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Wild storm batters Western Australia, leaves thousands without power
May 25, 2020 07:52Wild weather downed trees and left tens of thousands of people without power in Western Australia, as emergency services began cleaning up in Perth on Monday after some of the worst weather in a decade.
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Australia says calls for easing tensions with China still unanswered
May 17, 2020 07:23Australia says China has not yet responded to requests to discuss the easing of tensions, amid a trade dispute that erupted after Canberra called for an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, insinuating that Beijing was to blame.
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China ends Australia beef imports amid COVID-19 dispute
May 13, 2020 06:40China has halted its beef imports from Australia’s four largest meat processors, amid a dispute over the Australian government’s call for an investigation into the origin of the new coronavirus.
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ICC rejects Australia's 'unfounded' challenge to probing Israeli war crimes
May 10, 2020 04:48The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected Australia's demand that the tribunal halt an investigation into war crimes committed by the Israeli regime in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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Australia decries US exploitation of inquiry to promote Wuhan lab conspiracy
May 09, 2020 01:39Australian officials say the government’s push for an inquiry into the origins of the new coronavirus outbreak should not be exploited by the United States amid a row with China, which has been accused by Washington of covering up initial data on the deadly viral pandemic and the coronavirus-leak at a Chinese laboratory.
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Tensions rise between China, Australia over call for coronavirus probe
Apr 29, 2020 07:19China has blasted Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison for attempting to blame Beijing for the coronavirus pandemic by pushing for an “independent inquiry” into its origins.
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Australian frigate joins US fleet in South China Sea
Apr 23, 2020 03:53An Australian frigate has joined three US warships in the disputed South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel has been based, raising concerns over an escalation of tensions.
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China slams Australia for copying US, blaming Beijing for pandemic
Apr 22, 2020 04:19China has censured Australia for copying the United States and attempting to frame Beijing as the party responsible for the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 has now killed over 160,000 globally, 2.3 million infected
Apr 19, 2020 06:47Coronavirus outbreak has now claimed the lives of 160,706 people across the world, and more than 2,328,600 others are infected.
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Australian cardinal acquitted of all child abuse charges in shock ruling
Apr 07, 2020 07:54Australian Cardinal George Pell has been freed from jail after being acquitted by Australia’s highest court of charges of child abuse in a shock ruling.