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Pressure on Burke to deport accused paedophile from Sunshine Coast
The accused paedophile says he’s too sick to travel to New Zealand to face charges.
- Dan Nolan
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For more than eight years, Nanette has been waiting for Rodrigo Duterte to pay
The first day of the former Philippine president’s committal hearing for crimes against humanity took place in The Hague on Monday. In Manila, families of the dead gathered to watch the livestream.
- Zach Hope
Judge orders release of Payne Haas’ father, brands detention ‘illegal’
A court in the Philippines has delivered a significant victory for Gregor Haas after two years in custody, but authorities there are yet to set him free.
- Chris Barrett
Festival brings food, fireworks and brutal advice from ‘Asian Aunties’
“This is therapy for us,” say stars of the BrisAsia Comedy Gala, part of the city’s Year of the Horse celebrations.
- Nick Dent
The end of the executive assistant? Corporate giant shifts roles to the Philippines
One of the country’s largest consultancies plans to offshore about 200 executive assistant positions to South-East Asia.
- Millie Muroi
What to know about the deadly Nipah virus as outbreak hits India
Airports in South-East Asia are on alert after an outbreak of the disease, which has a 40 to 70 per cent fatality rate.
- Sammy Westfall
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New Jetstar route offers fast, direct flight to a Bali alternative
New non-stop flight to this Asian tropical island is short enough that you land in time to head to a restaurant for dinner.
- Cloe Read
Wild scenes as fans mob ‘national hero’ at practice court
You might not have heard of this player but she was swarmed by fans armed with mobile phones at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
- Billie Eder
Glimpses, maybes and a ‘ping’: On the murky trail of the Bondi gunmen in the Philippines
At a beach resort on the outskirts of Davao City, the apparent fleeting visit of soon-to-be terrorist gunmen has been a talking point.
- Zach Hope
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‘No one lives there’: How a remote village became entangled in Bondi terror
Until a police officer knocked on his door last week, the village chief in Dungoan wasn’t aware of the horror that had unfolded in Sydney on December 14.
- Zach Hope