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Andrew Beatty

European. Ulsterman. @AFP News Editor for Australasia. Recovering White House correspondent. Ex Southern Africa/Libya/Fed/LatAm/EU

Offshore detention survivors condemn UK’s Rwanda asylum seekers scheme

Boris Johnson’s plan to ‘offer’ migrants a ‘choice’ between returning to their war-torn countries and Rwanda mimics Australia’s ‘Pacific Solution’ where people were dumped for…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been criticised for using technology to silence detractors.

Modi warns bitcoin could ‘spoil’ young Indians

Speaking at an online cybersecurity forum, India’s Prime Minister framed virtual money as a domain that needs to be closely policed.

IPL cricket stars scramble to escape Covid-hit India

The Indian Premier League has finally been abandoned in the face of the staggering number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in India

Journalists throughout Southern and East Africa are harassed, detained mostly through the use of criminal law. Photo: File

Australian journalists flee China fearing arrest

Their dramatic overnight exit came following days of secret wrangling that had seen both men holed up in Australia’s diplomatic missions to escape the clutches of China’s feared…

Bushfire smoke still emerges in Australia despite the country claiming they have it under control. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control

Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite for countryside…

Australian police raid public broadcaster amid media crackdown
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Australian police raid public broadcaster amid media crackdown

Six police descended on the corporation’s offices in Sydney armed with a warrant targeting three senior journalists and executives

The G20, and countries like South Africa, must work out practical safeguards, framed by ethical responsibility and democratic values to regulate AI. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP

Social media bosses face jail under ‘world first’ Australian laws

With these reforms, Australia has put itself at the forefront of global efforts to regulate social media giants more closely

The world’s cleanest air can be inhaled in Cape Grim, Australia. (Image: www.australias.guide)

Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite

While Cape Grim boasts the cleanest air in the world, it is not immune to rising levels of pollution.

Australian banks admitted to failing customers and vowed to ‘reset’ their industry. (William West/AFP/Getty Images)

Inquiry refers scandal-hit Australian banks to watchdogs

The wide-ranging Royal Commission was called in late 2017 as public outrage mounted over allegations of dodgy financial advice

Police now say there have been 20 reported cases of needles or pins being found in strawberries in New South Wales alone. (Daniel Leal Olivas/AFP)

Australia strawberry crisis now tastes a little sweeter for farmers

Wholesalers are reporting an uptick in sales, thanks in part to social media campaigns that encouraged Australians to ‘#Smashastrawb’ and eat it

President Cyril Ramaphosa made changes to his Cabinet on Thursday. (Reuters/Mike Hutchings)

Trump calls former aide Omarosa a ‘dog’

Omarosa Manigault Newman has dripped out recordings of embarrassing private conversations at the White House

US President Donald Trump holds up a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement after signing it in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington

Trump withdraws from Iran deal, defying allies

The president pulled the United States out of a landmark deal curbing Iran’s nuclear program and reimposing crippling sanctions

Palestinians burn an Israeli and a US flag during a protest against the US intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

Trump Jerusalem move sparks call for new Palestinian uprising

The Israeli military deployed hundreds of more troops to the occupied West Bank amid uncertainty over the fallout from Trump’s decision.

Trump, who has threatened to impose tariffs on European autos and auto parts, said it was his tough stance that brought the European leader to the bargaining table. (Reuters)

Donald Trump upends White House in first chaotic year

Around the White House there is little outward sign of the monumental changes that have taken place within the walls in the last year

People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after hearing the sound of gunshots.
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After Las Vegas massacre, Trump silent on gun control

President Trump has declared the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history as an "act of pure evil" but avoided addressing gun control

Anthony Scaramucci talks to the media outside the White House in Washington.

Scaramucci out as Trump’s new chief of staff takes reins

Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was axed as White House communications director on Monday.

Maduro has been in charge since 2013 but his re-election in May was branded illegitimate by the European Union, United States and the Organisation of American States. (Reuters)

Trump threatens Venezuela with ‘economic actions’

The US president threatened swift action if its leader pushes on with an unpopular bid to change his country’s constitution.

The data generated an incredible 4 000 or more data points on each US voter

Trump accused of divulging top secret intelligence to Russians

Embattled US President Donald Trump faced explosive allegations that he divulged top secret intelligence to Russian diplomats in the Oval Office.

A North Korean military drill marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean People’s Army

Trump would be ‘honoured’ to meet N Korea’s Kim, if conditions right

As Pyongyang threatens to carry out a sixth nuclear test, Trump appeared to offer the prospect of a diplomatic off-ramp.

Last year Trump launched dozens of trade cases

White House tries to insulate Trump from Russia scandal

​The White House battled Tuesday to insulate Donald Trump from a scandal over his top aide’s contacts with Russia.