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View from The Hill: To go to China you have to be invited: Morrison
OPINION & ANALYSIS: With Australia-China relations at a low point – due to Australia’s foreign interference legislation, the banning of Huawei from 5G network and other issues – there’s no indication when an invitation might come. Not that the Prime Minister wants to seem anxious.
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As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Trump isn’t the first deeply unpopular president Australia has seen and he won’t be the last.
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MP Gladys Liu defends herself after concerns about her Chinese associations
Liberal MP Liu issued a statement following a politically disastrous interview with Sky on Tuesday night in which she repeatedly floundered when pressed on her connections to Chinese organisations.
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Climate change is bringing a new world of bushfires to Australia
OPINION & ANALYSIS: While fire is a normal part of Australia’s yearly cycle and no two years are alike, what we are seeing now is absolutely not business as usual.
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The Great Barrier Reef outlook is ‘very poor’. We have one last chance to save it
OPINION & ANALYSIS: As Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise - an outcome supported by government policy - the continued downward trajectory of the Great Barrier Reef is inevitable.
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Religious Discrimination Bill is a mess that risks privileging people of faith above all others
OPINION & ANALYSIS: We should not have one model of special protection for religious faith and a lesser model of protection for all other people.
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Government boosts scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector
The taskforce will have members from universities, national security agencies and the federal education department.
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Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun is not Australian spy
Dr Yang has been held in Beijing under harsh conditions, without access to lawyers or family for more than seven months before being formally arrested.
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Australia to send naval and air assistance to protect Middle East sea lanes: Morrison
Scott Morrison stressed this was an international mission, but so far the United Kingdom is the only other country to have signed up.
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George Pell has lost his appeal. What did the court decide and what happens now?
SPECIAL FEATURE: Save for a successful appeal in the High Court, Pope Francis will likely expel Pell from the priesthood. The family of the second survivor is suing him and or the church for civil damages, as may others.
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Scott Morrison tells public servants: keep in mind the ‘bacon and eggs’ principle
Scott Morrison describes the “the bacon and eggs principle” where “the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed”.
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Inside China’s vast influence network – how it works, and its reach in Australia
SPECIAL FEATURE: The operations of the Chinese Communist Party are generally opaque, especially to outsiders. But in recent years, the party’s reach and influence with the Chinese diaspora has become much more obvious, particularly in Australia.
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Heroes hailed after knife rampage in Sydney CBD leaves one dead and another injured
Four men are being lauded as heroes for detaining alleged attacker following chaotic scenes in Sydney.
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Government tells police to lay off journalists in investigating leaks
The changes announced by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton follow a backlash against the government after the Australian Federal Police raided News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst and the ABC.
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‘Alt-right white extremism’ or conservative mobilising: what are CPAC’s aims in Australia?
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Nigel Farage is due to make a return to Australia at this weekend’s CPAC event, alongside Tony Abbott, Raheem Kassam and other right-wing speakers.
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Australia likely to tick off on US request to help protect shipping in Middle East
“We are deeply concerned by the heightened tensions in the region and we strongly condemn the attacks on shipping in the Gulf of Oman." - Australia's Defence Minister Linda Reynolds
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High Court challenge to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg under section 44
The citizenship provision of the Constitution’s section 44 has raised its head again.
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Language of love: a quarter of Australians are in inter-ethnic relationships
SPECIAL FEATURE: Australia’s rate of inter-ethnic relationships shows Australia is an open society that embraces its vibrant ethnic and cultural diversity.
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Scott Morrison finds some cats defy herding
OPINION & ANALYSIS: In describing his view towards the public service Morrison, who loves a good slogan, has produced a new one, “Respect and expect”.
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Boris Johnson, ‘political Vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin
OPINION & ANALYSIS: New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will succeed or fail on the back of the single dominant issue that dominates British politics: Brexit.
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1 in 5 Australians is a victim of ‘revenge porn’, despite new laws to prevent it
SPECIAL FEATURE: Also known as “non-consensual pornography” or “revenge porn”, image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is an invasion of a person’s privacy and a violation of their human rights to dignity, sexual autonomy and freedom of expression.
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Poll reveals lukewarm public support for religious freedom legislation
As the debate over religious freedom heats up, the attorney-general has flagged that any proposed legislation would cover a situation like the Folau case.
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Access denied: Julian Assange in Belmarsh, Britain’s Guantanamo
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Confined to his cell for 23 hours a day, Assange has no Internet and only very limited telephone access. And don't try and send him a magazine. His treatment is outrageous.
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Listening with ‘our ears and our eyes’: Ken Wyatt’s big promises on Indigenous affairs
OPINION & ANALYSIS: In his first major policy address, Ken Wyatt noted how previous governments have failed Indigenous Australians with a ‘top-down, command and control approach.’
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Thousands of Android apps track your phone without permission
Application permissions on Android phones are currently our last line of defence against developers out to profit from our personal data. Or so we thought...
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Back-to-back Reserve Bank cuts take interest rates to new low of 1%
The Reserve Bank made it clear it could cut further if necessary.
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Morrison wants to unleash economy’s ‘animal spirits’ and foreshadows new look at industrial relations
Prime Minister Scott Morrison laying out economic policies “to get Australians off the economic sidelines and on the field again”.
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With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Society cannot withstand a launch of a cryptocurrency in Facebook’s infamous “move fast and break things” style.
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Albanese to Setka: forget court action – you won’t win
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says the ALP as an organisation had the right to determine who joined.
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Hong Kong in crisis over relationship with China – and there does not appear to be a good solution
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Mass pro-democracy demonstrations have underscored the fact that Hong Kong residents are fearful of creeping mainland control. From Australia’s standpoint, the disturbances come at an awkward moment.
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Why the Israel Folau case could set an important precedent for employment law and religious freedom in Australia
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The Folau case is an important opportunity to see whether the right to express religious views can halt the steady march of employer control in the era of social media.
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