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Readers in Asia: What Does L.G.B.T.Q. Life Look Like Where You Live?
We may include your response in a June edition of the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing.
‘Different Standards’: The Struggle of Indigenous Journalists in Australia
The departure of the TV host Stan Grant has set off a conversation about race and racism in the country’s media industry.
Australia Remembers Tina Turner With the Nutbush
The Nutbush, set to its eponymous song and sometimes considered an unofficial national dance, is popular with all ages and has taken on special significance after the singer’s death.
Clare Nowland Dies, Australian Police Say, Hours After Announcing Charges for Officer
Hours before Clare Nowland died, the police announced charges against the officer who used the stun gun on her in the care facility where she lived.
95-Year-Old Australian Woman Is Tasered by Police
She was holding a knife, but weighs 95 pounds and uses a walker. The episode, which took place in a care facility, prompted outrage, questions and a police investigation.
Your Thursday Briefing: The G7
Also, hot years ahead as global temperatures rise.
Biden Abruptly Cuts Short an Asia-Pacific Visit, to China’s Benefit
A Pacific island nation had gone to great lengths to host the U.S. president. Now a region is left to wonder again about American steadfastness.
It’s Called Eurovision. So Why Is Australia Part of It?
Australia has been one of the event’s biggest markets outside Europe. Since 2015, it has been a contestant, but that may end after this year’s final.
In Australia, He Was a ‘Great Father.’ Secretly, He Was an Escaped Convict.
New DNA evidence helped confirm that a man who went by John Damon and died in Australia in 2010 was actually William Leslie Arnold, a convicted killer and escaped inmate from Nebraska.