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19 May World coalition backs Australia

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Ben Packham - The Australian - Monday 18 May 2020 Australia has secured strong global backing for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus, with 62 nations coming together to cosponsor a motion calling for the review at the World Health Assembly on Tuesday. The new draft resolution...

19 May Victorian Treasurer’s China comments spark outrage among federal colleagues

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Anthony Galloway and Eryk Bagshaw - Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday 19 May Federal Labor MPs have sharply criticised Tim Pallas for suggesting Australia had vilified China by pursuing an independent coronavirus inquiry, after the Victorian Treasurer blamed the Morrison government for triggering tariffs on up...

17 May Senator Paterson on PM Live: China

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15 May ‘Boycotting China is not sensible’: UQ chancellor hits back at senator’s criticism

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Fergus Hunter - Sydney Morning Herald - Thursday 14 May 2020 University of Queensland chancellor Peter Varghese has hit back at criticism from Liberal senator James Paterson about the institution's over-reliance on revenue from Chinese students. Senator Paterson used a speech in Parliament to criticise UQ for...

14 May MEDIA RELEASE: Litigation funding inquiry

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MEDIA RELEASE Senator James Paterson Liberal Senator for Victoria Chair, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services New inquiry: Litigation Funding Wednesday 13 May 2020 Following a referral from the House of Representatives today, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services will begin a new inquiry into litigation...

13 May Liberal senator hits out at university China reliance, reveals whistleblower documents

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Fergus Hunter - Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 13 May 2020 Liberal senator James Paterson has taken aim at universities' reliance on international students, using a speech in Parliament to reveal confidential details about the University of Queensland vice-chancellor's pay incentives to deepen ties with China. In...

13 May No country should be off limits of Magnitsky-style laws, activist Bill Browder says

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Anthony Galloway - Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 13 May 2020 Australia has been urged to ensure a proposed new sanctions regime would not allow diplomatic concerns to stand in the way of action against rogue officials in powerful countries such as China. The Morrison government initiated...

12 May Qld’s Intrust drags feet on super claims

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Joanna Mather and Michael Roddan - The Australian Financial Review - Tuesday 12 May 2020 Early access scheme A small Queensland-based superannuation fund for hospitality workers paid just a quarter of early access claims within the requisite five business days, blaming precautions against fraud for the...

10 May Victorians ‘only ones’ who can’t celebrate with mums

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Jennifer Duke - The Age - Sunday 10 May 2020 Some federal Liberal MPs are concerned restrictions in Victoria will not be lifted quickly enough after Prime Minister Scott Morrison laid out a plan to reopen businesses as the spread of coronavirus eases. The federal government's threestep...

09 May Confucious confusion

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Ellen Whinnett - The Daily Telegraph - Saturday 09 May 2020 Exclusive: Australian universities are defying political pressure and refusing to list their China-backed Confucius Institutes on the national register of foreign influence. None of the 13 local institutes are on the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme register, despite...