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Taiwan passes controversial reform bill after violence and protests

Reforms will expand parliamentarians’ powers to question officials and citizens

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan’s parliament passes bill pushing pro-China changes

Thousands protested outside Taiwan’s parliament after reforms seen as reducing the president’s power were passed.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan's Legislature Passes Changes Favoring China, Diminishing President's Power

Taiwan's legislature passes changes favoring China, sparking public outcry and accusations of undermining democracy.

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Bus crash families' quest for reform after push for higher charges rejected

Two families met with the Attorney General on Monday.

Newcastle Herald

No review of bus-driver plea deal for 'abused' families

Families of those killed in the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash should have been consulted after manslaughter charges were dropped, the NSW premier says.

AAP

Taiwan's President Says Wants To Work With China After Drills

Taiwan's new president said Sunday he was still ready to work with China, despite this week's military drills around the self-ruled island.

International Business Times

Tens Of Thousands Protest Taiwan Parliament Bills To 'Defend Democracy'

Tens of thousands of Taiwanese protesters rallied day and night outside parliament on Friday, as lawmakers inside traded insults, blows and theatrics over a series of bills to expand the legislature's power.

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Why are thousands of people protesting in Taiwan?

Opposition efforts to push through a controversial bill have raised concerns about the island’s democracy.

Al Jazeera

China testing ability to ‘seize power’ in second day of military drills around Taiwan

PLA says exercises launched in response to president’s inauguration will test capacity to ‘launch joint attacks and occupy key areas’

The Guardian - UK

How significant are China’s military drills around Taiwan?

China has launched two days of exercises after island swore in new president. How do they compare with previous ones?

The Guardian - UK

China launches ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan after inauguration of new president

Taiwan’s military says its forces are on alert as China carries out mock strikes with jets carrying live missiles

The Guardian - AU

DPP made 'serious mistake' handling paedophile coach case: A-G

'[Victims] were given poor advice.'

The Canberra Times

China warns of reprisals against Taiwan after president’s inauguration speech

Lai Ching-te’s inauguration speech has been panned by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, which labelled the new president a “dangerous separatist”.

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te urges China to stop military intimidation in inauguration speech

Lai has pledged to “neither yield nor provoke” Beijing

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The Guardian - UK

Taiwan’s new president takes office and calls on China to cease hostile actions

Lai Ching-te uses inauguration speech to push for peace in the region and says future of Taiwan important to future of the world

The Guardian - AU

‘China’s threats to annex Taiwan will not simply disappear,’ says Taiwan’s new president – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

‘Troublemaker’ William Lai Ching-te to take oath as Taiwan’s new president

Lai’s election victory gave the DPP an unprecedented third term, but his room for manoeuvre is likely to be limited.

International Business Times

Taiwan Swears In New President As China Pressure Grows

Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as Taiwan's president in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament. Lai succeeded Tsai Ing-wen in a ceremony closely watched by China, which claims the island as part of its territory, and the US, its key partner and weapons…

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Hundreds Protest Taiwan's Ruling Party On Eve Of Inauguration

Hundreds in Taipei rallied to protest four more years under a Democratic Progressive Party administration on Sunday, the eve of Taiwan's inauguration of president-elect Lai Ching-te.

The Guardian - AU

Lai Ching-te, the political brawler who went from a Taiwan mining village to the presidency

Friends and analysts say Lai’s tough upbringing in a working-class family has prepared him well for his next opponent: China

International Business Times

Taiwan President Takes Office Under Close Scrutiny

Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te, a staunch defender of the island's democracy, will be sworn into office Monday as Beijing ratchets up military and diplomatic pressure on Taipei.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan grapples with divisive history as new president prepares for power

For some, inaugural president Chiang Kai-shek was a liberating hero, but for others he was a brutal dictator.

AAP

Cops 'not touching' pursuit of officer over fatal crash

A sergeant charged over the death of an Indigenous teen will argue he was just doing his job when the boy hit his unmarked police car and died.

Newcastle Herald

Singleton bus crash victim's mother reveals 'torment' over driver plea deal

'They decided to do what was easy and timely, not what was right.'

Newcastle Herald

Hunter high school teacher accused of having sex with student, 17

The DPP on Wednesday finalised the charges against Zoe Hodges.

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