Tag: International

Chinese Ambassador Says Taiwanese Who Pushed For Independence Will Be Punished

September 12, 2022
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The Chinese Ambassador to Australia has explained that Taiwanese who seek independence would be punished if China took control of the area. Ambassador Xiao Qian said that the secessionists who sought to move Taiwan toward independence would be punished by the Chinese regime when the country was “reunified” with the mainland. “They are going to…

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2 Russian Aircraft Enter North American Air Defense Zone Day Before NORAD Drills

September 12, 2022
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected two Russian maritime patrol aircraft flying within the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) on Sunday, the day before a three-day military drill operation. The two Russian aircraft stayed in international airspace and didn’t enter American nor Canadian sovereign airspace, according to officials. “This recent…

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Big Migration Not Quite the Silver Bullet for Australia’s Labour Shortage: Economist

September 12, 2022
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The Australian government’s pledge to substantially up migration may not yield the economic benefits it expects, says economist Judith Sloan. Following the Jobs and Skills Summit in early September, the Labor government announced the country would receive 195,000 new migrants per year, an increase from the previous amount of 160,000. The call for more migrants…

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Legacy of COVID: Empty Classrooms and Walls of Silence

September 12, 2022
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Commentary The image of an empty classroom, posted by Jan Slapeta, a professor of veterinary and molecular parasitology at the University of Sydney, is almost surreal. The professor posted the image because he had to lecture to an empty classroom as all his students work from home and remotely connect with him by dialling in….

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Crypto Investments Are Extremely Risky: Australian Stock Exchange Regulator Warns

September 12, 2022
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on the Australian people to take precautions and equip themselves with knowledge of the risks associated with crypto asset investments. Speaking at a Governance Institute conference on Sept. 12, ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said the stock exchange regulator wanted new investors to be aware that investing…

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McCarthy Voices ‘Real Concern’ Over Biden’s Foreign Policies

September 12, 2022
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized President Joe Biden’s foreign policies in the wake of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, urging for a firm stand for freedom, not fear. “If you want to know about 21 years ago today, you’ve got to pay attention to what…

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Indonesia’s President Considering Buying Cheap Russian Oil Amid Energy Crunch

September 12, 2022
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said that the country is weighing up “all options” and may join India and China in purchasing Russian oil amid soaring energy prices. “We always monitor all of the options. If there is the country [and] they give a better price, of course,” Widodo said in a recent interview with the Financial…

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New Zealand Scraps Nearly All COVID-19 Restrictions, Including Mask and Vaccination Mandates

September 12, 2022
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New Zealand will be retiring its COVID-19 traffic light system and significantly scaling down COVID restrictions from Sept. 13 so Kiwis could “move forward with certainty,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced. “It’s time to safely turn the page on our COVID-19 management and live without the extraordinary measures we have previously used,” Ardern said, calling…

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The 2022 US Open Did Not Disappoint

September 12, 2022
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Commentary The U.S. Tennis Open, always guaranteed to be exciting, has concluded with victories by Iga Swiatek from Poland as the women’s champion and Carlos Alcaraz from Spain as the men’s champion. For Swiatek, ranked number one in the world, it was her second Grand Slam victory this year following her win at Roland Garros….

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Former Special Forces Sues Australian Public Broadcaster Over War Crime Allegations

September 12, 2022
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Former special forces operative Heston Russell has filed a lawsuit against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and journalists—Joshua Robertson and Mark Willacy—over articles alleging he was involved in committing war crimes while on deployment in Afghanistan. In a statement of claim filed with the Federal Court of Australia, Russell’s lawyers pointed to a November article…

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