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Defence
Long-range missiles likely to earn a quiet 'thank you' from neighbours
Australia's decision to acquire longer range strike capabilities will be welcomed by our strategic partners in south-east Asia.
- by James Massola
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Mining
Dozens dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine
The miners were collecting stones in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state when a "muddy wave" caused by heavy rain buried them.
Flashback
From the Archives, 1971: Huge crowds honour dead cosmonauts in Moscow
Hundreds of thousands gathered in Moscow to pay their last respects to three cosmonauts who were found dead after their spacecraft made an apparently perfect landing.
- by Staff reporter
Hong Kong protests
'I have to stand up': Protests break out despite new laws in Hong Kong
Suspects arrested by Chinese agents may face trial on the mainland as per the new national security legislation.
- by Scott Murdoch and Yanni Chow
CCP influence
Hong Kong's new national security laws reach beyond China
Chinese-Australians accused of subversive activities will be subject to extraordinary new national security laws imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong if they return home.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Extremism
Imran Khan says 'no doubt' India was behind stock exchange attack
The Baloch Liberation Army, a separatist insurgent groupn, claimed responsibility for the attack in a message on Twitter.
- by Syed Raza Hasan
Coronavirus pandemic
New strain of swine flu virus spreading to humans in China, say scientists
H1N1 swine flu is highly transmissible - an older strain killed about 285,000 people - and must be addressed urgently to avoid the next pandemic, they said.
- by Mike Ives
Explainer
Hong Kong protests
Protest or dangerous subversion: what China’s proposed national security laws mean for Hong Kong
National security laws in Hong Kong have been called a "death knell" and "badly damaging". Why are they so controversial?
- by Felicity Lewis
Analysis
Hong Kong protests
'The end of the Hong Kong the world knew'
The laws imposed by Beijing are broader than the extradition bill that triggered city-wide protests last year.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Rohingya
Australia urged to help Rohingya refugees in limbo
The fate of 94 Rohingya refugees, who have been brought to shore in Indonesia's Aceh province, remains unclear.
- by James Massola and Anthony Galloway
CCP influence
China imposes new laws on Hong Kong, US implements sanctions
Mainland national security agencies will operate in Hong Kong for the first time as residents fear Beijing is moving to stamp out all dissent.
- by Eryk Bagshaw