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It comes as new analysis finds the resources sector to have been the biggest donor in Australian politics over the past two decades, handing over $136.8 million.

US intervenes to defend tech giants The Trump administration has called on Australia to abandon plans to force Google and Facebook to pay news organisations for sharing their content. The call came in a letter submitted to an Australian parliamentary inquiry by US trade representatives, according to The Guardian. The letter described the plan as “vaguely drafted and confusing” and called instead for a voluntary code of conduct. “The United States respectfully requests Australia suspend ...

Rushan Abbas hasn’t heard from her sister for more than two years. Gulshan Abbas, a retired medical doctor, disappeared along with her aunt in September 2018 and was cut off from her family, who are Uighurs, a Muslim minority group which live mostly in China’s northwest Xinjiang province. Rushan, an activist based in the United States, has publicly advocated on her sisters behalf ever since, insisting she had been kidnapped by Chinese authorities and placed in a camp or labour factory as ...

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Share on Twitter Chinas "appalling" regard for human rights worsened in 2020 as the government ramped-up efforts to crack down on minorities and political dissidents, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.  The fierce criticism comes as pressure grows on the Australian government to consider taking stronger action against China’s persecution of Muslim Uighurs in the Xinjiang region. Britain and Canada this week announced new laws aimed at stopping imports of products suspected...

Doubts have emerged whether AstraZeneca's vaccine will achieve herd immunity but Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says it will prevent death and serious illness.

Last modified on Sat 9 Jan 2021 14.02 EST The Australian government is facing fresh calls to offer increased assistance to the people of Hong Kong with just 3,000 having benefited from visa concessions granted six months ago. The push for Australia to do more comes after Hong Kong police arrested more than 50 people, including pro-democracy politicians and campaigners, in early morning raids on Wednesday. The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced in July the government would allo...

Australians have been urged not to give up on the $5 million COVIDSafe app despite criticism of its effectiveness and privacy fears sparked by moves overseas to give police access to tracing app data.

Australian militarys $1.3 billion Hawkei contract criticisms revealed after previously sealed by the Attorney-General Posted FriFriday 8 updated MonMonday 11 Thales was awarded a contract to produce 1,100 locally built armoured Hawkei vehicles. ( Share Print text only Cancel A scathing report into the Defence Departments handling of a $1.3 billion dollar military contract has been fully released, nearly three years after the ABC exposed a high-powered legal effort to keep some details secret. ...

A threat to informers and media freedom We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss January 7, 2021 — 8.42am Normal text size Credit:Illustration: John Shakespeare To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. JULIAN ASSANGE A threat to informers and media freedom UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US to face espionage cha...