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Watch out for a couple of articles before the Easter bunny arrives. We’ll then be eating chocolate eggs until Tuesday.
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Public holiday: Australia Day
We’re putting our feet up for the day.
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Taliban takeover – Best of The Interpreter 2021
The US withdrawal was telegraphed months beforehand, but the speed of the Taliban advance still came as a shock.
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The junta takes back Myanmar – Best of The Interpreter 2021
A coup in February sparked countrywide protests and challenged the region to respond.
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An AUKUS surprise – Best of The Interpreter 2021
An extraordinary decision put Australia at the centre of regional defence debates.
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China’s economic punishment – Best of The Interpreter 2021
Beijing sought to make Australia pay as a diplomatic freeze deepened. But the sanction didn’t entirely go to plan.
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A climate changed – Best of The Interpreter 2021
An economic shift ahead of crucial negotiations, yet still the world struggled with the consequences of global warming.
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Covid-19 and -20 and -21 … Best of The Interpreter 2021
As vaccines rolled out, hope that pandemic lockdowns would end proved short-lived as variants took hold.
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Top 10 of 2021: The most-read articles on The Interpreter
Covid, coups, LBGT rights in Asia, and Afghanistan’s collapse: articles that drew the most eyeballs this past year.