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Adam is a journalist who has worked for more than 40 media brands in the UK and Australia. Today, he mostly writes about aviation, space and defence.
In a statement, the State Department said it was vital to the national interest to “assist our ally in developing and maintain a strong and ready self-defence capability”.
The decision means the country’s flag carrier will now operate two to three return flights a week to Rarotonga using its 787-9s, before increasing to daily trips from July.
It comes after the regional airline made the initial announcement at 5am and bullishly predicted there would be “copycat moves” from its larger rivals, which transpired at 11:30 am.
John Barilaro told residents to “do your bit” and suggested Australia needs to jab 70 per cent of the population for the virus to be kept under control.
The decision in the High Court of Singapore means Nick Rohrlach will remain on gardening leave until after a final hearing takes place regarding his appointment, likely to be in June or July.
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