Australia shares drop 0.8pct; miners skid on China

  SYDNEY, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.8 percent on Thursday, dragged down by miners like BHP Billiton Ltd BHP.AX and Rio Tinto Ltd RIO.AX, after strong economic growth data out of China reinforced fears that Beijing would take more steps to tighten monetary policy to cool its economy.  

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