Philippines
How Brisbane’s $5 billion airport upgrade is changing how we travel
The air hub has just unveiled its planned multi-billion dollar upgrade, but Qantas is already increasing its international traffic out of the Queensland capital.
- by Julietta Jameson
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China’s message to world leaders as anxiety grows over Trump win
But tensions over China were apparent in Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Indonesia’s president, who spoke of the need to “lower the temperature” with Beijing.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Anxious Singapore urges Trump to stay engaged in South-East Asia
Leaders across the globe are coming to terms with what a second Trump presidency will mean for their patch. Here, he’s among the three most important players.
- by Zach Hope
More respect for women is key to choice over babies
For some couples, there are insurmountable obstacles to having children.
Prosecutors say accused killer of Australians in the Philippines had gambling addiction
They claim Ronel Estipona Perido was also motivated by revenge.
- by Zach Hope and Aram Lascano
Philippines vice-president says she’ll dig up boss’ dead father and throw him into sea
The alliance of two notorious political dynasties was a marriage of convenience, and its rupture has been spectacular.
- by Sui-Lee Wee and Camille Elemia
‘Before, I was just invisible’: How an Oscar-nominated film changed Dolly de Leon’s life
The Filipino actor was so broke her electricity was being cut off before she was cast in Triangle of Sadness.
- by Garry Maddox
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Crime
The Sydney airport arrest that unravelled a global crime ring and caught a ‘demon’
A car salesman’s arrest at Sydney Airport rippled around the world and helped unmask the alleged leader of an international syndicate.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
This country has 7000 islands. Ships are finally discovering it
The Philippines has a warm climate and some of the world’s friendliest people too, as anyone who likes cruising will already know.
- by Brian Johnston
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Extreme weather
After Vietnam, Typhoon Yagi came for war-ravaged Myanmar
Even before the typhoon, the UN estimated 18.6 million people out of a total population of 55 million needed humanitarian assistance.
- by Zach Hope
Fugitive televangelist ‘The Appointed Son of God’ caught after secret bunker hunt
Weeks of tense standoff in the Philippines have ended in the capture of a pastor accused of leading an international ring of sex abuse and trafficking of young women and girls.
- by Hannah Beech
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