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Greg Hunt repeats this Australian government stat: "The UK actually has 84 per cent of its adult population vaccinated, but 20,000 cases a day in each of the last two days." They should be pulled up on omitting the hospitalisation rate every time it is repeated. It's misleading.
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If you are wondering why Australia has not rocked up yet. It is spelt with an ‘O’ オ in the Japanese katakana alphabet so has been knocked back the queue to to 38th. Ireland, Algeria etc are spelt with an ‘A’ ア. #Tokyo2020
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For those playing along at home. The one on the left is the key.
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A few key takeouts from my interview with Nobuo Kishi: Australia should take more of a leadership role in south-east Asia and the Pacific, pacifist constitutional debate likely to re-emerge after the election, and Abe, his brother, is fighting fit. smh.com.au/world/asia/jap…
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At least 68 Australian kids have been caught in parental abduction cases in Japan. French estimates are more than 100, the US 475. Each of them has a story. smh.com.au/world/asia/the… #Tokyo2020
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Look Nicole Kidman running “soft propaganda” for Beijing is not a line I expected to write this week but here we are. smh.com.au/world/asia/nic…
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I hope Sydney is psychologically ready to see cases go through the roof. Here is Singapore after restrictions were eased to allow max 5 people to gather. The city of less than 6 million will be at 5000 cases per day by next week. NSW restrictions from Monday are much looser. twitter.com/cokeefe9/statu…
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Australian lobsters are 'a threat to national security’ says Hong Kong smh.com.au/world/asia/nat…
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The OzAsia Festival in Adelaide said performers from a local Hong Kong group would not be able to put umbrellas on their stand. smh.com.au/world/asia/the…
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This is great news. The @smh and @theage are hiring ten new cadets. These opportunities only come around once every four years. Apply! It's a wonderful gig. smh.com.au/business/compa…
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Comments by Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews suggest that the federal government could overturn Djokovic’s exemption to enter Australia.
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Everybody wants to talk to Hanyu (including me) #Beijing2022
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This is the line outside the press mixed zone. You would usually only see half a dozen people in this room. Now people can’t get in. #Hanyu mania. #Beijing2022
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He was very helpful with the phone/recorder tray.
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And said Nathan Chen's gold medal winning performance was "so cool". "I showed my story to the people," he said. "I wanted to say thanks to the ice".
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Anyways that was about as close as I got because this was the Hanyu crowd by the end of the mixed zone. #Beijing2022
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And this reporter stuck outside in the line had to resort to using binoculars to catch a glimpse of the Japanese star. #Hanyu
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The SMH, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times and WAtoday are resubscribing to AAP for a 6-month trial. Good news for readers and reporters around the country.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Shinzo Abe is in a "critical condition". "The doctors are doing everything they can. I am hoping and praying that Abe will survive this".
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Zhao Lijian's fabricated image of an Australian ‘war crime’ in Afghanistan was part of a 'sentiment mobilisation’ misinformation campaign by Beijing that also targeted Japan and Canada. smh.com.au/world/asia/doc…
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China's Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian tells the National Press Club that coverage of China in Australia is overwhelmingly negative. "It is important to know what China truly is." That is true, but one remedy would be to allow Australian foreign correspondents back into China.
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In Africa's gold country Chinese and Australian miners' are embroiled in a bitter and deadly dispute.
My year-long investigation for @smh @theage with @AdetiEdward @AccraPhoto, brought to life by Matt Absalom-Wong, @darwinanddavis and Richard Lama.
smh.com.au/interactive/20…
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The death of a British monarch, and the accession of a new head of state, is a ritual that is passing out of living memory. This remarkable @guardian story from 2017 reveals what could unfold in the coming days. theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/m…
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I’m in Taipei for the midterm elections this week. Taiwan really knows how to throw an election rally.
North Asia correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age | eryk.bagshaw@smh.com.au | eryk.bagshaw@protonmail.com | Signal:+61411463731 | @smh @theage