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China-Australia looking to heal trade war wounds
When Treasurer Jim Chalmers travels to Beijing later this month, he and his counterpart at China’s peak economic agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, won’t be short on important topics to discuss. Chalmers will be attending the Australia-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, one part...
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Australia to ban children from social media
Canberra, Sep 10 (IANS) Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced a plan to ban children from using social media.The Prime Minister stated that the...
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Oldest Dingo Bones Are Younger Than Previously Thought, Altering Australia's Timeline
The arrival of the dingo in Australia greatly altered the continent's ecology and coincided with a significant break in the apparent isolation of indigenous Australians. Our best estimates of when this happened have now been shifted hundreds or even thousands of years, thanks to more accurate...
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Macron to visit riot-hit New Caledonia as Australia, New Zealand evacuate nationals
French President Emmanuel Macron will leave Paris for riot-hit Pacific territory New Caledonia "this evening", the government spokeswoman said Tuesday. Macron "will leave as soon as this evening", Prisca Thevenot said, after more than a week of unrest over his government's voting reform plans...
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Stella Assange, wife of Wikileaks founder, vows to fight on ahead of crucial court date
LONDON (Reuters) - In a week's time, WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange could be on a flight to the United States at the end of his years-long legal battle to avoid extradition. Whatever happens, his wife Stella vows the fight for his freedom will go on. ...
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Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years
Former Australian Army lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months for revealing information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. Supporters of McBride have long expressed his concern that the Australian government was more interested in punishing him for...
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Australia’s Qantas to pay $79m over ‘ghost flights’ furore
​​Australia’s flagship airline Qantas has agreed to pay $120 million Australian dollars ($79m) to settle a lawsuit over the sale of tickets for already cancelled flights. The airline will pay a fine of 100 million Australian dollars ($66m) and provide compensation of 20 million Australian dollars...
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Australia’s foreign influence curbs an ‘abject failure’
Foreign interference in Australian democracy poses a growing risk to our national sovereignty. It refers to coercive, corrupt or deceptive activities by or on behalf of a foreign actor designed to undermine Australia’s democracy. It can involve foreign actors secretly cultivating and manipulating...
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Australia Gears Up for Bitcoin ETFs: ASX Leads the Charge
Australia is preparing to join Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) bandwagon. The country's primary equity exchange, ASX Ltd, is anticipated to approve the launch of Bitcoin ETFs following similar approvals in the US and Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported. Australia Prepares for Crypto ETFs This year, US...
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Australia’s problem with male violence is getting worse. So, what’s the solution?
It wasn’t another news story about the death of a woman at the hands of her partner that convinced Daniel McCormack he had to be part of the solution. It was Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss, who during a stand-up routine in 2019 revealed he hadn’t done enough to prevent a friend from raping a woman...
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