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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have spoken on the phone.

Albanese’s big call on energy security with China

Regional energy security has been discussed in a phone call between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang, officials say.

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Twin cyclones threaten multiple countries in the south pacific

Travel warning as twin cyclones threaten popular holiday islands

Tourists are advised to check how flights and travel plans will be impacted.

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Tropical cyclone Maila is now rated as severe.

Massive cyclone now ‘severe’ and heading for Australia

The BOM has updated its description of Tropical Cyclone Maila as the monster weather front moves toward the Australian coast.

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Travellers to Bali are being encouraged to use the new QRIS system.

Bali payment system change a home run for tourists

Travellers heading to Bali are being encouraged to use a new payment system that is booming in Indonesia and taking the worry out of handling big wads of cash.

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The earthquake occurred in eastern Indonesia.

Tsunami warning issued as massive quake rocks Indonesia

The Hawaii-based Tsunami Warning Centre has sent out an urgent alert after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia. 

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last met in South Korea in October. (AP PHOTO)

‘Monumental’: Trump locks in key date with Xi

US President Donald Trump has delayed his state visit to China due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, locking in a new date just weeks away.

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The launch by North Korea comes days after the US and South Korea launched military exercises. (AP PHOTO)

North Korea fires possible missile during US-Korea drills

North Korea has fired at least one projectile into its eastern sea amid tensions around allied drills between the US and South Korea.

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Australia’s biggest provider of jet fuel has cut exports, leaving the country’s airports with an uncertain future.

China cuts jet fuel to Australia amid oil crunch

Australia’s biggest provider of jet fuel has cut exports, leaving the country’s airports with an uncertain future.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter Kim Ju Ae test-firing a new pistol at a shooting gallery.

Latest clue on who could succeed despot revealed

Kim Jong Un’s daughter is increasingly being wheeled out with her father, this time she was locked and loaded at a pistol range

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Left to right: Mevlut Coskun, Paea I Middlemore Tupou and Darcy Jenson have been charged in Bali.

Aussie trio sentenced over father’s killing at Bali villa

Zivan Radmanovic’s loved ones were shocked when the sentences fell short of those requested by prosecutors.

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Afghanistan says Taliban forces have struck Pakistani military posts in more than 20 locations.

Pakistani, Afghan border battles displace 100,000 people

Pakistan and Afghanistan's border clashes show no signs of ending, while the US and Israel attack Iran - which shares borders with both South Asian nations.

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Sri Lankan navy sailors earlier rescued Iranian sailors from the IRIS Dena warship that the US sank.

Sri Lanka takes custody of Iran warship, 200 sailors transferred

The Sri Lanka navy is managing the Iranian warship IRIS Bushehr after it asked for help off its coast.

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Paul Noel Casey, as he is arrested in Thailand.

Fugitive on run for 10 years used dead man’s passport

For more than a decade, the suspected drug dealer lived an idyllic life overseas running a burger bar after escaping Australian police.

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A Taliban security personnel stands next to the debris of houses destroyed during an overnight Pakistani airstrike at the Balish village in Urgun district, Paktika Province earlier in the week.

Pakistan says Kabul air strikes combating ‘Taliban’s open aggression’

Troops from Afghanistan and Pakistan have clashed along the shared border following airstrikes by the latter earlier this week.

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Beloved Australian hardware giant Bunnings will be available on the Uber Eats delivery service for the first time.

Big change coming for Bunnings customers

Australia’s favourite hardware giant Bunnings is set to unveil a massive program that will change their customers’ shopping habits.

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