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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…
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
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…
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
Six police descended on the corporation’s offices in Sydney armed with a warrant targeting three senior journalists and executives
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
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.
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
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
Trump calls former aide Omarosa a ‘dog’
Omarosa Manigault Newman has dripped out recordings of embarrassing private conversations at the White House
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
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.
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
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