New Caledonia trending 'no' to independence?
Saturday, July 7, 2018, 10:42 pm
One thousand kilometres east from Queensland, New Caledonians are preparing to vote on their future.
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Europe's Refugee Crisis ... deja-vu on the frontier
Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 11:14 am
Thousands this September, crossing Hungary’s frontier into Austria, replayed the events at the same place in September 1989, with a clear tinge of irony. Then as now it was a desperate rush to take advantage of an open frontier, to be received with open arms, moving on to find protection and freedom in Western Europe, […]
Faltering UK exit from Europe – possible impacts in Australia
Monday, July 16, 2018, 6:22 pm
Reported by Lee Duffield
Weakening of accord between Europe and the United States comes at a moment when Australian-EU relations are intensifying – raising thoughts about some future test of loyalty among friends.
British secession from the European Union that is set to become formal on 19.3.19 should complicate things even more.