Japan-U.S.-Australia joint drill in Darwin

Japan-U.S.-Australia joint drill in Darwin

Photo shows a missile being loaded onto an F-35B stealth fighter during the Southern Cross exercise jointly hosted by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force in Darwin, Australia, on July 9, 2026. Over 1,000 personnel from the three countries are taking part in the July 6-17 exercise to help strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific region.

Japan-U.S.-Australia joint drill in Darwin

Japan-U.S.-Australia joint drill in Darwin

Photo shows a missile being loaded onto an F-35 stealth fighter during the Southern Cross exercise jointly hosted by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force in Darwin, Australia, on July 9, 2026. Over 1,000 personnel from the three countries are taking part in the July 6-17 exercise to help strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific region.

Australia: TC Fina Brings Damaging Winds to Northern Territory 6

Tropical Cyclone Fina brought destructive winds to the Northern Territory on Saturday, November 22, and into Sunday, November 23, downing trees, damaging homes, and cutting power for thousands of residents.

Australia: TC Fina Brings Damaging Winds to Northern Territory 3

Tropical Cyclone Fina brought destructive winds to the Northern Territory on Saturday, November 22, and into Sunday, November 23, downing trees, damaging homes, and cutting power for thousands of residents.

Australia: TC Fina Brings Damaging Winds to Northern Territory 2

Tropical Cyclone Fina brought destructive winds to the Northern Territory on Saturday, November 22, and into Sunday, November 23, downing trees, damaging homes, and cutting power for thousands of residents.

Australia: TC Fina Brings Damaging Winds to Northern Territory 5

Tropical Cyclone Fina brought destructive winds to the Northern Territory on Saturday, November 22, and into Sunday, November 23, downing trees, damaging homes, and cutting power for thousands of residents.

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Tropical Cyclone Fina brought destructive winds to the Northern Territory on Saturday, November 22, and into Sunday, November 23, downing trees, damaging homes, and cutting power for thousands of residents.

Australia: TC Fina Brings Damaging Winds to Northern Territory

Tropical Cyclone Fina brought destructive winds to the Northern Territory on Saturday, November 22, and into Sunday, November 23, downing trees, damaging homes, and cutting power for thousands of residents.

US: Garnet Fire Continues to Rage, Burning Nearly 34,000 Acres in California 3

The Garnet Fire, that was started on August 24, continued to rage in the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County, burning nearly 49,000 acres as of Monday, September 8, despite the dedication of over 2,000 firefighters.

MSDF destroyer visits port in Darwin

MSDF destroyer visits port in Darwin

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Yahagi is anchored off a port in Darwin, Australia, on June 6, 2025.

MSDF destroyer visits port in Darwin

MSDF destroyer visits port in Darwin

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Yahagi is anchored off a port in Darwin, Australia, on June 6, 2025.

Japan-U.S.-Australia defense talks in Australia

Japan-U.S.-Australia defense talks in Australia

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (C) is pictured ahead of talks with his U.S. and Australian counterparts, Lloyd Austin and Richard Marles, in Darwin, northern Australia, on Nov. 17, 2024.

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(240625) -- CANBERRA, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Doctor David Lilliebridge makes a presentation of traditional Chinese medicine for local residents at the Confucius Institute of Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Northern Territory, Australia, June 23, 2024. The CDU held a seminar on acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine on Sunday. (Photo by Su Yunqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(240625) -- CANBERRA, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Doctor David Lilliebridge (L) interacts with a resident during an acupuncture seminar at the Confucius Institute of Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Northern Territory, Australia, June 23, 2024. The CDU held a seminar on acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine on Sunday. (Photo by Su Yunqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AUSTRALIA-CANBERRA-CHINESE MEDICINE-ACUPUNCTURE-SEMINAR

(240625) -- CANBERRA, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Doctor David Lilliebridge (L) interacts with a resident during an acupuncture seminar at the Confucius Institute of Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Northern Territory, Australia, June 23, 2024. The CDU held a seminar on acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine on Sunday. (Photo by Su Yunqi/Xinhua)

