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Kerry has been a journalist for more than 15 years. She started her career at The Sydney Morning Herald, followed by a stint at The Australian Women’s Weekly. She came to news.com.au in 2018 as Commissioning Editor, before becoming News Editor and then Sections Editor. She helped spearhead news.com.au’s groundbreaking #LetHerSpeak and #JusticeShouldn’tHurt campaigns, which have won a News Award, a Kennedy Award and a Walkley Award.

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Australian Economy

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 20: Chinese construction workers wear protective masks as they leave a site at the end of the work day on March 20, 2020 in Beijing, China. With the pandemic hitting hard across the world, China recorded its first day with no new domestic cases of the coronavirus since the government imposed sweeping measures to keep the disease from spreading. For two months, millions of people across China have been restricted in how they move from their homes, while other cities have been locked down in ways that appeared severe at the time but are now being replicated in other countries trying to contain the virus. Officials believe the worst appears to be over in China, though there are concerns of another wave of infections as the government attempts to reboot the worlds second largest economy. In Beijing, it is mandatory to wear masks outdoors, retail stores operate on reduced hours, restaurants employ social distancing among patrons, and tourist attractions at risk of drawing large crowds remain closed. Monitoring and enforcement of virus-related measures and the quarantine of anyone arriving to Beijing is carried out by neighborhood committees and a network of Communist Party volunteers who wear red arm bands. A primary concern for Chinese authorities remains the arrival of flights from Europe and elsewhere, given the exposure of passengers in regions now regarded as hotbeds for transmission. Since January, China has recorded more than 81,000 cases of COVID-19 and at least 3200 deaths, mostly in and around the city of Wuhan, in central Hubei province, where the outbreak first started. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Secret weapon Australia holds over China

Beijing is tightening the screws on the Morrison Government – but Australia has one thing in its back pocket that is vital for China.

UpdatedCoronavirus closures

ADF personnel and a Victorian Department of Human Services officer are seen doorknocking houses in St Albans, Melbourne, Saturday, July 25, 2020. Australian Defence Force personnel are now doorknocking homes of Victorians who don't pick up the phone after testing positive for coronavirus. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Premier’s grim lockdown warning

Victoria’s lockdown was supposed to last for six weeks – but almost halfway through, Dan Andrews has warned it could be much longer.

Military

This US Navy photo released April 29, 2020 shows The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducting underway operations on April 28, 2020 in the South China Sea. - Barry is forward-deployed to the US 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. A US Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through waters near the Paracel islands in the South China Sea challenging China's claim to the area, the Navy said April 29, 2020. The USS Barry undertook the so-called

China has seized an entire sea

Possession is nine-tenths of the law – even if it defies diplomacy and international law. Just ask China about the South China Sea.

VIC Politics

Adem Somyurek is seen outside his home in Melbourne, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Victorian MP Adem Somyurek is heading to the crossbench after explosive allegations of branch-stacking led to him being sacked from cabinet and quitting the Labor Party as it prepared to expel him. (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett) NO ARCHIVING

Sacked minister’s threat to enemies

Former Victorian Labor minister Adem Somyurek has finally spoken out, threatening legal action against the people who brought him down.

Coronavirus

‘Fatal blunder’: Where we went wrong

After a month of no deaths and cases declining, Australia is suddenly dealing with a devastating new virus spike – now we know why.

Asia

GAGANGIR, KASHMIR, INDIA - JUNE 19: An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier wearing a mask guards a highway as Indian army convoy makes way towards Leh, bordering China, on June 19, 2020 in Gagangir, India. As many as 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a

What caused violent border tension

Border tensions between China and India are nothing new. But the conflict between the two nations is escalating, and here’s why.

Asia

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 08: Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the second plenary meeting of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People on March 8, 2019 in Beijing, China. The second session of the 13th NPC opens in Beijing on Tuesday. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

The tiny piece of land China demands

It is the tiny piece of land that China’s leader wants because it is a source of national pride. But it is causing a diplomatic minefield.

Asia

HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 1: Pro-democracy supporters hold placards and shout slogan as they take part in a march during a rally on New Years Day on January 1, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong continue their demands for an independent inquiry into police brutality, the retraction of the word

The humiliation China can’t forget

It is the sore point that represents humiliation for China going back more than 150 years. And it’s something Beijing won’t let go.

Asia

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 17, 2011 a Secret Service agent guards his post on the roof of the White House as a lamp post is adorned with Chinese and US national flags in Washington, DC. - The United States secretly expelled two Chinese embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia, The New York Times reported on December 15, 2019.The newspaper, which cited people with knowledge of the episode, said it appeared to be the first time in more than 30 years that the US has expelled Chinese diplomats on suspicion of espionage. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

Why China really hates the west

It’s most a clash of civilisations and it’s not a clash of East and West traditions. This is why China makes the US and Australia a target.

NSW & ACT

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‘Do not do it’: Police warning to protesters

The police commissioner has issued a stern warning to the thousands of protesters expected to turn out in Sydney today.

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