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Australia is 'almost obliged to give protection' to self-proclaimed spy Wang Liqiang | Sky News AustraliaFormer Labor Advisor Darrin Barnett says the government is “almost obliged to give protection” to self-proclaimed spy Wang Liqiang, despite the Daily Telegraph revealing he may have only been engaged in low level work, which would be of little use to Australia’s security agencies.\n\nAccording to senior members of the Australian Intelligence community it is “highly dubious” that Wang Liqiang, who claimed he was a high-level Chinese spy during a 60 Minutes interview, was “major player in the espionage space,” according to Sky News host and Daily Telegraph journalist Sharri Markson.\n\nMr Barnett said despite Wang's claims being seemingly debunked, Australia does have a responsibility to not send him back to China. \n\n“It is concerning if someone is using what is essentially a vexatious claim to become an Australian citizen, but we do have a sense of obligation to look after people and their humanitarian concerns,' he said. \n\nImage: Getty
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Twitter wants its users to accept 'fake news': Andy Ngo | Sky News AustraliaJournalist and editor Andy Ngo says he has put in 'Twitter jail' for publishing a 'verifiable , empirical claim'.\n\nMr Ngo's account was suspended after he argued that the US is 'one of the safest countries for trans people' during a Tweet Chelsea Clinton.\n\nThe American Medical Association has claimed there is an “epidemic' of violence against trans people, with at least 18 women killed in 2019.\n\nMr Ngo told Sky News it is 'fake news to say there is an epidemic of trans people killed in the US'.\n\n'We have the data on the homicide rates of cis men and cis women,' he said.\n\n'The data shows the number of trans homicides in the US is actually, rates per 100 thousand, is actually lower than for cis men and women'.\n\n\n\n\n\n
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At least one dead, several injured in London Bridge terror attack | Sky News AustraliaAt least one member of the public has been killed in a terror attack on London Bridge in the UK.\n\nSeveral people were injured after the man began attacking people with a knife before being shot dead by police.\n\nFootage showed members of the public attempting to detain the suspect and taking possession of the bladed weapon.\n\nAn explosive device was strapped to the man's body but police later confirmed it was fake.\n\nBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised the 'bravery' of Metropolitan emergency services and members of the public who intervened in the attack.\n\nImage: AP
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Drought-affected youth suffering in silence | Sky News AustraliaSky News has visited drought-ravaged parts of New South Wales this week to speak to those living through it - from farmers to business owners.\n\nBut it's the young generation of farmers who are often forgotten and many are suffering in silence.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n
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Attorney-General claims One Nation did a deal with CFMMEU | Sky News AustraliaAttorney-General Christian Porter has claimed One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson secured a deal with the CFMMEU after the government's union-busting bill suffered a shock defeat in the Senate.\n\nMr Porter also left the door open to making further changes to the defeated Ensuring Integrity Bill in a bid to get the legislation passed in the Senate.\n\nThe Attorney-General claims Senator Hanson's issue with the bill - that administrators would have unfettered powers - had never been raised during negotiations. \n\n\n\n
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