JAKARTA, March 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea, Jakarta's Defence Minister said on Thursday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart.

Researchers have mapped the northern gateways where the cattle disease, lumpy skin disease, could first enter Australia, identifying Cape York Peninsula and Port Hedland as the highest-risk locations.

The Canadian prime minister is touring the Asia-Pacific to rejuvenate alliances in the wake of the U.S. trade war and President Trump’s calls for Canada’s annexation.

The Prince of Wales spoke in his post as Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Navy Submarine Service

Meghan is to appear at a £1,400, three-day retreat for women in Sydney next month [Getty] The Duchess of Sussex is set to appear at a women-only weekend retreat in Sydney, with tickets starting at A$2,

Australia said it would release fuel from its domestic reserves to help ease shortages in parts of the country, as demand surges on concerns that conflict in the Middle East will lead to supply disruptions.

This week, the Australian government introduced a new bill, that if passed, will prevent people from conflict and crisis-affected countries from visiting Australia.

At A$4.5 trillion ($3.2 trillion), Australia’s pension system is the fourth-largest pool of retirement savings in the world — and the fastest-growing among major markets. It’s expected to overtake the UK and Canada by the early 2030s to become the second-largest globally.