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OECD cautions against escalation in tension with Beijing; national accounts figures due; agriculture and trade ministers to meet wine producers; RBA governor to appear at economics committee – follow the latest updates Afghans outraged at image of Australian soldier drinking from prosthetic legSports rorts inquiry accuses government of obstructing its investigationFollow our global coronavirus live blog 10.42pm GMT The Global Times - the state run media outlet the CCP uses for its angriest takes - has turned its eye towards New Zealand, after Jacinda Ardern officially raised concerns over a photo shopped image in a Chinese government official's tweet, highlighting Australia's war crime allegations.The Global Times editorial ‘Kiwis bleat like a sheep, but don't condemn Afghan killings' reveals how the current relationship between New Zealand and Australia is viewed:The consecutive moves of Canberra and Wellington to describe the cartoon as “false†or “unfactual†are actually trying to shift people's attention away from Australian troops' brutality against Afghan civilians. Ironic absurdist cartoons are very common in the West, which claims to protect the freedom of speech with unfettered publishing and creativity. The actual scene represented by the satirical cartoon was much crueler than what people can see from the illustration.Given the exceptionally close relations between Canberra and Wellington, it is quite normal that New Zealand has expressed co
