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‘What the hell?’: The unlucky Australians who have caught COVID twice
Feb 23, 2022 10:32While many assume they will be immune after catching COVID, experts say the emergence of Omicron has seen a significant increase in reinfection.
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Biden must halt the assault on free press and drop the prosecution of Julian Assange
Jan 10, 2022 10:41Wikileaks exposed U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, torture at Guantanamo and other abuses of power, releasing thousands of secret U.S. government and military documents that major news organizations worldwide, including The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Guardian then used as the basis for award-winning reporting.
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World’s top 2021 climate disasters cost nearly $200 billion: Study
Dec 30, 2021 14:44A new report shows that 2021 continued the trend of annual climate devastation worldwide that is costing the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars as planet-heating emissions unleash exactly the kind of damage scientists have warned about for decades.
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Australian government stares down calls to press UK and US for Julian Assange’s release
Dec 13, 2021 15:46Australia says it is ‘not a party’ to case and will ‘respect the UK legal process’ after court clears way for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange’s extradition to US.
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The new variant is worrying – but it doesn’t change how we tackle COVID
Dec 02, 2021 10:07The only way to stop B.1.1.529 and other coronavirus mutations is through testing, masks, and getting vaccines to everyone in the world
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What AUKUS means for the world?
Oct 06, 2021 18:06At the center of AUKUS are technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), quantum and cyber. The US, the UK and Australia want to use these technologies to build a new kind of footprint in the Indo-Pacific.
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Aukus row: European Union demands apology from Australia over France’s treatment before trade talks
Sep 22, 2021 09:46The European Union is demanding answers – and an apology from Australia – over its treatment of France as the fallout from the Aukus announcement threatens to delay a key trade deal.
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France tries to delay EU-Australia trade deal amid AUKUS fallout
Sep 22, 2021 09:40The A$90bn (£48bn) submarine contract was the centrepiece of French-Australian cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, but the Australians have instead opted to form a US-UK-Australia pact dubbed AUKUS, and build eight nuclear-powered submarines likely to be delivered between 2030 and 2040.
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AUKUS sub deal puts ASEAN on nuclear edge
Sep 22, 2021 09:36Region is concerned that Australia is well on the way to acquiring nuclear weapons with US and UK assistance.
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Morrison facing state resistance over reopening plan as NSW COVID crisis worsens
Aug 23, 2021 15:20Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists Australia can reopen once vaccination targets hit but some state leaders aren’t so sure.