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Australia against unilateral change to status quo on LAC, says envoy Barry O’Farrell

Australian High Commissioner also said Australia remains deeply concerned by 'actions' in the South China Sea & rejecta China's 'unlawful maritime claims' in the region.

US, Australia reaffirm commitment to Quad consultations with India, Japan

In a joint statement, US and Australia also said that China cannot assert maritime claims in the South China Sea based on the nine-dash line, historic rights, or entire island groups.

Virus surge as summer wanes in Australia indicates what US, Europe can expect this winter

Australia's new wave of Covid shows that the subsequent ones around the world could be worse than the first, particularly when winter forces people into enclosed spaces.

Australia sets daily record for Covid infections as Melbourne struggles to contain virus

Concerns that the stay-at-home order in Melbourne, that begun three weeks ago, will need to be extended are also mounting. This will inflict further damage on the economy.

With 60% increase, Indians largest diaspora to get Australian citizenship in 2019-20

Out of the over 200,000 people who became Australian citizens in 2019-2020, 38,209 were Indians, followed by 25,011 Britishers, 14,764 Chinese and 8,821 Pakistanis.

Sydney declared Covid hotspot, Queensland bans visitors from the Australian city

New South Wales state, which has Sydney as its capital, recorded 19 new cases of the virus on Wednesday.

What is nine-dash line? The basis of China’s claim to sovereignty over South China Sea

China stakes claim to 90% of the South China Sea, and this claim is based on the U-shaped nine-dash line etched on map in the 1940s by a Chinese geographer.

After Melbourne, Sydney has new Covid hotspots as Australia’s infections cross 10,000

The outbreak in Sydney has caused the New South Wales state govt to announce it would reverse some easing of social-distancing restrictions, including in pubs.

Why the era of free news for Facebook and Google may soon be over

With Australia set to force the tech giants to share revenue generated from news with publishers, it could chip away at 2 of the most successful business models of 21st century.

Australia halts extradition treaty with Hong Kong, offers visas to students & skilled workers

The move came after China imposed the National Security Law in Hong Kong that punishes dissent, criminalises sedition and curbs protests with life imprisonment.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.