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A women's empowerment programme in Afghanistan is calling on the New Zealand Government to provide urgent visas to an at-risk family of five.
They're trying to get the young women on the programme out of the country because they fear they could be killed or married off to Taliban fighters.
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Australia's new security pact with the US and the UK has touched a nerve at the core of Pacific regionalism.
The AUKUS alliance, announced by leaders of the three countries this week, finds them seeking strategic advantage in the Indo-Pacific region with a focus on developing nuclear-powered submarines for the Australian Navy.
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Read more: Aukus pact strikes at heart of Pacific regionalism
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The Australian federal government is bracing itself for the possibility that EU trade talks could be disrupted, as France fumes at Australia and the United States over the decision to scrap an $A90 billion submarine contract.
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Read more: Australia braces for EU trade backlash as France fumes over scrapped submarine contract
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Uncertainty looms over female students in Afghanistan.
In the weeks since the Taliban seized control of the country’s capital, many schools in the region have remained closed out of concerns for security.
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Read more: Taliban says high school boys can resume classes, but makes no mention of girls
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Two people have been arrested in Wellington after allegedly breaching alert level 4 restrictions, and police are also investigating another suspected breach in Queenstown - reportedly involving a high profile Kiwi.
A police spokesperson confirmed a 24-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man were arrested in Wellington on Saturday after allegedly travelling from Auckland to Wellington.
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At this rate we will never get out of lock down
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Two people snapped flouting alert level four restrictions by travelling from Auckland to Wellington have tested negative for Covid-19.
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Read more: Auckland couple flies to Wellington in latest lockdown breach
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The defence chiefs of the members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) had a crucial dialogue in June. The five states—Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom—reaffirmed their commitment to collaborate in conventional and non-conventional security domains to keep pace with the evolving challenges in the region. They also mulled over the FPDA Exercise Concept Directive 2021 and a 10-year roadmap for greater strategic and defence cooperation in training and preparedness to enhance their operational capacity and interoperability.
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Read more: The Five Power Defence Arrangements: time for the ‘quiet achiever’ to emerge
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-five-power-defence-arrangements-time-for-the-quiet-achiever-to-emerge/
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With the announcement recently that Australia will procure 8 nuclear-powered submarines and forming a new trilateral security group with the UK, and US called AUKUS. How has AUKUS changed the playing field in the geopolitical arena?
New Zealand was left out of the discussions and people pointing out that it is we are friends not Allies with the US, and we can no longer be trusted with security matters. New Zealand’s woeful attempts appeasing allies. Our sea blindness politicians, and our cosying up to the CCP due to trade. And that last one is important.
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