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Is Australia still the lucky country?
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Is Australia still the lucky country?

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Australian government has pursued a zero COVID strategy, setting the expectation that anything above naught cases a day would be deemed a political and public health failure. What implications has this had for Australians seeking to leave and enter the country, and what question does it raise about the rights of a citizen in a democratic state?

Minimum wage won't go up for now; Texas sets reopening example
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Minimum wage won't go up for now; Texas sets reopening example

Jon Lieber, Managing Director of the United States for the Eurasia Group, shares his insights on US politics in Washington, DC:
Another stimulus bill is about to pass the Senate. Why won't the minimum wage be going up? What's next for Congress after the stimulus? Texas is open. What's happening in the Lone Star State?

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.