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Coronavirus pandemic
Plan needed to cope with indefinite international border closures
Hotel quarantine was brought in to meet an emergency but it now looks like it will last years.
- The Herald's View
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China talent programs may be accessing Australian technology, linked to grant fraud
There is concern Australian academics are giving Beijing access to their technologies and inventions through talent recruitment schemes controlled by the CCP.
- by Anthony Galloway
'Signal was ignored': Independent inquiry criticises China and WHO over COVID
A global inquiry has identified crucial failures in China's early handling of the coronavirus pandemic when authorities could have acted "more forcefully" to protect public health.
- by David Crowe
'Fundamental challenge to free and open internet': Google VP Vint Cerf slams media code
Regarded as one of the founding fathers of the internet, Google vice president Vint Cert has attacked the Morrison government's proposed media bargaining code as "deeply flawed".
- by Lisa Visentin
Morrison talks with Pence, Pompeo but not Trump
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has this week reached out to two key members of Donald Trump's administration but has no plans to talk to the outgoing US President.
- by Anthony Galloway
The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox
The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.
Best of cartoons, January 19, 2021
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
Reconciliation report calls for concrete steps beyond just raising awareness
Australians are more aware than ever of the impact of colonialism on Indigenous people and it's time to take 'brave' actions towards reconciliation, a new report says.
- by Angus Livingston
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
'Operating in the dark': A year since Australia's first public COVID-19 concerns
Exactly one year ago we heard concerns from Australian health authorities for the first time about a new illness emerging from China. There was a lot we didn't know.
- by Rachel Clun