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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.
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'A day of shame': Australia lobbying thwarts push to list Great Barrier Reef as endangered
Jul 27, 2021 09:34An intense lobbying campaign by the pro-fossil fuel Australian government succeeded recently in keeping the Great Barrier Reef off a list of World Heritage Sites considered "in danger," despite experts' warnings that the biodiverse ecosystem is increasingly imperiled by the global climate emergency.
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Australia demands world heritage experts visit Great Barrier Reef ahead of ‘in danger’ list decision
Jul 10, 2021 07:51Australia has conceded in an official report that the Great Barrier Reef’s unique values as a world heritage site have been adversely affected by climate change.
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Parts of Australia under new COVID lockdown after cases of Delta variant
Jul 01, 2021 19:28Coronavirus outbreaks renew questions about Australia's stuttering vaccine rollout and limited quarantine facilities.
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Delta variant of COVID spreading rapidly and detected in 74 countries
Jun 18, 2021 08:56While health authorities around the world are collecting and sharing data on the spread of the new coronavirus variant, the fear is that in countries in the developing world with less robust monitoring systems, the Delta variant may already have spread much further than has been reported.
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COVID-19 takes a dire global demographic toll
May 12, 2021 05:06Pandemic deaths, disruptions to fertility and restrictions on migration are causing major social and demographic transformations worldwide.
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97% of Earth's land no longer ecologically intact, study finds
Apr 19, 2021 14:43The vast majority of land on Earth – a shocking 97 percent - that is home to millions of species is no longer qualified as ecologically intact – and humans are to blame, a new study reveals.