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25.01.2022 New Zealand has just introduced its most diverse Parliament ever with members of the LGBTQ community and a female Indigenous foreign minister. Barbara Barkhausen reports in German for Frankfurter Rundschau https://www.fr.de//neuseelands-wahl-parlament-bunt-divers-

25.01.2022 FCA member Urs Walterlin added a post script to his profile on Behrouz Boochani: "I had tried for months to get to PNG to interview Behrouz Boochani, one of the most famous refugees to ever have tried to get to Australia. My endeavours to get a visa to visit Boochani after he was evacuated from Manus Island for a dungeon motel room in Port Moresby proved fruitless, even with the help of the Swiss Embassy in Canberra. Eventually Behrouz fled to New Zealand, using his invitati...on to a literary festival. There I met the author in a safe house (he still fears for his safety) and had a full day with him at a beach near Auckland. In the afternoon I gave him a lift to Auckland airport, from where Boochani flew to Christchurch. While driving, the story of the White Island volcano erupting broke. What was an already very draining day - eight hours of listening to Boochani's description of systematic torture and human rights abuse by the Australian government is not for the faint hearted - merged into an even longer night, with several live feeds to Switzerland from my hotel room in inner city Auckland, as well as a range of print and online stories to write. But I enjoyed it. I like a high pressure environment. As many journalists do, but I definitely needed a whisky after it was all over!"

25.01.2022 FCA member Laurence Arthur writes in French for the Swiss Sunday magazine about the battle to save the Great Barrier reef and pressure from American and Australian environmental organisation on Australian government through UNESCO World Heritage. This follows a Foreign Correspondents Association webinar held with representatives of the Australian Institute of Marine Science. @lematindimanche

24.01.2022 A pre-Covid story filmed in December by FCA member Thorsten Joses for Swiss television broadcaster @srfnews and reporter Stefanie Knoll. The documentary about lithium mining in Western Australia's Pilbara region received permission to film in one of the new mines, established about 3 years ago during the last mining boom when the price for lithium shot through the roof. Now many of the mines are struggling to keep their operations going despite the worldwide growing need for lithium. https://www.srf.ch//lithium-abbau-nach-dem-boom-der-grosse

24.01.2022 Merry Christmas from the Foreign Correspondent’s Association! This year we’re celebrating at Braza Churrascaria with some wonderful Brazilian dancers! For a full re-cap of the evening, including photos by Raj Suri and the winners of our annual prizes, see Liz Lacerda's write up at our website: https://foreigncorrespondents.org.au/fcaxmas2020/ And a very special thank you to our sponsors Australia.com, Accor Group, and Braza Churrascaria

24.01.2022 With Five Expert Marine Scientists (Australia) - 1 July 2020 Read More: https://foreigncorrespondents.org.au/fca-webinar-on-the-gr/

23.01.2022 Another article from Tokyo-based FCA member Sonja Blaschke, this time filing for German national daily WELT Written in German, the article looks at New Zealand declaring the virus as "currently eliminated", how that was achieved and what role Jacinda Ardern has played in this.

22.01.2022 FCA Member Geoff Hiscock writes for Usnews about the battle between the Australian media industry and tech companies like Facebook and Google to pay for local news content. https://www.usnews.com//australia-wants-google-and-faceboo

21.01.2022 This month, the Foreign Correspondents Association held a webinar with representatives of the Australian Institute of Marine Science to discuss the state of the Great Barrier Reef. Visit our website for a recount of the session by FCA secretary April Pressler, and a full video recording of the webinar: http://foreigncorrespondents.org.au/fca-webinar-on-the-gre/

20.01.2022 Eastern Australia has recently been ravaged by some of the worst fires seen in years. FCA Member Geoff Hiscock reports on Australia's 'trial by fire' for Nikkei Asian Review https://asia.nikkei.com//Australians-confront-trial-by-fire

19.01.2022 A new Australian method helps to determine from which region ivory was poached and help fight illegal hunting in Africa. FCA member Barbara Barkhausen reports for German daily Tagesspiegel https://tagesspiegel.de//wilderern-auf-der-s/26591056.html

18.01.2022 As the coronavirus pandemic keeps us all at home, FCA Vice President Sandip Hor wrote an article for Khaleej Times on how to feed your travel bug in self-isolation. https://www.khaleejtimes.com//keep-your-love-for-travel-al

17.01.2022 Here's a special message from the Australian tourism industry. Show your commitment to holiday here this year by posting a photo or video of where in Australia you plan to visit using #HolidayHereThisYear.

