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South Korean court convicts ex-cops over Halloween crowd crush cover-up
They are the first convictions over the nearly 160 deaths, which included two Australians, Justina Cho, 28, and Grace Rached, 23.
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Analysis
Indonesian election
Prabowo derided outsiders but he doesn’t mind Australians
The man in line to be Indonesia’s next president has a long memory. He hasn’t forgotten what Australians did in 1945 to support his country’s independence.
- by Zach Hope
Shadow of 1998 hangs over Jakarta’s Chinatown on poll day
Presidential favourite Prabowo Subianto, a former general with a murky past, has a complicated relationship with Indonesia’s Chinese community.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
Opinion
Indonesian election
This election is critical to Australia, so why aren’t we paying attention?
Indonesia’s presidential election tomorrow will mark a new era for one of our nearest neighbours and the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.
- by Peter Hartcher
It takes a special politician to draw a crowd of 100,000. This one has a chequered past
People have fainted. Ambulances blare through the partying crowds locked-out outside. Mercifully, the star decides to bring the show forward.
- by Zach Hope
Imran Khan uses AI video to claim election victory from inside jail cell
Jailed for selling state secrets, graft and unlawful marriage, the former cricketer has claimed victory with an audiovisual message created using artificial intelligence.
- by Ariba Shahid and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
Analysis
World elections
The world’s biggest one-day election is next week. This is why it matters
Some 200 million Indonesians will elect 20,000 legislators on Wednesday. But the main show is the presidency, a three-cornered contest thick with dynastic politics and reputation repackaging.
- by Zach Hope
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World elections
Pakistan shuts phone network on election day after bombings kill dozens
The move comes less than 24 hours after two bomb blasts targeted the offices of different political leaders in north-west Balochistan province.
- by Ismail Dilawar, Betsy Joles and Kamran Haider
Analysis
China relations
China says it’s ‘worthy of trust’ but detentions and a death penalty are spooking businesses
Human rights groups estimate there are 5000 foreigners in Chinese jails. At least 50 of them are Australian, including Australian man Yang Hengjun.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Deepfake video call scams global firm out of $39 million
Everybody on the call apart from the victim was a fake representation of a real person, including the boss, police said.
- by James Titcomb
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her crown after affair revealed
The crowning of Karolina Shiino last month created a furore about national identity, with some asking “Where is her Japaneseness?”
- by Mari Yamaguchi