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  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Gavin Butler

    Australia Greens leader loses seat, cites 'Trump effect'Getty ImagesAdam Bandt has led the Greens since 2020The leader of Australia's third-largest political party, the Greens, has conceded his seat in Melbourne after a tight electoral vote count that lasted several days. Adam Bandt, who had safely held the seat of Melbourne since 2010, told reporters on Thursday afternoon that he had called Labor candidate Sarah Witty to congratulate her on her victory.

  • 1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Gavin Butler

    On Friday morning, a spokesperson for China's ministry of commerce announced that Beijing was assessing the possibility of tariff negotiations with the United States. It was news the rest of the world had been waiting to hear as astonishingly high tariffs - up to 245% on some Chinese exports to the US - throttle trade between the world's two biggest economies, raising the spectre of a recession.

  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Gavin Butler

    Talks or no talks: who blinks first in US-China trade war? Gavin ButlerGetty ImagesDonald Trump and Xi Jinping are both trying to save face amid the spiralling tariffs trade warIn the early hours of Thursday morning, Chinese state media announced that the United States had been seeking to initiate tariff negotiations with Beijing.

  • 1 month ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jason D. Thiem |Gavin Butler |Maxwell C. Mallett |Luke Carpenter-Bundhoo

    1 INTRODUCTION Human modification of river flow regimes represents a global issue for freshwater biodiversity (Bunn & Arthington, 2002). The combination of water infrastructure to store or divert surface water and associated water extraction or release has substantially altered flow regimes and negatively impacted the ecological integrity of rivers (Arthington et al., 2006).

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Gavin Butler

    How aid becomes a weapon in Myanmar's war zoneGavin ButlerGetty ImagesMore than 2,700 people were killed in a devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar on 28 MarchIn the immediate aftermath of an earthquake, there is a 72-hour "golden window" when those trapped under rubble are most likely to survive.

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Gavin Butler
Gavin Butler @gav_butler
2 Oct 24

RT @tom_allard: "A clear attempt to intimidate and silence." Outrage as Cambodian Journalist Charged For Social Media Posts https://t.co/Y0…

Gavin Butler
Gavin Butler @gav_butler
20 Aug 24

RT @yogital: The BBC has pieced together evidence of a civilian massacre in Myanmar. Scores of Rohingyas killed. Survivors blame insurgent…

Gavin Butler
Gavin Butler @gav_butler
2 Aug 24

Very excited to be starting a new role as Senior Journalist with the @BBC. Working out of their Singapore bureau, I’ll be covering news and current affairs across Asia - from Afghanistan to the Pacific Islands. Get in touch: [email protected]