16.01.2022 This month the FCA held a briefing with two epidemiologists -- Jodie McVernon, Professor and Director of Epidemiology at the Doherty Institute and Ben Cowling, Professor and Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Hong Kong -- to discuss developments in relation to vaccines to counter the COVID-19 virus. If you missed the briefing, or would like to watch again, head to our website: http://foreigncorrespondents.org.au/fca-webinar-with-leadi/

15.01.2022 On February 19, Darwin commemorated the 79th anniversary of WWII Japanese air raids on the northern Australian city. FCA President Hiroki IIjima covered the Bombing of Darwin memorial service for Japanese broadcaster TBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ9uKxQbNpE

14.01.2022 Brazilian Foreign Correspondent Liz Lacerda talks about the consequences of coronavirus to media professionals and organisations in Australia and New Zealand. To save NZ's biggest news portal Stuff, Sinnead Boucher, bought the company for $1. Local and regional Australian newspapers were not so lucky - many were closed or went digital during the pandemic. This video is part of the "MediaTalks", a platform to discuss the present and future of Journalism, part of the "Jornali...stas&Cia" portal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7kvgFDSWTI&t=33s

13.01.2022 FCA Member Geoff Hiscock reports on the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing in Australia, and how modern Australia is trying to reconcile the histories of the original Indigenous inhabitants and European colonisers. His story appeared in U.S. News and World Report https://www.usnews.com//australia-exhibit-latest-effort-to

13.01.2022 Sydney has managed to get through the winter without a second lockdown. What is behind the success of its Corona gold standard? FCA member Barbara Barkhausen reports for WELT in Germany. https://www.welt.de//Ohne-zweiten-Lockdown-Sydneys-Goldsta

12.01.2022 "In my opinion, travel presently is in a persuaded stage of unconsciousness, but not dead," writes FCA Vice President Sandip Hor in this article for Top Lead India https://topleadindia.com//travelling-in-post-corona-times/

11.01.2022 Story about Melbourne's second coronavirus lockdown by FCA member Laurence Arthur, published in the Swiss Sunday magazine @lematindimanche . In it, Laurence discusses "The Insular method" or how Australia's method of surrounding and isolating areas like firemen would extinguish a fire is harsh, but effective.

08.01.2022 A reef as high as a skyscraper: The discovery of a massive and until now unknown reef in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has attracted a lot of interest in Germany FCA member Barbara Barkhausen reports for German national daily WELT https://www.welt.de//Great-Barrier-Reef-Ueberraschungen-am

08.01.2022 Greg Wallis, Consul-General and Senior Trade Commissioner of Austrade Brazil is calling for Australia to diversify its trade markets and see Brazil as an important trade partner. FCA member Liz Lacerda reported for the Australia-Brazil Business Council https://aubrbc.org//bilateral-relations-after-covid-19-br/

07.01.2022 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) space probe Hayabusa2 is due to return to earth next month, landing near Woomera South Australia. In anticipation of its return to earth, the Japanese embassy in Australia hosted a movie screening of "Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home". FCA President Hiroki IIjima filed this TV report for tbsnews Japan.... https://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye4131645.htm See more

04.01.2022 "Save the Reef Act Now" a documentary created by members of the Foreign Correspondents Association, has been nominated for best documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. The inspiring documentary was produced by Australia Asia Film Group, MCMSTV (Japan), Hollywood Pictures (Shanghai), and Calypso Productions (Australia), and draws attention to one of the most fragile natural wonders in the world. The film will premiere online on Tuesday June 30 so visit the MD...FF website for pre-sale tickets and more details! http://mdff.org.au/films/save-the-reef-act-now See more

04.01.2022 FCA member Raj Suri reports on Australian consumers reaction to COVID-19 for TVW News India. http://www.tvwnewsindia.com/toilet-paper-the-new-luxury-ite

04.01.2022 ‘Humour makes things palatable and induces people to look at things they otherwise would not want to think about' -- Pat Oliphant FCA member John Tulloh writes about American-Australian cartoonist Pat Oliphant for John Menadue's Pearls and Irritations.

04.01.2022 The Coronavirus pandemic has heralded the return of gold's popularity among investors. And with Australia holding the world's largest economically viably gold resources, FCA member Geoff Hiscock tries his luck at some fossicking. Read more about his experience in his latest reporting for Nikkei Asian Review https://asia.nikkei.com//The-Australian-gold-rush-that-nev

03.01.2022 "Ask yourself, when will you go, what will you take and where will you go." Even though the Australian fire season is still three months away, Rural Fire Service chief Rob Rogers is asking Australians not to be complacent about the summer to come. Read more about Australia's "recurring nightmare" in FCA Member Geoff Hiscock's reporting for Nikkei Asian Review

02.01.2022 In December 2019, FCA member Urs Walterlin met with Iranian-Kurdish author and refugee, Behrouz Boochani. A former detainee in Australia's controversial Manus Island offshore detention centre in Papua New Guinea, Boochani is now in New Zealand where he recounted his hellish experience to Urs. Read Urs' story, published in the Austrian daily newspaper DER STANDARD here: https://www.derstandard.at//der-prominente-fluechtling-ver

02.01.2022 Tokyo-based FCA member Sonja Blaschke filed this article for NZZ am Sonntag, a Swiss Sunday newspaper about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Sonja says: "The article looks at the background of Jacinda Ardern, at what she has accomplished, and where she might not have reached the goals - and details why she seems to be a born crisis manager."