Government And Politics

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Jun 24, 2021

'Scary' Sydney virus cluster blamed on delta variant grows

An Australian state leader says Sydney is going through one the “scariest” times of the pandemic as a cluster of the highly contagious delta variant infects more people

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Jun 22, 2021

Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health

Australia says it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists are applauding the U.N. World Heritage Committee’s proposal

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Australia Politics

Jun 21, 2021

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Jun 18, 2021

Australian spy avoids jail in East Timor espionage scandal

A former Australian spy has been released from court with a three-month suspended prison sentence over his attempt to help East Timor prove that Australia spied on the fledgling nation during multibillion dollar oil and gas negotiations

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Jun 16, 2021

Australia's highest court upholds foreign interference law

Australia’s highest court has rejected a challenge to foreign interference laws in a case that involved a U.S. conservative political organization and free speech arguments

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Jun 15, 2021

Australia says it's reached a free trade deal with Britain

Australia's trade minister says the country has reached a free trade agreement with Britain

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Jun 14, 2021

New Zealand apologizes for 1970s raids on Pacific people

New Zealand’s government is formally apologizing for an immigration crackdown nearly 50 years ago in which Pacific people were targeted for deportation, often after early-morning home raids

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Australia G7

Jun 9, 2021

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Jun 8, 2021

Greenpeace wins Australian court case against power company

Australia’s largest electricity generator has largely lost its court case alleging that the environmental group Greenpeace had breached copyright and trademark laws by using its logo in a campaign that described the company as the nation’s “biggest climate polluter.”

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Jun 1, 2021

Australian court upholds ban on most international travel

An Australian court has rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so they don’t bring COVID-19 home