Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Australia"
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Agri, fisheries seek inclusion in APEC investment priorities
(The Philippine Star,October 4, 2015 , on page B-3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) urged member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to include agriculture and fisheries in their investment promotion priorities to address food ... -
Asean, Australia issue joint declaration on sea row
(The Philippine Star,March 23, 2018 , on page 10)The push for stricter compliance with the rule of law in the South China Sea has gained greater momentum with the issuance of a joint declaration by Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) against ... -
Aussie towns evacuated amid floods from cyclone philippine star
(The Philippine Star,April 1, 2017 , on page 12)Communities along Australia’s east coast have been evacuated as floodwaters sparked by the remnants of a powerful cyclone poured into roads and threatened to inundate homes across the region. The region has been subjected ... -
Australia admits neglect of Great Barrier Reef
(The Philippine Star,October 4, 2012 , on page A-23)The Australian government admits the Great Barrier Reef has been neglected for decades after a study showed it has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years. Environment Minister Tony Burke said research ... -
Australia won't halt surveillance flights over South China Sea
(The Philippine Star,December 18, 2015 , on page 9)Australia will not bow to Chinese pressure to halt surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea at the center of rival claims between China and some of its neighbors, Defense Minister Marise Payne said ... -
Australia works with Phl in coral reef restoration
(The Philippine Star,September 25, 2023 , on page 4)Australia continues to work with the Philippines on protecting the marine environment through coral reef restoration, Australian Ambassador HK Yu said yesterday. Yu welcomed the signing of the UN High Seas Biodiversity ... -
Australia, Japan, UK air concern over Chinese vessels
(The Philippine Star,March 25, 2021 , on page 2)Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom have expressed concern over the presence of around 220 Chinese vessels on Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. “Japan strongly opposes any action that heightens tensions. ... -
Australia: Plan ensures Great Barrier Reef future
(The Philippine Star,March 23, 2015 , on page 12)Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage site was a priority. The 35-year plan for the major tourist attraction ... -
Beijing to Rody: No structures in Panatag
(The Philippine Star,March 24, 2017 , on page 14)China has assured President Duterte there will be no construction in Panatag Shoal, denying earlier reports that it would pursue plans to put up a monitoring station in the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea. Duterte ... -
Can 'weak' El Niño trigger coral bleaching epidemic?
(The Philippine Star,December 8, 2002 , on page 12)Will this year's "weak" El Niño trigger another round of mysterious "bleaching" that savaged economically-vital coral reefs in a clocklike-wave of infection in 1998?. Scientists J. H. Primavera and E.D. Gomez have documented ... -
Carrageenan research team wins award
(The Philippine Star,October 5, 2017 , on page B6)A research team from the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) that developed a highly efficient carrageenan plant growth promoter was conferred the 2017 Excellent Research ... -
China paper: Phl is cute little US submissive
(The Philippine Star,April 22, 2015 , on page 1-16)Beijing claims sovereignty over most of the resource-rich and strategically important South China Sea, including areas close to other Asian nations, using vague demarcation lines that first appeared on Chinese maps in the ... -
China: Aussie plane in S. China Sea threatens sovereignty
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2022 , on page 13)China said on Tuesday that its military has identified Australian military aircraft and warned them to leave after Australia said fighter aircraft intercepted one of its military surveillance planes in the South China Sea. ... -
Commercial production of sea cucumber now possible
(The Philippine Star,August 3, 2014 , on page B-2)They are over exploited in the wild due to high demand from consumers for their reported medical, pharmaceutical, gastronomical and commercial use. Now, sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) culture in hatcheries at the Bureau ... -
Crew fined for entering restricted reef area
(The Philippine Star,April 17, 2010 , on page A-26)Australian authorities signaled their seriousness about protecting the Great Barrier Reef with a court issuing fines Friday for a ship that entered a restricted area a day after a coal carrier ran aground and tore a huge ... -
Deep reefs no 'twilight zone' refuge for fish, corals
(The Philippine Star,July 26, 2018 , on page B6)Deep coral reefs in a “twilight zone” in the oceans differ sharply from those near the surface, dimming hopes that they can be a refuge for marine life fleeing threats such as climate change and pollution, scientists said. ... -
DND chief tells Chinese vessels to leave WPS reef
(The Philippine Star,April 4, 2021 , on page 1-3)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has told China to get its vessels out of Philippine territory, calling out its ambassador in Manila to explain the continued stay of 44 vessels in Juan Felipe Reef in the West Philippine ... -
Ex-DFA chief: Phl should present SCS ruling before UN
(The Philippine Star,September 18, 2019 , on page 2)Addressing the United Nations General Assembly next week will be an excellent opportunity for the country to seek the help of the international community in compelling China to comply with the 2016 ruling of an arbitral ... -
Expect more joint SCS patrols, US says ahead of summits
(The Philippine Star,April 11, 2024 , on page 3)More joint patrols can be expected in the South China Sea after drills by the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Japan last weekend, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. ... -
Foreign powers enforcing ruling on SCS
(The Philippine Star,November 25, 2018 , on page 12)Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio disputed yesterday Malacañang's claim that "no power on earth" can enforce an international arbitral court's ruling invalidating China's massive claim in the South China Sea and West ...