Government And Politics

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Cate Campbell

May 10, 2021

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May 6, 2021

Australian COVID-19 travel restrictions challenged in court

Australia’s drastic COVID-19 strategies of preventing its citizens leaving the country and returning from India are being challenged in court

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May 6, 2021

Asia Today: Fiji sequesters hospital staff after COVID death

The military and police in the Pacific nation of Fiji have surrounded and locked down a major hospital amid concerns of a growing coronavirus outbreak

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May 5, 2021

Australian cricketers in limbo after India's IPL postponed

At least 38 Australians involved in the Indian Premier League are in limbo after the lucrative cricket tournament was suddenly postponed because of surging coronavirus cases at a time when they’re banned from traveling home

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Australia faces court challenge to its Indian travel ban

May 5, 2021

The Australian government faces a court challenge to its temporary Indian travel ban brought by a 73-year-old citizen stranded in the city of Bengaluru

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May 5, 2021

New Zealand leader Ardern plans to marry over the summer

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to marry her longtime partner during the southern summer

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May 3, 2021

Investigation reports toxic culture in Australian gymnastics

An independent review into gymnastics in Australia has heard evidence of a toxic culture that contributed to physical, emotional and sexual abuse of young athletes

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May 3, 2021

New Zealand leader Ardern takes tougher stance on China

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China’s human rights record by saying it was getting harder to reconcile differences as China’s role in the world grows

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Apr 28, 2021

Australians mark 25 years since massacre changed gun laws

Australia has marked the 25th anniversary of a lone gunman killing 35 people in Tasmania state in a massacre that galvanized the nation to drastically tighten gun laws

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Apr 28, 2021

Australian who filmed 4 dead and dying police sent to prison

A speeding driver in Australia has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for offenses including what a judge described as the heartless, cruel and disgracefu” filming of four dead and dying police officers who had just been hit by a truck on a freeway