of its status as a French territory.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics
Aussie volunteers offered charter flights and a luxury cruise home after Air Vanuatu collapse
A group of young Rotary volunteers stranded on the Vanuatu island of Tanna will return home in style after P&O cruises offers to pick them up in Port Vila.
Published: Source: ABC SheppartonTopic: Volunteers
Australians trapped in New Caledonia barricaded in accommodation for five days as violence spreads
The first of the extra 1,000 security personnel France is sending to New Caledonia have started to arrive amid riots that have killed five people and injured hundreds more, with the French government saying a state of emergency has started to calm…
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Riots
Police officer dies in New Caledonia riots after being shot in the head, as France declares a state of emergency
Four people have now died in the unrest, with French officials saying a police officer died from a gunshot wound.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Riots
Immigration is set to drop sharply, but experts say the government shouldn't claim much credit
The federal government says Australia's intake of migrants will fall sharply — halving in two years — as it overhauls the migration system and moves to reduce pressures caused by population growth.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Immigration Policy
'Trash, burn and loot': Parts of New Caledonia ablaze as riots turn violent leaving three dead
Three people have been killed as violent protests and looting rock New Caledonia, according to an official of the French Pacific territory.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Riots
Fire risk 'very significant' in overcrowded Tasmanian house with 40 seasonal workers crammed inside
The owner of a house where 40 workers from Vanuatu were living dismisses concerns of fire risk at the property, where Tasmanian authorities found 56 beds and conditions described as "poor and unsafe".
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Work