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  1 day ago

  In 90 minutes, ambassador Xiao Qian revealed just how deep Australia's differences with China run

  abc.net.au - David Speers

  It's 18 years since a Chinese ambassador last took up an invitation to appear at the National Press Club in Canberra. That was five ambassadors …

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  Michael Pascoe: The federal Liberal Party doesn’t care about Australia

  thenewdaily.com.au

  The signs were already there, already obvious, that the Dutton-led Coalition was going down the Abbott path of ‘Total Opposition’, having learned …

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  4 days ago

  Revealed: Car industry’s secret emissions plan would slow electric vehicle uptake

  smh.com.au - Ben Cubby

  They outline a campaign that started last week to shape public discussion and position the auto industry as a “trusted voice” in the “moderate …

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  6 days ago

  No country for old men: the Liberal brand is a smoking ruin

  crikey.com.au - Bernard Keane

  Who'd be a Liberal? Irrelevant in Canberra, falling apart in Sydney, a disaster in Melbourne... the party is suffering serious brand damage, and it …

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  Aug 4

  Undercover journalist in Afghanistan finds Taliban are abducting, imprisoning women

  NPR - Terry Gross

  In August 2021, shortly after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid held a press conference in which he vowed that the insurgents would defend women's rights according to Islamic law. Filmmaker Ramita Navai says it was an empty promise. "[The Taliban] knew that the world …