Government And Politics

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Apr 28, 2021

Australian Olympians to be given COVID-19 vaccine priority

Australian athletes and support staff preparing for the Tokyo Olympics will be given priority for COVID-19 vaccines

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NZ Rugby debates selling All Blacks share to US investors

Apr 27, 2021

New Zealand Rugby will face a momentous decision on the future of the All Blacks when it debates at its annual meeting whether to sell a stake in the commercial value of the national team to American investors

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Apr 25, 2021

Australia and New Zealand commemorate war dead on Anzac Day

Australians and New Zealanders have paid tribute to their war dead as both nations prepare to withdraw from their longest war in Afghanistan

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Apr 22, 2021

Australia ends China deals on national interest grounds

Australia’s cancellation of two infrastructure deals with China has prompted Beijing to accuse its leaders of a “Cold War mentality” and threaten a possible response

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Australia ends Chinese deals on national interest grounds

Apr 21, 2021

Australia has canceled four bilateral deals with China, Iran and Syria under new laws that give the federal government power to overrule international agreements by lower-level administrations that violate the national interest

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Apr 21, 2021

Australia plans to spend $417M on hydrogen, carbon capture

Australia’s prime minister has proposed spending an extra $417 million on hydrogen and carbon sequestration projects, seeking to burnish his government’s green credentials ahead of a climate summit to be hosted by President Joe Biden

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Andrew Little

Apr 21, 2021

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Apr 15, 2021

Australia to withdraw last 80 troops from Afghanistan

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in September in line with the United States and other allies

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Apr 14, 2021

Australian Olympians prepare for a Tokyo Games like no other

Australian athletes are preparing for a games like no other before them when the Tokyo Olympics start in 100 days on July 23

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Apr 9, 2021

Australia to buy extra 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

Australia says it has finalized a deal to buy an extra 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as it rapidly pivots away from its earlier plan to rely mainly on the AstraZeneca vaccine