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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, a woman walks by the Australian Embassy in Beijing. China on Thursday, May 6, 2021 suspended an economic dialogue with Australia, stepping up a pressure campaign that began over Australian support for a probe into the origins of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China suspends economic dialogue with Australia

By JOE McDONALD and ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 16, 2019, file photo, Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao arrive for a group photo with his cabinet members at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand. A Thai court ruled on Wednesday that Thammanat could keep his ministerial post and continue as a lawmaker, even though he was convicted and jailed in Australia in 1994 for smuggling heroin. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thai court says key official can stay despite drug case

By JERRY HARMER - Associated Press

Andrew Cooper, founder and president of libertarian group LibertyWorks, arrives at Federal Court in Sydney, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Australia's drastic COVID-19 strategies of preventing its citizens leaving the country and returning from India came under attack in two court challenges including from LibertyWorks. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australian COVID-19 travel restrictions challenged in court

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

A security guard closes the gate of Arun Jaitley Stadium, one of the six venues of Indian Premier League 2021, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The Indian Premier League was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday after players or staff at three clubs tested positive for COVID-19 as nationwide infections surged. (AP Photo/Ishant Chauhan)

Indian Premier League suspended after more COVID-19 cases

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Australia's Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs Mike Pezzullo speaks during a Senate inquiry at Parliament House in Canberra, on Oct. 19, 2020. Pezzullo's message to all department staff on Australia's veterans' day on Sunday, April 25, 2021, warned that free nations &quot;again hear the beating drums&quot; of war, as military tensions rise in the Asia-Pacific region, according to The Australian newspaper. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia security official warns staff of ‘drums of war’

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 file photo, the flag draped coffins of five Australian soldiers, including John &quot;Jack&quot; Hunter, await re-burial during a ceremony at Buttes Military Cemetery in Zonnebeke, Belgium. On another Anzac Day turned lonesome by the global pandemic, solitary actions show all the more how the sacrifices of Australia and New Zealand during World War I are far from forgotten. While global attention will turn at dawn on Sunday to the beaches of Turkey’s Gallipoli where the two emerging countries crafted a sense of nationhood from the horrors of war in April 1915, all along the front line in Europe, small ceremonies will show gratitude over a century after the war ended. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

On another lonely Anzac Day, solitary memorials stand out

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks in Penrith, Australia. Australia has on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, cancelled two Chinese &quot;Belt and Road&quot; infrastructure building initiative deals with a state government, provoking an angry response from Beijing. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australia ends China deals on national interest grounds

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Wang Xining, left, the Chinese Embassy in Australia’s deputy head of mission, and Michael Smith, one of the last journalists working for Australian media to flee China, shake hands as they attend the launch of the new China Story Yearbook 2020: Crisis, at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Envoy: China not discriminating against foreign journalists

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 2, 2014, file photo, gasses billow from chimneys at a steel factory in Port Kembla, south of Sydney. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, proposed spending an additional 539 million Australian dollars ($417 million) on hydrogen and carbon sequestration projects in an announcement that bolsters his government's green credentials ahead of a climate summit to be hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

Australia plans to spend $417M on hydrogen, carbon capture

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Actor Chris Hemsworth attends at a press conference to announce the new &quot;Mad Max&quot; film at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

‘Mad Max’ prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media in Sydney, Australia, Monday, April 19, 2021. Australia's government on Monday reversed a decision to strip soldiers of unit citations due to war crime allegations in Afghanistan and announced an inquiry into suicides among veterans and serving members of the military.(Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)

Australia reverses decision to withhold medals from veterans

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

A passenger prepares at Sydney Airport, in Sydney, Australia, Monday, April 19, 2021, to catch a flight to New Zealand as the much-anticipated travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand opens. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens with joy, tears

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Dani Stevens competes in the women's discus at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Sydney, Sunday, April 18, 2021. Former world champion Stevens has been selected to the Australian team for her fourth Olympics less than a year after fearing she'd miss the Tokyo Games because of a career-threatening neck injury. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)

No masks, no worries — for now; Aussies preparing for Tokyo

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Alex White, a Pale-headed snake is photographed in a bag of lettuce in Sydney, Monday, April 12, 2021. White thought he was watching a huge worm writhing in plastic-wrapped lettuce he'd just brought home from a Sydney supermarket, until a snake tongue flicked. (Alex White via AP)

Venomous snake found in lettuce from Aldi

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Australian Defense Forces personnel parade as they are farewelled at barracks in Brisbane, Australia, before deploying to Afghanistan on June 29, 2015. Australia would complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in September in line with the United States and other allies, the prime minister said on Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Dan Peled/AAP Image via AP)

Australia to withdraw last 80 troops from Afghanistan

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt discusses the COVID-19 vaccination program at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, April 9, 2021. The Australian government has decided, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, against buying the single-dose Johnson &amp; Johnson coronavirus vaccine as a way to accelerate its immunization program. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia rules out adding J&J vaccine to inoculation plan

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

An elderly woman receives her first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Kitaaiki village, Nagano prefecture, central Japan, Monday, April 12, 2021. Japan started its vaccination drive with medical workers and expanded Monday to older residents, with the first shots being given in about 120 selected places around the country. (Yohei Nishimura/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Australia has 2nd likely Astra-Zeneca clot case

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In this image made from video, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a news conference in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Australia on Thursday become the latest country to restrict use of the AstraZeneca vaccine by recommending that it not be given to people under age 50. (SBS via AP)

Australia to buy extra 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

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In this image made from video, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a news conference in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Australia on Thursday become the latest country to restrict use of the AstraZeneca vaccine by recommending that it not be given to people under age 50. (SBS via AP)

Australia halts AstraZeneca vaccine for most people under 50

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FILE - In this July 7, 2019, file photo, United States' Megan Rapinoe lifts up a trophy after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match between U.S. and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France. The 2023 Women's World Cup will be spread across nine cities in Australia and New Zealand. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Nine host cities announced for 2023 Women’s World Cup

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