The family of an Australian couple killed in their Philippines hotel room have spoken out as police hunt for a man captured on CCTV.
Two Australians and their Filipina companion have been found dead,with their hands and feet tied,inside a hotel in a popular resort city.
The Philippines and China agreed on Tuesday for the need to “restore trust” and “rebuild confidence” to better manage maritime disputes.
Hundreds of US-backed social media posts decried the quality of face masks,test kits and China’s Sinovac inoculation,the first vaccine that would become available in the Philippines.
On a silent team bus en route to Magic Round,news broke in Australia that Payne Haas’ father risked the death penalty on serious drug-smuggling charges,the latest in a long line of family scandals. How does he maintain his focus?
The defence minister used a meeting with his Chinese counterpart to raise Australia’s concerns about “unsafe” encounters between the PLA and the Australian navy.
The 55-year-old,who cannot be named because of the nature of the offences involving several victims,had been in the Philippines but is alleged to have committed the crimes on the Gold Coast.
Authorities in Indonesia say the Australian must face justice there,where such crimes can attract the death penalty.
In a possible high-stakes test for the Albanese government,the case of Gregor Haas,father of NRL star Payne,has the making of a three-way diplomatic tangle.
There are plenty of beach getaways that offer far more than the island we have all loved too much.
More details have emerged about the alleged crimes of Australian man Gregor Johann Haas,who was arrested in the Philippines on Wednesday.