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‘Who’s going to be my mummy now?’: Enter aunt Winnie
Bank manager Winnie Dunn and her namesake author niece are as close as any mother and daughter could be – and just as disputatious.
- by Nicole Abadee
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‘Most underrated cricketer in the world’: Aussie helms flying Dutchmen
From Blackburn via Richmond and - briefly - Highton, the Netherlands captain and his team are making the cricket world sit up and take notice. Next: Australia.
- by Greg Baum
US eyes massive diplomatic ramp-up for Pacific island embassies
In a bid to counter China’s growing power in the region, the US envisions hiring up to 40 staffers over the next five years for each of its four new embassies.
- by Matthew Lee
This is the best dish you’ll find in the Pacific, by far
You’ll find variations of ota ika across the Pacific but it’s a classic dish in Tonga.
- by Ben Groundwater
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Review
It comes with Taika Waititi’s approval, but this comedy is a bit too slick
Red, White and Brass tells the true story of an amateur band who bluffed their way on to the field at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
- by Jake Wilson
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Arts
Months of logistics, two cranes, a semi-trailer and 10 people were needed to unfurl this very special Tongan bark rug
It was last shown in full in the forecourt during the opening of the Sydney Opera House in October 1973. Since then, it has been rolled up in storage.
- by Julie Power
Around the world in 30 years: Australian to join ‘every country on earth’ club
Daniel Herszberg is on the cusp of visiting the world’s 197 countries, but there is still one place that has eluded him.
- by Stephen Brook
Earthquake strikes off Tonga, tsunami advisory cancelled for American Samoa
The undersea quake struck at a depth of 36km.
- by Akriti Sharma
‘Declaration of partnership’: US inks new Pacific pact in wake of China’s regional interest
Admitting that Pacific nations have been given “short shrift” for years, the US has sought to make amends in the region of growing interest to China.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Never seen anything like it’: The volcano blast that altered the atmosphere
When an underwater volcano erupted off Tonga this year, it blasted enough water vapour into the atmosphere to impact the ozone layer and influence surface temperatures.
- by Laura Chung
Those spectacular sunrises and sunsets? Scientists point to Tonga volcano eruption
An unusual spike in aerosols in the stratosphere above New Zealand is the likely cause for several weeks of vibrant and spectacular sunrises and sunsets over Australia’s east coast, scientists say.
- by Amelia McGuire
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