Government And Politics

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Sep 9, 2020

Australian prime minister criticizes TikTok suicide video

Australian regulators have ruled out prosecuting TikTok over an apparent suicide video under tough new laws prohibiting some forms of violent online images, but the prime minister is urging social media companies to take more responsibility for offensive content

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Sep 8, 2020

Last 2 journalists working for Australian media leave China

The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures

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Sep 8, 2020

Last 2 journalists working for Australian media leave China

The Australian Broadcasting Corp. says the last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them

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Sep 5, 2020

Former Cook Islands leader dies from virus in New Zealand

Former Cook Islands prime minister and beloved New Zealand doctor Joe Williams has died from the coronavirus

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Sep 2, 2020

Asia Today: Australian hot spot extends state of emergency

Australia’s coronavirus hot spot, Victoria state, is extending its state of emergency for another six months as its average of new coronavirus infections per day dipped to 95

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Sep 2, 2020

Minister: New Zealand enduring wave of cyberattacks

New Zealand’s justice minister says the nation is confronting cyberattacks on an unprecedented scale, targeting everything from the stock market to the weather service

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Sep 2, 2020

Asia Today: Australia hot spot extends state of emergency

Australia’s hot spot Victoria state has extended its state of emergency for another six months as its weekly average of new coronavirus infections dipped to 95

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Sep 1, 2020

Chinese-born Australian CCTV journalist detained in China

Australia's government says a Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN, the English-language channel of China Central Television, has been detained in China

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Aug 31, 2020

Asia Today: Australia records its deadliest day of pandemic

Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift a lockdown on the country’s second-largest city