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Methamphetamine pills known locally as ya ba is displayed as some of 25 tons of narcotics confiscated from court cases were to be incinerated to mark the United Nations' "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" at the Bang Pa-In industrial estate in Ayutthaya on June 26, 2020. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)

Methamphetamine pills known locally as ya ba is displayed as some of 25 tons of narcotics confiscated from court cases were to be incinerated to mark the United Nations' "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" at the Bang Pa-In industrial estate in Ayutthaya on June 26, 2020. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese-Canadian alleged drug kingpin, accused of running one of the world's biggest methamphetamine cartels, is arrested in Amsterdam

A link to Google's proposal to a workable news code on the company's homepage, arranged on an iPhone in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Google threatened to disable its search engine in Australia if its forced to pay local publishers for news, a dramatic escalation of a months-long standoff with the government. Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A link to Google's proposal to a workable news code on the company's homepage, arranged on an iPhone in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Google threatened to disable its search engine in Australia if its forced to pay local publishers for news, a dramatic escalation of a months-long standoff with the government. Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Google threatens to shut down search in Australia

Brockman 4 mine, owned by Rio Tinto, is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Brockman 4 mine, owned by Rio Tinto, is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

China still needs Australia to power its economic recovery

Earlier in the court case the boy, who was 14 when he plotted the attack, appeared before a magistrate, accompanied by his father.

Earlier in the court case the boy, who was 14 when he plotted the attack, appeared before a magistrate, accompanied by his father.

Jailed for life over plot to behead police officer, Britain's youngest convicted terrorist is now 'suitable for release'

Employees work on the production line of CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech's vaccine against COVID-19 coronavirus at the Butantan biomedical production center, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 14, 2021. - Sao Paulo state is due to begin immunizing its 12 million citizens from January 25. Beijing has already sent 10.7 million Coronavac doses and the supplies needed to make another 40 million doses. The health ministry, though, has yet to divulge when it will launch a nationwide immunization program. (Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)

Employees work on the production line of CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech's vaccine against COVID-19 coronavirus at the Butantan biomedical production center, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 14, 2021. - Sao Paulo state is due to begin immunizing its 12 million citizens from January 25. Beijing has already sent 10.7 million Coronavac doses and the supplies needed to make another 40 million doses. The health ministry, though, has yet to divulge when it will launch a nationwide immunization program. (Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)

Confidence in Chinese vaccines has taken a hit. But as coronavirus cases grow, some countries are still pushing ahead

Australian company renames racially offensive cheese brand

What we know about Asia Pacific's Covid-19 vaccines

Naked fugitive rescued from crocodile infested mangroves by Australian fishermen

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Olivia Fox sings Australia's National Anthem in the traditional Era language during the Tri Nations rugby match between Argentina's Pumas and Australia's Wallabies at Bankwest Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 05 December 2020.
Australia vs Argentina, Sydney - 05 Dec 2020

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Olivia Fox sings Australia's National Anthem in the traditional Era language during the Tri Nations rugby match between Argentina's Pumas and Australia's Wallabies at Bankwest Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 05 December 2020.
Australia vs Argentina, Sydney - 05 Dec 2020

Australia has changed its national anthem in a bid to reflect 60,000 years of Indigenous history

People wearing Santa hats gather at Bronte Beach, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia December 25, 2020 in this still image taken from social media video. INSTAGRAM/@stucrabb/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

People wearing Santa hats gather at Bronte Beach, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia December 25, 2020 in this still image taken from social media video. INSTAGRAM/@stucrabb/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Sydney Christmas beach party sparks 'backpacker' deportation threat from Australian immigration minister

Science's most fascinating and awe-inspiring discoveries in 2020

The beginning of the Carmichael river. The river will be cut by the void of the Carmichael Coal mine. In March 2014 a Greenpeace photo and video team traced the path of export coal in Queensland from the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine site, along the proposed rail corridors, to Abbot Point Coal Terminal. Along the way interviews and testimonials were gathered from people in the region about the impacts the potential expansion the Galilee basin will have on their lives and livelihoods. The Carmichael mine could be one of the biggest coal mines in the world should it go ahead and Abbot Point coal terminal expansion would see it become one of the biggest coal ports in the world, at a time when the world needs to move from fossil fuels and stave off irreversible climate change.

The beginning of the Carmichael river. The river will be cut by the void of the Carmichael Coal mine. In March 2014 a Greenpeace photo and video team traced the path of export coal in Queensland from the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine site, along the proposed rail corridors, to Abbot Point Coal Terminal. Along the way interviews and testimonials were gathered from people in the region about the impacts the potential expansion the Galilee basin will have on their lives and livelihoods. The Carmichael mine could be one of the biggest coal mines in the world should it go ahead and Abbot Point coal terminal expansion would see it become one of the biggest coal ports in the world, at a time when the world needs to move from fossil fuels and stave off irreversible climate change.

Australia is the last Western holdout on the climate crisis. But some states and businesses are calling for change

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic

Members of the public queue outside the Supreme Court of Western Australia on September 24, 2020 in Perth, Australia.

Members of the public queue outside the Supreme Court of Western Australia on September 24, 2020 in Perth, Australia.

Australian double murderer sentenced to 40 years in prison, ending one of the country's most notorious cold cases

'Swamp king' prehistoric crocodile identified in Australia

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Refugees are seen through a window of the Mantra Hotel during a candlelight vigil in Preston, Melbourne, Australia, 10 December 2020. The refugee sector is uniting for a candlight rally in support of the release of Medevac detainees in Melbourne.
Candlelight vigil in support of refugees outside Mantra Hotel in Preston, Melbourne, Australia - 10 Dec 2020

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Refugees are seen through a window of the Mantra Hotel during a candlelight vigil in Preston, Melbourne, Australia, 10 December 2020. The refugee sector is uniting for a candlight rally in support of the release of Medevac detainees in Melbourne.
Candlelight vigil in support of refugees outside Mantra Hotel in Preston, Melbourne, Australia - 10 Dec 2020

Australia vowed to never let these men settle on its soil. Some just got visas