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Aggression
George Floyd death: Lawyer calls it ‘premeditated murder’
Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder, but lawyer Benjamin Crump told CBS news it was a case of first-degree murder. BBC “We think that he had…
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Analysis
As America burns, Trump falls short at another crisis
But when one comes along it can present opportunities to shine as well as to fail. Matthew Knott The Age Leaders around the world, including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison,…
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Aggression
Israeli Police Officers Shoot and Kill Disabled Palestinian in Jerusalem
Eyad Hallaq, 32, attended and worked in a special needs school close to where he was shot ■ Shooting officer says he suspected Hallaq was a terrorist because he was…
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Europe
They made a mockery of our trust: why Britain is…
Five days later, Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab was also buried alone because his mother and siblings were in self-isolation displaying symptoms of COVID-19. Paola Totaro The Age I remember being struck…
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Activism
Psychological Research Explains Why People Protest
Protests are as old as human collective action. Nicole Fisher Forbes And while they may sometimes be unlawful in that action, the… Psychological Research Explains…
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Aggression
Twitter accuses Trump of ‘glorifying violence’ after Minnesota ‘shooting’ tweet
Twitter has accused US president Donald Trump of “glorifying violence”, attaching a disclaimer to one of his tweets about unrest in Minneapolis that it said broke its rules. Suzanne Lynch…
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Artist
‘This is how they drive you mad’: refugee turns anguish…
I walk the paths I know so well and call Farhad Bandesh. Arnold Zable The Age He is detained in MITA, the immigration transit centre in Broadmeadows, where he was…
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Activism
America at boiling point: how one death rocked a nation…
Consider the past few days. Matthew Knott The Age The country passed 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, more than… America at boiling…
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Australasia
Palace letters: Australian high court allows release of Queen’s secret…
The historian Jenny Hocking has won a landmark high court case in her bid to secure sensitive correspondence between the Queen and former Australian… Christopher Knaus and Naaman Zhou The…
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Analysis
Sri Lanka’s Other COVID-19 Crisis: Is Parliamentary Democracy at Risk?
Firm and concerted action by the country’s international partners could help break the impasse, which comes amid rising authoritarianism and… Alan Keenan ICG The Sri Lankan government has declared its…
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Aggression
Violent protests rock Minneapolis for second straight night
The mayor asked the governor to activate the National Guard. The Age The protests that began late on Wednesday and stretched into Thursday morning were the most destructive yet since……
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Analysis
A four-day working week could be the shot in the…
Ardern was not, as some critics seemed to assume, just flying a kite. Jarrod Haar The Conversation She was responding to various ideas about how to… A four-day working…