Japan finance minister calls for investment from Australia
Japanese Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama delivers a video address at the Nikkei Asia Forum Sydney on Aug. 26. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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Japanese Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama delivers a video address at the Nikkei Asia Forum Sydney on Aug. 26. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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· Josh Brine
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SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea rose 15.6 percent in June from a year earlier, marking the 24th consecutive month of on-year growth, government data showed Wednesday.
· Kang Yoon-seung
(LEAD) Land minister says additional greenbelt housing supply to be limited to Gyeonggi Province
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· Kim Eun-jung
PPP leader vows sweeping party overhaul to win 2028 general elections
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Main opposition People Power Party (PPP) leader Jang Dong-hyeok on Wednesday pledged sweeping reforms of the party as he marked his first anniversary in office, vowing to win the 2028 general elections.
· Yi Wonju
PVL Invitational promises week-long battle of power, pace and depth
MANILA, Philippines — The PVL Invitational Conference gets down to business on Aug. 31 at the Araneta Coliseum, with four of the Premier Volleyball League’s top clubs taking on powerhouse teams from Thailand and Vietnam in a six-team sprint that promises little room for error.
· The Manila Times
South Korean police scandals test Lee's justice reforms
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· STEVEN BOROWIEC
Coalition MPs want to slash tobacco tax by up to 80 per cent to tackle crime
Australia’s illegal tobacco trade has become a matter of national security after entrenching criminal networks that can be exploited by terrorists, the Coalition’s taskforce on the black market has warned, as the party weighs up slashing the excise by up to 80 per cent.
· Brittany Busch
DP leader asks Lee not to appoint ex-PPP lawmaker as Red Cross chief
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Democratic Party (DP) leader Kim Min-seok has asked President Lee Jae Myung to reconsider the appointment of Ihn Yohan, a former lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party, as the new head of the Korean Red Cross, a ruling party spokesperson said Wednesday.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
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NSW Liberal operative Charles Perrottet’s wife Anita has told a corruption hearing that she could not remember whether she has ever been a party member nor recall details of her husband’s role in a powerful Liberal Party subcommittee.
· Alexandra Smith, Jessica McSweeney
Productivity Commission slams 'clowns' comments after GST report
Topic:Government and Politics
· Erin Handley
Japan to keep gas pump prices at around ¥170
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· Shane Wright
Land minister says additional greenbelt housing supply to be limited to Gyeonggi Province
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Land minister says additional greenbelt housing supply to be limited to Gyeonggi Province
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Land Minister Kim Yun-duk said Wednesday the government's plan to provide additional housing by developing greenbelt areas will be limited to Gyeonggi Province, amid differences with the Seoul city government over housing supply measures in the capital.
· Kim Eun-jung
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· Daniel Lo Surdo
North Korea sharpens anti-Japan rhetoric as Russia ties grow
Pyongyang slams Tokyo’s record defence budget and war shrine visits, framing regional tension as a Cold War-style clash
· Julian Ryall
North Korea sharpens anti-Japan rhetoric as Russia ties grow
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LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Aug. 26, 2026
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Andy Burnham has to shape the UK’s social media ban. Australia and France could show him how.
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· Mizy Clifton
Belgium awards scholarships to Palestinian students — but gives them no way to leave Gaza
A group of Palestinian students and researchers is unlikely to take up scholarships at Belgian universities this fall due to disagreements in Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s coalition government over evacuating people from Gaza.
· Rory O’Neill
Japan expands Fukushima soil recycling project to Sendai, Saitama
The government has already reused the soil at 12 sites in Tokyo since July last year, including the prime minister’s office
· Kyodo
Japan expands Fukushima soil recycling project to Sendai, Saitama
The government has already reused the soil at 12 sites in Tokyo since July last year, including the prime minister’s office
· Kyodo
Luke Gosling stands aside as special envoy for defence and veterans' affairs
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Luke Gosling stands aside as special envoy for defence and veterans' affairs
Topic:Government and Politics
DEA Seized 47 Million Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills In 2025
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Malaysia’s Anwar puts non-aligned stance in focus with remarks on Taiwan
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· Imran Shamsunahar
Darline Graham wins GOP primary for war-hawk brother Lindsey’s Senate seat
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Darline Graham has won South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary runoff, putting the political novice in a strong position to secure a full six-year term in the seat held for more than two decades by her hawkish late brother, Lindsey Graham.
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El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker as Jewish Democrats question his Israel stance
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Trump pick Darline Graham wins election despite struggling over Taiwan question
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· Han Li
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· Patrick Commins, Josh Butler
Scandal-Plagued KPMG To Cut Australian Workforce Following Government Contract Suspension
A major consultancy firm under fire for misconduct in its audit business is cutting its local workforce following a suspension from applying for new government contracts.
· Tyler Durden
US says it killed four in strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean
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South Carolina chooses Darline Graham as Republican nominee for US Senate
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Lee to explore regional development strategy with mayors, governors
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· Park Boram
Darline Graham wins South Carolina’s GOP Senate primary runoff election for brother’s seat
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· Raissa Robles
ACT politician's alleged 'threatening' behaviour towards former leader dismissed
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· Niki Burnside
Macroeconomic Data Is Really A Tool For Government Intervention
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· Tyler Durden
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· Lillian Yang, Amy Hawkins, Yu Chen Li
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· Rachel Leingang
Suburban Rail Loop: Victorian government secretly increased public transport fares to help pay for controversial SRL
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· Benita Kolovos
Minor party leader resigns to take responsibility for local election defeat
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· Yi Wonju
Arrestan a un hombre que llevaba una guillotina en su camioneta cerca del Capitolio en Washington
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Polygamous sect leader serving 50 years for child sex abuse gets another 24 years
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