Telecommunications specialists from the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces have partnered with His Majesty's Armed Forces, to install new communications systems in Tonga on 12 August.
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Thursday 17 August 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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NSW, Australia
A delegation from Kolomotu'a in Tonga, led by Princess Angelika Latūfuipeka, visited its sister city, Gunnedah in Australia last week one-year since the start of their sister relationship.
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Tuesday 18 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A group of students and teachers from Newington College of Sydney, Australia visited Tupou College from 6-13 July.
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Wednesday 12 July 2023
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Canberra, Australia
Tongan Ambassador to Australia, HE Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho met with the Saudi Arabian Ambassador, HE Sultan Fahad A Bin Khuzaim on 11 July to discuss development opportunities for Tonga.
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Tuesday 11 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A fully equipped mobile dental clinic, supported by the Rotary Club of Ballarat West, was handed over to the Minister for Health Hon. Saia Piukala, at Vaiola Hospital, Nuku’alofa on 7 July.
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Monday 26 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An under 16s Rugby league team is set to tour Sydney, Australia for the next two weeks. The team left Fua’amotu Airport early Saturday morning, 24 June 2023.
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Saturday 24 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Governor General of Australia, Hon. David Hurley reaffirmed Australia's ties with Tonga, after visiting for the first time on Friday, 23 June.
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Thursday 8 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three women sports representatives were recognised last week in a 'Smash Down Barriers Program', which promotes social inclusion and wellbeing of marginalized groups, particularly people with disability, women and girls.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of surgeons from Interplast Australia and New Zealand is currently performing general plastic and reconstructive surgical services at Vaiola Hospital. The team has returned after three years of border closures.
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Monday 22 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Assistance of AUD2.8 million (TOP 4.3 million) was committed by Australia to support Tonga Police's critical role in providing a safe, secure and crime free community, while addressing critical resourcing gaps.
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Wednesday 17 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An additional AUD8.5 million ($13.2 million pa’anga) in further budget support to support economic recovery and fiscal resilience in Tonga was committed today by the Australian Government. The brings the total of Australian direct budget support to Tonga to more than AUD45 million ($70 million pa'anga) this financial year.
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Monday 15 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An additional AUD10 million was committed by the Government of Australia to further improve health outcomes for people in Tonga, with the signing of the Tonga Health Systems Support Program Phase 3 on 15 May.
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Friday 12 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) were assessed by a team of medical experts from Australia last week, at Vaiola Hospital. Medical equipment was also donated.
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Thursday 11 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Around $1.9 billion dollars has been committed over the next five-years to the Pacific, including Tonga, by the Australian Government.
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Thursday 11 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A hearing screening project for class 1 and 2 students on Tongatapu is being carried out by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the Rotary Club of Hampton from Australia and Rotary Club Nuku‘alofa.
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Monday 8 May 2023
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Sydney, Australia
The Australian and New Zealand governments have renewed their commitment to the World Bank’s work in the Pacific through an agreement to strengthen cooperation in the region over the next eight years.
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Wednesday 3 May 2023
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Canberra, Australia
Tonga Police attended a Pacific Forensic Working Group meeting consisting of 11 forensic police leaders across the Pacific in Canberra last week.
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Wednesday 26 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Lest we forget' the ANZAC Day commemoration in Tonga on 25 April, remembered the day when ANZAC forces consisting of Australian and New Zealand forces (including Tongan soldiers) landed at Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War One in 1915.
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Tuesday 25 April 2023
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Climate change education books have been donated by the Australian Government to primary and secondary schools throughout Tonga on 21 April.
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Friday 21 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
ANZAC Day will be observed at a dawn service in Tonga on Tuesday, 25 April to commemorate those brave fallen soldiers from Tonga, Australia and New Zealand, who fought and died for world peace. ANZAC Day is a public holiday in Tonga.
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