The department urged Aussies currently in New Caledonia to avoid demonstrations and public gatherings, and to follow the advice of local authorities. 'Reconsider your need to travel to New ...

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has requested Aussie tourists reconsider their travel plans as tensions ... leading to flights being cancelled and New Caledonia being place in a ...

They did not provide further details. Last week, French authorities in New Caledonia announced an extended curfew, banning gatherings and travel across the archipelago from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m ...

Unrest broke out in mid-May in New Caledonia over Paris's plan for voting reforms that Indigenous Kanak people fear would leave them in a permanent minority, crushing their hopes for independence.

Australians planning a trip to a popular holiday spot have been urged to avoid travel as the threat of violence soars. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has updated its travel advice ...

French media reports say two people have been killed in New Caledonia during a police intervention to apprehend activists, suspected of ...

Australians planning a trip to a popular holiday spot have been urged to avoid travel as the threat of ... Liberation Front flags march in New Caledonia in late August. Picture: AFP ...