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AUSTRALIA

BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2018
Billionaire miner and Japanese utilities plan Australia LNG import plant
Billionaire miner Andrew Forrest and two of Japan's biggest power utilities plan to build a liquefied natural gas import terminal in Australia by 2020.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2018
New deputy leader for Australia after sex scandal forces party shake-up
The junior partner in Australia's coalition government elected as its new leader on Monday a former newspaper editor who takes over as deputy prime minister after an embarrassing sex scandal threatened a decades-old conservative alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2018
Japan, U.S., Australia and India look to establish alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative
Four nations discuss establishing a joint regional infrastructure project in an attempt to counter Beijing's multibillion-dollar initiative and growing influence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2018
Trump picks U.S. Pacific Command chief Harry Harris to be ambassador to Australia
U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris — known for his strident views on China's military expansion and nuclear-armed North Korea — to be the United States' next ambassador to Australia.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2018
Australia considers changes to proposed foreign interference law amid concern over Chinese influence
Australia is considering changes to proposed new laws designed to prevent improper foreign interference in its domestic politics after a backlash from journalists and local business, the country's most senior legal minister said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 31, 2018
1970s Japanese TV series 'Monkey' had a magic that has never been matched
The news that 'Monkey' has been remade by Australia's ABC in a co-production with TV New Zealand and Netflix is likely to cause those in the know to fan two fingers in front of their mouth, Monkey-style, to summon a flying cloud.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2018
Plastic waste making coral reefs sick, study finds
Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from Thailand to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2018
U.S. Pacific commander calls China disruptive regional force, calls on allies to build capabilities
The head of the U.S. military's Pacific command called China a disruptive power in the Indo-Pacific region on Thursday and urged countries in the area to build capabilities and work together to ensure free and open seas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2018
Prime Minister Abe and Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull meet in Tokyo and agree to boost defense ties
The leaders agreed to bolster cooperation to ensure a “free, open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region” built on a “rule-based order,” effectively endorsing Japan's strategy to keep China in check.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jan 17, 2018
‘To look good, you need to look masculine,’ says Ethan Newton of Bryceland’s Tailors, Tokyo
For Bryceland's proprietor, an outspoken critic of 'fast fashion,' mens' style inspiration begins with dustbowl America and ends with James Stewart.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2018
Wallaby gets the jump on police in Sydney Harbour Bridge chase
Australians often joke that tourists expect to see kangaroos hopping across the Sydney Harbour Bridge but the joke was on police on Tuesday when a wayward wallaby led them in an early-morning chase across the famous landmark.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 30, 2017
Fourth Ashes test ends in frustrating draw
Australia captain Steve Smith tormented England with another century as the fourth Ashes test ended in a frustrating draw for Joe Root's side at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2017
Melbourne driver charged with attempted murder
The man accused of deliberately plowing into Christmas shoppers on a busy street in the Australian city of Melbourne was charged on Saturday with 18 counts of attempted murder.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2017
Nine foreign nationals among 19 injured by driver in Melbourne
Nearly half the 19 people injured when a driver with no known extremist links plowed into pedestrians in the southern city of Melbourne were foreign nationals, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017
Tiny stem cell firms close in on major heart disease goals
The early hope that stem cell therapy would make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and cure diabetes have given way to a long list of failures, highlighted by early stem cell champion Geron Corp. abandoning the field in 2011.
WORLD
Dec 14, 2017
China summons Australian ambassador over allegations of political meddling by Beijing
China summoned Australia's ambassador to lodge a complaint over Canberra's allegation that Beijing had sought to interfere in Australian politics, a source familiar with the diplomatic action said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 14, 2017
'Quad' cooperation in the South China Sea?
Australia, Japan and India are unlikely to risk antagonizing China by joining U.S. freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea.

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