Stand against China from the middle ground | afr.com

"On April 17, 2001, three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait. This was soon after a Chinese fighter collided with a US EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft, forcing it to land on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. "



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Australian government vilifies human rights commissioner - World Socialist Web Site

"For the second time in four months, the Abbott government has denounced Australian Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs for criticising the extensive violations of basic legal and democratic rights by successive Australian governments."



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In Terror Fight, Australia Debates Revoking Citizenship | The Diplomat

 "A controversial proposal would strip would-be terrorists of citizenship. Will that help?"



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Land tax can be unfair

 "In the current enthusiasm for depriving Australians of their citizenship through a minister advised by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, it has been overlooked that most of those young volunteers for the caliphate are likely to have been born in Australia and tohave no guarantee of citizenship anywhere else."



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Timor-Leste presses ahead with challenge to Timor Sea oil and gas treaty | World news | The Guardian

"Timor-Leste is set to resume a formal challenge against an oil and gas treaty that became mired in controversy following claims Australia bugged the cabinet room in Dili to gain the upper hand in negotiations."



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