AUSTRALIA-CANBERRA-CHINESE MEDICINE-ACUPUNCTURE-SEMINAR

AUSTRALIA-CANBERRA-CHINESE MEDICINE-ACUPUNCTURE-SEMINAR

(240625) -- CANBERRA, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Doctor David Lilliebridge makes a presentation of traditional Chinese medicine for local residents at the Confucius Institute of Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Northern Territory, Australia, June 23, 2024. The CDU held a seminar on acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine on Sunday. (Photo by Su Yunqi/Xinhua)

Australia's university president hopes to deepen exchanges, cooperation with Chinese universities

STORY: Australia's university president hopes to deepen exchanges, cooperation with Chinese universities DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: DARWIN, Australia CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Parliament House in Darwin 2. various of Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian in Darwin 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SCOTT BOWMAN, Vice-chancellor and president of Charles Darwin University (CDU) 4. various of the Confucius Institute at CDU 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SCOTT BOWMAN, Vice-chancellor and president of Charles Darwin University (CDU) STORYLINE: The president of an Australian university has expressed his hope to help promote Australia-China relationships and connections. Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian recently visited Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia. During his trip, Xiao visited Charles Darwin University. Vice-chancellor and president of the university Scott Bowman welcomed Xiao's visit and expressed his hope to strengthen cooper

Dragon boat festival boosts exchanges between Australian, Chinese cities

STORY: Dragon boat festival boosts exchanges between Australian, Chinese cities DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: DARWIN, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Darwin International Dragon Boat Festival 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KON VATSKALIS, Lord mayor of Darwin STORYLINE: The first Darwin International Dragon Boat Festival opened in the Australian city of Darwin on Sunday, promoting sports and cultural exchanges between Australian and Chinese cities. The two-day festival includes a dragon boat race on Sunday and the Darwin International Trade Show on Monday. SOUNDBITE (English): KON VATSKALIS, Lord mayor of Darwin "This event will bring people from different nationalities and different countries together. My idea with our sister city is how can we work together? How can we find what unite us, not what divide us? And culture and getting together unite us." Three teams from Australia and two teams from China's Guangzhou and Qingdao, respectively, participated in the 200m r

Chinese film festival in Australia boosts understanding between peoples

STORY: Chinese film festival in Australia boosts understanding between peoples DATELINE: April 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: DARWIN, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Film Festival held in Darwin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HILARY WINCHESTER, Vice-president of governance at Charles Darwin University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JAMES ASHBRIDGE, President of Australia China Business Council NT Branch 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PETER DUMMETT, Chief executive officer at Darwin Port 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SONG YANQUN, Minister-counselor for culture at the Chinese embassy in Australia STORYLINE: Watching the latest movies is a good way for the Australian audience to know more about both the history and daily life in China. The 2023 Chinese Film Festival concluded Saturday in Darwin, the capital city of Australia's Northern Territory (NT). The three-day festival was jointly hosted by Australia China Friendship Society NT Branch and Chinese Embassy in Australia. It presented three Ch

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AUSTRALIA-DARWIN-CHINESE FILM FESTIVAL

(230402) -- DARWIN, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hilary Winchester, vice-president governance at Charles Darwin University, delivers a speech at an opening ceremony of the Chinese Film Festival in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, on March 30, 2023. TO GO WITH "Chinese film festival in Australia boosts understanding between peoples" (Photo by Liu Rendi)

Japanese firm pushing major LNG project in Australia

Japanese firm pushing major LNG project in Australia

DARWIN, Australia - A natural gas liquefaction plant is under construction in Darwin, Australia, as seen in this photo taken in June 2014. Inpex Co. of Japan leads the project, which is expected to start production of liquefied natural gas from gas in the Ichthys field by the end of 2016.

Crocodiles attract tourists in Australia

Crocodiles attract tourists in Australia

DARWIN, Australia - Cruise passengers watch a crocodile leap out of a river to bite into some bait in a suburb of Darwin, northern Australia in July 2012. Local authorities are hoping crocodiles will help promote tourism around the area.

Crocodiles attract tourists in Australia

Crocodiles attract tourists in Australia

DARWIN, Australia - Tourists watch a crocodile in an attraction called "Cage of Death" at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, northern Australia, in July 2012. Local authorities are hoping crocodiles will help promote tourism around the area.

