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Australia could be a week away from lifting some physical-distancing measures, with the Prime Minister saying an ‘early mark’ is on the cards. However, world politics came into focus this week, with a diplomatic stoush between Australia and China coming to the fore.

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Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world’s sixth-largest country by total area.

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