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Asia
It’s now so much easier to visit China, but Australians remain wary
But as of July 1 this year, it is much easier for Australians to travel to soak up Chinese culture.
- by Lisa Visentin
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More than one million doctors go on strike in India
India’s medical workers held a countrywide strike to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor – but the nation’s reckoning with sexual violence against women is longstanding.
- by Sheikh Saaliq
Dolphin attacks spoil summer along stretch of Japanese beaches
One man told local media that he was swimming close to the shore when a dolphin bit his arm and tried to force itself on top of him, almost pushing him underwater.
- by Hisako Ueno and Yan Zhuang
Daughter of Thailand’s former divisive leader becomes country’s new PM
Thailand’s parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of billionaire former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country’s new prime minister.
- by Zach Hope
Opinion
Bali
When it comes to Bali, people fall into two camps. Last week I almost switched
There’s the “I’ve been to Bali 25 times” camp and the “Bali’s not for me” camp. For reasons unknown my feet have been firmly in the latter.
- by Annemarie Fleming
Thai court on a roll, ousting PM after dissolving reform party
Thailand’s constitutional court has dismissed Srettha Thavisin just a week after dismantling the country’s most popular political party.
- by Zach Hope
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World politics
Japan’s PM Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much
Stung by his party’s corruption scandals, Fumio Kishida has suffered dwindling support ratings that have dipped below 20 per cent.
- by Reuters
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Rohingya
‘Hundreds’ including women and children killed in drone attacks crossing river to flee war
Horrific stories are emerging of an atrocity in war-ravaged Myanmar, allegedly at the hands of a rebel army, which has denied responsibility.
- by Zach Hope and Saiful Arakani
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Property development
The Sydney property developer chasing $28 million in stolen cash
Tina Zou redeveloped luxury units across Sydney. Now she is embroiled in a dispute over millions of dollars in Hong Kong linked to an espionage case involving a dead Royal Marine in London.
- by Eryk Bagshaw, Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
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MeToo movement
Shiori was an intern journalist when allegedly raped. She then turned the camera on the system
Shiori Itō was an intern journalist when she claimed she was raped by one of Japan’s famous TV broadcasters. Then she turned the camera on herself and the system.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Earthquakes
Powerful earthquake hits off southern coast of Japan
The quake was strong enough to pry doors open and crack windows, the meteorological agency said.