U.S. Marines in Darwin

U.S. Marines in Darwin

DARWIN, Australia - U.S. Marines undergo a welcoming ceremony at an Australian army base in Darwin, Australia, on April 4, 2012. They are the first batch of U.S. Marines to be stationed in Darwin.

Japan to invest in LNG project in Australia

Japan to invest in LNG project in Australia

DARWIN, Australia - Naoki Kuroda (2nd from L), chairman of Japanese oil developer Inpex Corp., celebrates in Darwin, Australia, on Jan. 13, 2012, after confirming the final investment decision on the Ichthys LNG Project. The project is a liquefied natural gas joint venture between the Inpex group of companies and the French oil giant Total S.A. group of companies, based on resources from the Ichthys Field, in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia.

Japan to invest in LNG project in Australia

Japan to invest in LNG project in Australia

DARWIN, Australia - Naoki Kuroda (2nd from L), chairman of Japanese oil developer Inpex Corp., signs a document in Darwin, Australia, on Jan. 13, 2012, for the final investment decision on the Ichthys LNG Project. The project is a liquefied natural gas joint venture between the Inpex group of companies and the French oil giant Total S.A. group of companies, based on resources from the Ichthys Field, in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia.

WTO chief hails Japan's capacity-building initiative

WTO chief hails Japan's capacity-building initiative

DARWIN, Australia - Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (L) shakes hands with World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Mike Moore at the start of their talks in Darwin, Australia on June 5. Moore hailed Japan's proposal for industrialized countries to help developing ones meet their WTO commitments, saying it would help build confidence needed for an early launch of a new round of multilateral trade talks.

Dili residents greet Belo's return

Dili residents greet Belo's return

DILI, East Timor - People in Dili, East Timor, welcome the return of their spiritual leader, Bishop Carlos Belo, at his home on Oct. 6. Belo, who arrived in the ravaged half-island from Darwin, Australia, said the sheer scale of destruction makes it look ''worse than hell.''

Thailand begins full troop deployment to E. Timor

Thailand begins full troop deployment to E. Timor

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai soldiers prepare to leave Bangkok for Darwin, Australia, on Oct. 4 to join the international force in East Timor (Interfet). The troops will stop in Darwin for a few days for technical preparations before heading to East Timor.

Gusmao urges Japan to push Indonesia to repatriate E. Timorese

Gusmao urges Japan to push Indonesia to repatriate E. Timorese

DARWIN, Australia - East Timor independence leader Xanana Gusmao meet the press at a hotel in Darwin, Australia, from late Sept. 24 to early Sept. 25 and urges Japan to pressure Indonesia to allow some 200,000 displaced East Timorese to return home safely from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia.

Thai military team leaves for E. Timor

Thai military team leaves for E. Timor

BANGKOK, Thailand - Maj. Gen. Songkitti Jaggabatra (L), who has been appointed deputy commander of the international force for East Timor, talks with Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (R) prior to departure for Darwin, Australia, on Sept. 17. His 33-member advance team of Thai armed forces will join Australian forces in Darwin as U.N. peacekeepers in East Timor and will proceed to Dili on Sept. 18.

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Japan's Tokai University comes 3rd in solar car race in Australia

Japan's Tokai University comes 3rd in solar car race in Australia

A solar car of Japan's Tokai University finishes third in the 3000-kilometer World Solar Challenge race in Adelaide, Australia, on Oct. 22, 2015. Delft University of the Netherlands won the race that started in Darwin on Oct. 18 and takes place every two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Talisman Sabre exercise starts in Australia

Talisman Sabre exercise starts in Australia

Brigadier General Paul Kennedy, deputy commanding general of the U.S. III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks at an opening ceremony of the biennial U.S.-Australia military exercise Talisman Sabre in Darwin, Australia, on July 5, 2015. Japanese and New Zealand forces participated in the exercise for the first time this year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S.-Australia military drill starts, joined by Japan, N.Z.

U.S.-Australia military drill starts, joined by Japan, N.Z.

