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‘Priority target’: The businessman at the top of Australia’s intelligence hit list
The suspect’s identification by intelligence agencies raises big questions for one of Australia’s neighbours and about China’s attempts to wield influence in the Pacific.
- by Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger
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Raided, hooded and flown to China: Secret Fiji video reveals Beijing’s ‘rendition’ tactics
Fiji’s prime minister has called on China to retreat from the South Pacific as an investigation by The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes uncovers a police sting showing Beijing’s desire to operate overseas.
- by Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger
Tokyo, Tokyo, make me a match! City looks to AI to spur marriages
Nearly one-third of Tokyo men in their 50s have never been married, while 46 per cent of men and 30 per cent of women in their 20s in Japan have never dated.
- by Mariko Katsumura
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Asylum seekers
Dozens of Rohingya refugees feared dead in boat tragedy off Indonesia
Asian news agencies, one citing an Indonesian official, reported the boat was headed to Australia. Border Force said this was not true.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
Fines and jail time – even Singapore can’t stop people vaping
As Australia debates legislation that would effectively outlaw vaping without a prescription, Singapore is struggling to make its own hardline laws work.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
World of photos, March 23, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
World of photos, March 22, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Indonesian election
Claims of widespread fraud as ex-military strongman is declared Indonesian president
The runner-up duo has now lodged legal action alleging Joko Widodo’s son was ineligible to run despite a court’s green light.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
Hong Kong rushes through security laws feared by Western businesses
The measures, which further tighten the national security laws imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing in 2020, have fuelled concerns about the former British colony’s future as Asia’s business hub.
- by James Warrington and Sarah Newey
More than 800 ‘good-looking’ people rescued from love scam centre
Those trapped were forced to send “sweet nothings” to their victims, peppering them with questions about their day and meals, until they could be convinced to part with money.
- by Sarah Newey
‘It’s now or never’: ‘City of Dreams’ is battling for survival
Three decades of casino money have made Macau rich and fast, but dive beneath the shimmering surface and you will find a centuries-old culture disappearing.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Daniel Ceng