Topic: Oceania
Support for Australia becoming a republic has slumped to a 16-year-low, according to the results of a poll released Sunday which found that one-in-three people never want to break ties with Britain. Asked whether Australia should become a republic, 48 percent of ...
The lease on a tropical island owned by the king of Tonga has been put on the market in a receivership sale. Although the king -- George Tupou V -- has issued a proclamation that Nukunamo Island cannot be mortgaged or used ...
Australia should become a republic when Queen Elizabeth II dies or abdicates, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday, unexpectedly reviving an emotional debate just days ahead of national polls. Gillard, whose centre-left Labor Party is in a tight electoral race against ...
Thailand has protested to the Australian government over the airing of a documentary critical of the Thai royal family and warned that the broadcast could affect ties between the nations. A senior representative from the Thai embassy met with officials from Australia's ...
Britain's Prince William Thursday paid tribute to the courageous survivors of horrific firestorms that killed 173 people last year as embodying the "spirit of Australia". William, 27, used his only official speech Down Under to salute the thousands who survived February's "Black ...
Britain's Prince William reflected Thursday on the "terrifying" force of the wildfires that devastated southeastern Australia last year during a tour of towns hit by the blazes. William, 27, flew to the southern city of Melbourne where he spoke to people about ...
Prince William on Thursday met survivors of horrific firestorms that killed 173 people in rural Australia last year, during an emotional tour of flattened towns. William, 27, took a particular interest in February's so-called Black Saturday wildfires and had requested that a ...
Prince William meets survivors of deadly Australia wildfires on final day of unofficial visitA somber Prince William met Thursday with emotional survivors of last year's deadly wildfires in southern Australia, doling out comforting words and occasional kisses to those who turned up ...
Britain's visiting Prince William said Wednesday he was so thrilled by his warm welcome to Sydney that he'd like to buy a house in the Australian harbourside city. William, 27, told guests at a traditional Australian waterfront barbecue in his honour that ...
Britain's Prince William took a self-deprecating dig at his musical tastes during a visit to a youth rehab centre in Australia Wednesday, saying it often made him the butt of jokes. The 27-year-old prince made the remarks following a rap jam session ...
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