19 Nov: Legislation broadening the Defence Minister's powers to make uniformed-personnel fill posts - empty while civilian Defence Force staff are on strike - has passed its third and final reading... more
18 Nov: A Vanuatu provincial government says it will repeal parts of its new bylaw banning menstruating women from preparing and selling food at markets and roadside stalls after the decision sparked a public outcry.... more
17 Nov: The foreign minister has used a major speech to celebrate the government's string of security agreements, saying Labor has helped build a region more stable and less deferential to authoritarian powers like Russia and China.... more
