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Australia seeks more control over deals with foreign states

by Associated Press
| August 26, 2020 7:03 PM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has drafted new laws that would cancel international deals struck by lower tiers of governments with foreign states that are not in Australia’s interests, officials said on Thursday in a move likely to increase tensions with China.

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