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ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2021
Australia and New Zealand call on China to let U.N. visit Xinjiang
A joint statement from the leaders' annual meeting also included statements on Hong Kong and the South China Sea, two other areas that China regards as domestic affairs.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021
Our responsibility to South Asia
Beyond inflicting agony on the sick, the coronavirus outbreak in the world's most populous democracy is now robbing victims of their dignity in death, too.
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May 19, 2021
Australia hopes to invite 'full crowds' for Ashes series
Cricket Australia is hoping for packed stadiums for this year's Ashes series even if England's "Barmy Army" of traveling fans is unlikely to get into the country, interim chief executive Nick Hockley said on Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
May 17, 2021
Fleeing Wall Street, bankers head home to virus-free Australia
For the first time since World War II, more Australians are returning home than leaving.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2021
Australia's Scott Morrison stands by ‘one country’ remark on China and Taiwan
Such a stance would represent a shift in the U.S. ally's longstanding policy of 'strategic ambiguity” toward Taiwan's status.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2021
‘COVID-Zero’ havens may find reopening harder than taming virus
Some fear territories that prioritized safety early in the pandemic may be left behind by rivals with higher caseloads that have boosted vaccine uptake.
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OLYMPICS
May 10, 2021
Australia begins vaccinating athletes ahead of Tokyo Games
Australia started administering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes around the country on Monday to give them "comfort and certainty" during their final preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.
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OLYMPICS
May 7, 2021
Basketball star Liz Cambage accuses Australia of 'whitewashing' promotion of Olympic team
Australian women's basketball player Liz Cambage is protesting the lack of racial diversity in Olympic photoshoots of the nation's athletes and has suggested she might boycott the Tokyo Games if the situation does not change.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 7, 2021
Australia’s battered Scott Morrison bets on budget to repair image
After having his political judgment questioned, Morrison will attempt to reset the narrative by highlighting his economic stewardship through the pandemic.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2021
Australia's probe of Chinese firm's port in Darwin signals trouble for Beijing
The investigation risks further hurting China-Australia ties, which have plummeted since Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Australia reviewing China’s ownership of a Darwin port
Australia is whether to force a Chinese company to sell a lease to a strategically important port used by U.S. Marines, a move that could further stoke tensions with Beijing.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Australia's Victoria state commits to halving emissions by 2030
One of the world's largest carbon emitters on a per capita basis, Australia is under mounting pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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BUSINESS
May 1, 2021
La Nina gives a turbocharge boost to already high food prices around the world
Global prices for food and crops in much of the world are at multi-year highs and there's a culprit far larger than human commerce: La Nina.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2021
Her prophecy of an Australian inferno was proven right
Climate change is a politically charged issue in much of the world. But the debate is especially heated in Australia.
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OLYMPICS
Apr 28, 2021
Australia to begin vaccinating Tokyo-bound athletes next week
Officials said that Olympic and Paralympic participants will be inoculated by private contractors in order to avoid burdening the public health system.

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