In a night of drama,Shigeru Ishiba managed to win his party’s and,consequently,his country’s leadership,negating Japan its first female PM.
Might the test ship Excool be a breakthrough in trapping and transporting gas emissions to places like Australia for storage underground?
Up to 11 candidates could contest the election to become head of Japan’s ruling party and the country’s prime minister. Among them is the son a former PM and two women vying to become the country’s first female leader.
Stung by his party’s corruption scandals,Fumio Kishida has suffered dwindling support ratings that have dipped below 20 per cent.
Parents warn Tokyo’s two-year delay in implementing new laws could trigger a “dash to the finish line” to abduct more children.
Ukraine fears it will not receive a requested shipment of Australian coal by winter,despite pleading directly with Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
The unexpected result shocked market analysts who were expecting an improvement in the economy.
Authorities are rushing to bring aid to survivors facing freezing temperatures and expected heavy rain that could bring landslides.
The elevation of the Quad had been a central feature of US President Joe Biden’s push to compete with China and it has also boosted Australia’s prominence on the world stage.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is racing to contain the fallout of a multi-million yen political kickback scheme.
The defence relationship that exists today between Australia and India would have been unimaginable a few decades ago.