Chinese state media accuses Australia of spying campaign, says agents were arrested in 2018ShareChina's Government has used state media to launch an extraordinary attack on Australia, claiming Australian spies are waging an intensifying espionage campaign.Beijing's main attack dog media outlet the Global Times published an article saying an Australian spying operation was disrupted in China two years ago.The jingoistic tabloid posted pictures of what it claimed were items seized, which included a map of Shanghai and a compass.It also claimed Australian spies were operating under the cover...…Chinese state media accuses Australia of spying campaign, says agents were arrested in 2018ShareChina's Government has used state media to launch an extraordinary attack on Australia, claiming Australian spies are waging an intensifying espionage campaign.Beijing's main attack dog media outlet the Global Times published an article saying an Australian spying operation was disrupted in China two years ago.The jingoistic tabloid posted pictures of what it claimed were items seized, which included a map of Shanghai and a compass.It also claimed Australian spies were operating under the cover...WW…

ShareThe ABC has asked readers to share their personal experiences of racism during the coronavirus pandemic and the response has been overwhelming.Hundreds of people from across the country wrote in to tell us they had either witnessed or been involved in racially charged incidents in supermarkets, on the streets and in their cars throughout the lockdown period.They said they had been coughed on, bumped into and insulted in public places.Many were completely alone when the attacks happened — others were surrounded by bystanders who sometimes attempted to defend them.Some say they are now...…ShareThe ABC has asked readers to share their personal experiences of racism during the coronavirus pandemic and the response has been overwhelming.Hundreds of people from across the country wrote in to tell us they had either witnessed or been involved in racially charged incidents in supermarkets, on the streets and in their cars throughout the lockdown period.They said they had been coughed on, bumped into and insulted in public places.Many were completely alone when the attacks happened — others were surrounded by bystanders who sometimes attempted to defend them.Some say they are now...WW…

Four years ago, almost nobody gave Donald Trump a realistic chance to win the White House. Right up until the vote totals started coming in, Hillary Clinton was the prohibitive favorite in the minds of the media and the smart set. A few hours later, the outsider businessman from Queens was the president-elect.In 2016, Trump’s road to gaining 270 votes in the Electoral College and winning the White House was clear: Hold the states Mitt Romney had carried in 2012 — especially North Carolina — and add Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. The surprise pickups of Wisconsin and Michigan were...…Four years ago, almost nobody gave Donald Trump a realistic chance to win the White House. Right up until the vote totals started coming in, Hillary Clinton was the prohibitive favorite in the minds of the media and the smart set. A few hours later, the outsider businessman from Queens was the president-elect.In 2016, Trump’s road to gaining 270 votes in the Electoral College and winning the White House was clear: Hold the states Mitt Romney had carried in 2012 — especially North Carolina — and add Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. The surprise pickups of Wisconsin and Michigan were...WW…