Chinese ambassador to Australia extends olive branch to Dutton but warns against letting differences ‘hijack’ relationship

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Thaw to continue despite points of contention over territory disputes in south-east Asia, Taiwan, China’s ties to Russia and human rights abuses

China’s top envoy in Australia has extended the olive branch to Peter Dutton’s Coalition, urging the major parties not to let “differences” between the two countries “hijack our cooperation”.

At a press briefing in Canberra on Tuesday, the ambassador, Xiao Qian, said Beijing was “happy” with the diplomatic stabilisation between Australia and China under Labor – but “not complacent”.

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Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for Dominique Pelicot – BBC.com

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  1. Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for Dominique Pelicot  BBC.com
  2. 51 men were charged with raping her: Gisele Pelicot gives closing statement in shocking French trial  Yahoo! Voices
  3. French mass rape trial: 'Neither before nor after did they ask themselves the question of Gisèle Pelicot's consent'  Le Monde
  4. Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot  The Guardian
  5. French prime minister lauds Pelicot's courage in historic rape case  Euronews
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‘Crisis’ of domestic violence in NT needs immediate action, advocates say after landmark report released

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Northern Territory domestic homicide rate seven times the national rate, with systemic failings contributing to deaths, coroner’s report finds

Women’s safety advocates are urging governments and the police to take immediate action after a landmark coroner’s report exposed systemic failings that contributed to the deaths of four Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory.

The NT coroner Elisabeth Armitage on Monday handed down findings into the deaths of Miss Yunupiŋu, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Kumarn Rubuntja and Kumanjayi Haywood, making 35 recommendations aimed at stemming what she called the “epidemic of violence”.

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South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service – The Associated Press

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  1. South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service  The Associated Press
  2. South Korea convicts man over binge eating to dodge military draft  CNN
  3. South Korean man is convicted after binge eating to avoid military service  NBC News
  4. A South Korean man binge-eating to become too fat to serve is the latest creative attempt to dodge the country's draft  Business Insider
  5. South Korean Man Convicted After Binge Eating to Dodge Military Service  The Daily Beast
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Trump vows 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and deeper tariffs on China

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President-elect attacks neighbors over immigration and accuses China over fentanyl entering US

Donald Trump has said that he will sign an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Mexico and Canada, and additional tariffs on China, once he becomes US president again.

“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

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Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report

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Survival International says Hongana Manyawa in Indonesia are at risk but mining company says the people in ‘voluntary’ contact with workers

Uncontacted hunter-gatherers in Indonesia “are facing a severe and immediate threat of genocide” because of mining for minerals on their lands for use in electric vehicles, a report claims.

In their own language, the Indigenous Hongana Manyawa people, of Halmahera island, call themselves “the people of the forest”. But their forest home is being destroyed in a rush for nickel, a crucial component in rechargeable batteries, campaigners say.

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Victoria to introduce Australia’s strictest poker machine rules, with $1,000 limit to be slashed by 90%

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Andrews-era reforms to be introduced in state parliament on Tuesday will cap load-up to $100, $400 less than in New South Wales


The Victorian government will use the final sitting week of the year to introduce to parliament long-awaited gambling reforms, which will slash the maximum amount punters can put into poker machines at a time from $1,000 to $100.

The gaming minister, Melissa Horne, will on Tuesday introduce the gambling legislation amendment (precommitment and carded play) bill 2024 to parliament, about 16 months after the former premier Daniel Andrews announced the changes.

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Toddler believed to have been left alone in car for hours before death, Queensland police say

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Detectives investigate death of two-year-old girl in Innisfail, where temperatures peaked above 30C on Monday

Police investigating the death of a two-year-old girl at Innisfail in north Queensland believe the toddler had been inside a vehicle for several hours before she was found unresponsive on Monday.

The far north police Supt Mick Searle said detectives would undertake a “very complex and detailed” investigation into the girl’s death.

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China and Canada respond to Trump’s tariff threats and border comments – as it happened

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Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to Donald Trump, has said that he and the president-elect have “no concerns at all” regarding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate as the next US secretary of defense.

During an appearance on NewsMax, Lewandowski was asked if Trump had any concerns about Hegseth and his nomination, to which Lewandowski responded: “We have no concerns at all.”

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Conor McGregor breaks silence on sexual assault trial loss: ‘I should have shut the party down’ – New York Post

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  1. Conor McGregor breaks silence on sexual assault trial loss: ‘I should have shut the party down’  New York Post
  2. Conor McGregor: Calls to rape helpline almost double after case  BBC.com
  3. Inside Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin's turbulent 15-year relationship: From life with four kids and wedding pl  Daily Mail
  4. Irish civil jury finds McGregor liable for sexual assault  ESPN
  5. Conor McGregor civil case: 'Hitman' series cuts ties with UFC fighter following sexual assault verdict  Yahoo Sports
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More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say – ABC News

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  1. More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say  ABC News
  2. Three bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt’s Red Sea coast  CNN
  3. Egypt Recovers Bodies of 3 Tourists Missing After Boat Sinks  Bloomberg
  4. 17 Missing After Newly-Built Tourist Yacht Capsizes During 5-Day Trip on the Red Sea  PEOPLE
  5. 16 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt  The New York Times
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‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel – The Times of Israel

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  1. ‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel  The Times of Israel
  2. NYT changes headline about murdered Dubai rabbi following public outcry: 'Call it for what it is'  Fox News
  3. UAE Arrests 3 in Connection With Murder of Israeli Rabbi  The New York Times
  4. Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped  The Associated Press
  5. LIVE Broadcast: Funeral for Rabbi Zvi Kogan  Chabad.org
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Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us

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Feud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file two petitions alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired while also accusing them of defamation

Drake has launched two legal actions against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to artificially inflate interest in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track about him, Not Like Us, while suppressing his own music, as well as accusing them of defamation.

In a petition filed to the New York supreme court on Monday, attorneys for Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and the streaming service of having “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”, using various tactics to make Lamar’s song more popular.

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Russian Oreshnik missile hit a grave warning to NATO, US, Ukraine – Asia Times

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  1. Russian Oreshnik missile hit a grave warning to NATO, US, Ukraine  Asia Times
  2. See charred remains of debris that Ukraine says came from Russian missiles  CNN
  3. ATACMS, Oreshnik: What Missiles Are Russia and Ukraine Firing? What Do They Do?  Bloomberg
  4. Putin sends a missile message to the West: 'Back off'  Reuters
  5. What does Russia’s launch of an ‘experimental’ weapon at Ukraine mean for allies?  Defense One
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