A U.S. Marine Corps' Osprey transport aircraft is present at the opening ceremony for a joint military drill by the United States and Australia in Darwin, Australia, on July 5, 2015. Japanese and New Zealand forces joined the biennial drill for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

73rd anniversary of Darwin bombing marked

73rd anniversary of Darwin bombing marked

Masato Takaoka (2nd from R), a Japanese consul general in Sydney, offers flowers during a ceremony on Feb. 19, 2014, to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Darwin, Australia, during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

73rd anniversary of Darwin bombing marked

73rd anniversary of Darwin bombing marked

About 40 veteran attend a ceremony on Feb. 19, 2014, to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Darwin, Australia, during World War II. A total of 4,000 people, including Masato Takaoka, the Japanese consul general in Sydney, took part in the ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1942 Japanese air raid of Darwin

1942 Japanese air raid of Darwin

Members of the Australia Army reenact in Darwin on Feb. 19, 2018 the local response to two Japanese air raids on Darwin, which occurred on the same day in 1942. Roughly 250 civilians and servicemen are estimated to have died in the so-called Bombing of Darwin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1942 Japanese air raid of Darwin

1942 Japanese air raid of Darwin

Michael Gunner (far L, front) chief minister of the Northern Territory, lays a wreath at the Darwin Cenotaph War Memorial in Darwin, Australia, on Feb. 19, 2018, to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1942 Japanese air raid of Darwin

1942 Japanese air raid of Darwin

Members of the Australia Army reenact in Darwin on Feb. 19, 2018 the local response to two Japanese air raids on Darwin, which occurred on the same day in 1942. Roughly 250 civilians and servicemen are estimated to have died in the so-called Bombing of Darwin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Nagoya Institute of Technology team members discuss their solar car performance in time trials in Darwin on Oct. 8, 2017, before competing in a 3,000-kilometer endurance race through Australia in the World Solar Challenge. The institute and three other Japanese teams are among 38 solar car developers that have entered the race to Adelaide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Japanese Tokai University team members roll out their solar car for time trials in Darwin on Oct. 8, 2017, before competing in a 3,000-kilometer endurance race through Australia in the World Solar Challenge. Tokai University and three other Japanese teams are among 38 solar car developers that have entered the race to Adelaide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Goko High School's solar car "Musoushin" is on display in Darwin on Oct. 8, 2017, before starting a 3,000-kilometer endurance race through Australia in the World Solar Challenge. Goko High School and three other Japanese teams are among 38 solar car developers that have entered the race to Adelaide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Team members from Kogakuin University perform final checks on its solar car named "Wing" in Darwin on Oct. 8, 2017, before starting a 3,000-kilometer endurance race through Australia in the World Solar Challenge. The Tokyo-based team and three other Japanese teams are among 38 solar car developers that have entered the race to Adelaide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. Marines in Darwin

U.S. Marines in Darwin

DARWIN, Australia - U.S. Marines undergo a welcoming ceremony at an Australian army base in Darwin, Australia, on April 4, 2012. They are the first batch of U.S. Marines to be stationed in Darwin. (Kyodo)

Japanese firm pushing major LNG project in Australia

Japanese firm pushing major LNG project in Australia

DARWIN, Australia - A natural gas liquefaction plant is under construction in Darwin, Australia, as seen in this photo taken in June 2014. Inpex Co. of Japan leads the project, which is expected to start production of liquefied natural gas from gas in the Ichthys field by the end of 2016. (Kyodo)

Japan to invest in LNG project in Australia

Japan to invest in LNG project in Australia

DARWIN, Australia - Naoki Kuroda (2nd from L), chairman of Japanese oil developer Inpex Corp., signs a document in Darwin, Australia, on Jan. 13, 2012, for the final investment decision on the Ichthys LNG Project. The project is a liquefied natural gas joint venture between the Inpex group of companies and the French oil giant Total S.A. group of companies, based on resources from the Ichthys Field, in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia. (Kyodo)

Japan to invest in LNG project in Australia

Japan to invest in LNG project in Australia

DARWIN, Australia - Naoki Kuroda (2nd from L), chairman of Japanese oil developer Inpex Corp., celebrates in Darwin, Australia, on Jan. 13, 2012, after confirming the final investment decision on the Ichthys LNG Project. The project is a liquefied natural gas joint venture between the Inpex group of companies and the French oil giant Total S.A. group of companies, based on resources from the Ichthys Field, in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia. (Kyodo)