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Opinion: Why Biden should be careful about courting India's Modi government
The United States is putting on a full-court press to deepen ties with India. President Joe Biden included India in the first-ever heads of state meeting of "The Quad," an exclusive group that also includes Japan and Australia, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Delhi as part of his first trip abroad. All in an effort to find friends in Asia to counter expansionist China.
[ cnn.com ]Her babies taken, this Indigenous woman died alone in a police cell — the victim of a problem Australia can't seem to fix
Rebecca Maher didn't get to hold her youngest child.
[ cnn.com ]Tropical Cyclone Seroja continues to strengthen
After causing deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Indonesia, Tropical Cyclone Seroja continues to strengthen with plans to impact Western Australia in the coming days. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the forecast.
[ cnn.com ]Australian Olympian and his brother found guilty in $152M cocaine plot
Australian Olympic kayaker Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru have been found guilty of trying to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of cocaine valued at more than $150 million into the country in 2018, CNN affiliate Nine News reported.
[ cnn.com ]What to expect when you're expecting so much from the Quad
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as the Quad, has been getting a lot of attention recently. When the leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia met virtually for their first group meeting on March 12, the meeting was called historic.
[ cnn.com ]China slaps duties of up to 218% on Australian wine for 5 years
China is slapping massive duties on wine from Australia for the next five years, a move that threatens to deprive the country's winemakers of their top export market and escalate a trade dispute.
[ cnn.com ]Controversial Indigenous blood artwork pulled from festival
The Dark Mofo art festival in Tasmania, Australia, has canceled a project that asked for blood donations from Indigenous people, following a backlash.
[ cnn.com ]Spiders and snakes swarm Australian homes as they flee record floods
Record-breaking floods in southeastern Australia have caused a mass animal exodus to higher ground, with spiders in particular surging onto people's land and into their homes.
[ cnn.com ]Parts of Australia declare natural disaster during 'once in 100 years' floods
The Australian government has declared a natural disaster in large swaths of New South Wales (NSW) as heavy rains batter the state and force thousands to evacuate.
[ cnn.com ]Entire house floats away as flash floods batter Australia's east coast
Australia's east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, sparking dangerous flash flooding that forced the evacuation of multiple regions as the fast-moving waters unmoored houses, engulfed roads, stranded towns and cut power lines.
[ cnn.com ]Facebook signs deal with Murdoch's News Corp in Australia
Facebook is teaming up with News Corp Australia just weeks after the country passed a groundbreaking law requiring tech companies to pay for news content.
[ cnn.com ]China urges Australia to close offshore detention centres
China on Friday said it was "deeply concerned" by what it described as the Australian government's operation of offshore detention centers, and called for the sites to be closed immediately.
[ cnn.com ]Biden's foreign policy approach builds on Trump's
The previous administration made many missteps when it came to fostering the US' relationships with its allies, but the resurrection of the "Quad"—a loose alliance between Australia, India, Japan and the United States—was not one of them.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Quad alliance of US, Japan, India and Australia is part of Biden's plan to contain China. But some experts aren't so sure
US President Joe Biden's administration entered the White House this year aiming to unite allies in efforts to contain China's territorial claims across the Indo-Pacific.
[ cnn.com ]'Even prisoners get fresh air': Inside Australia's 'lucky dip' hotel quarantine system
When my plane finally touched down in Sydney, I was overwhelmed by a sense of disbelief.
[ cnn.com ]Iran tried to recruit me as a spy, says former prisoner
A British-Australian academic said she suffered "psychological torture" while jailed in Iran and claims Tehran tried to recruit her as a spy, in her first interview since she was released last year.
[ cnn.com ]Quad heads of state to hold first-ever summit this week
The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit this week, a source in Japan with direct knowledge of the talks told CNN on Tuesday.
[ cnn.com ]Here's why the US has more tornadoes than any other country
The US averages over 1,150 tornadoes every year. That's more than any other country. In fact, it's more than Canada, Australia and all European countries combined.
[ cnn.com ]How rape allegations among Australia's political elite reignited its #MeToo movement
When Australia's attorney general last week outed himself as the minister accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in 1988, his denial was emphatic.
[ cnn.com ]Australian Attorney General comes forward to deny historical rape allegation
Attorney General Christian Porter has outed himself as the Australian cabinet minister at the center of a historical rape allegation that has caused a storm of speculation in the nation's Parliament.
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