Government And Politics

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Mar 8, 2021

Australia ends defense cooperation with Myanmar over coup

Australia has suspended defense cooperation with Myanmar and is redirecting humanitarian aid because of the military coup and the detention of an Australian citizen

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Mar 4, 2021

Australia's leader backs attorney-general accused of rape

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed support for his attorney-general, who this week denied accusations he raped a schoolgirl when he was a teenager

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Feb 28, 2021

Auckland COVID outbreak forces America's Cup postponement

The first weekend of sailing in the America’s Cup has been postponed after new COVID-19 cases were reported in Auckland

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Feb 23, 2021

Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon

Facebook says it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after reaching a deal with Australia’s government on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism

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Feb 22, 2021

Vaccinations start without rush in Australia, parts of Asia

Australia has started its COVID-19 inoculation program days after its neighbor New Zealand, with both governments deciding their pandemic experiences did not require the fast tracking of vaccine rollouts that occurred in many parts of the world

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Feb 22, 2021

New Zealand remembers 185 who died in quake 10 years ago

New Zealand lowered its flags and made special note of those who couldn’t travel as it marked the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake that killed 185 people

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Feb 19, 2021

Australian leader urges Facebook to lift its news blockade

Australia’s prime minister has urged Facebook to lift its blockade of Australian users and return to the negotiating table with news publishing businesses

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Feb 18, 2021

Australian media law raises questions about 'pay for clicks'

Timothy Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, worries that Australian plans to make digital giants pay for journalism could set a precedent that renders the Internet as we know it unworkable