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  TUESDAY, JUNE 22 NSW looks set to receive more vaccine doses than its less populous neighbours – but an expert has warned the jab is unlikely to provide immediate relief to the state’s spiralling coronavirus outbreak. Following Monday’s national cabinet meeting […]

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  MONDAY, JUNE 21 Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young has been announced as the state’s next governor. She will replace Governor Paul de Jersey when his term ends later this year. He has agreed to extend his term until November 1, […]

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  THURSDAY Wednesday,  JUNE  17 Tasmania has become the first to close its borders to anyone who visited a “high-risk” site in NSW as Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk advised against travelling to Greater Sydney.Premier Annastacia  This came after NSW recorded one new […]

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  Wednesday,  JUNE  16 When Cristiano Ronaldo speaks, football fans around the world listen. Unfortunately, that’s bad news for Coke after a cheeky moment during a press conference ahead of Portugal’s Euro 2020 opener against Hungary cost the company big time, reports […]

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  TUESDAY, JUNE  14 A family of Tamil asylum seekers detained on Christmas Island since 2019 will be allowed to live in Perth temporarily, but their long-term future in Australia remains unclear. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said he had used his powers […]

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  NEWSDESK MONDAY, JUNE  14 There were emotional scenes during Sunday night’s episode of MasterChef Australia as one of this year’s favourites withdrew himself from the competition due to concerns over his mental health. Judges Jock Zonfrillo, Andy Allen and Melissa Leong […]

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THURSDAY, JUNE  10 A Covid-positive Melbourne woman who took a road trip through NSW and Queensland only got tested because her husband needed negative results for work purposes, despite having symptoms for the previous five days. Travelling with her partner from one […]

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  Wednesday MAY 9 Snow is a strong possibility in southern Queensland soil for the first time in years this week, as a polar blast and wild weather settles over much of the east coast, including northern NSW. Almost all parts of […]

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  Tuesday MAY 9 In what’s been dubbed the “sting of the century” hundreds of people have been arrested as part of a global operation to bring down terrorist groups, mafia organisations and outlaw motorcycle gangs. “Today, the Australian Government, as part […]

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  MONDAY MAY 7 Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have welcomed their second child, a baby girl, with two very special royal nods. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced the birth of their daughter overnight, who they have named Lilibet “Lili” […]

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  MONDAY 17th May, 2021 A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly assaulting his partner and later setting fire to a house in Brisbane’s inner north over the weekend. Curtis Shea Mickan, 34, allegedly torched the bottom of the […]

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Telstra fined $50 million over unconscionable treatment of Indigenous phone plan customers The Federal Court has ordered Telstra to pay a penalty of $50 million, plus costs, for its treatment of Indigenous customers in rural and remote parts of Australia. The decision […]

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Wednesday May 12th   Billions of dollars will flow in a big-spending federal budget but there are fears that the government’s efforts to stimulate job growth could be held back if the international border is not opened this year.   With the budget […]

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  Tuesday 11 May, 2021. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spread more easily. “We […]

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  MONDAY 10, May The Treasurer will deliver the 2021-22 Australian Federal Budget at approximately 7.30 pm on Tuesday 11 May 2021. Treasurer Josh Frydenburg has defended the federal government’s record debt and deficit levels, even as he confirms billions in new […]

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FRIDAY, MAY 7 Scott Morrison says the ban on travel from India will not be extended beyond May 15 and repatriation flights will begin again as soon as the ban finishes. His announcement came as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian dropped a big […]

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THURSDAY, MAY 6 Australians hoping international travel will return to normal next year have been dealt a blow, as the Federal Government warns borders are unlikely to reopen until the end of 2022 at least. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said despite the […]

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  WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 A woman in the land-locked west African nation, Mali, has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected inside her womb – according to the country’s health ministry, joining a small pantheon of mothers […]

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  MONDAY, MAY 4 Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hit back at Michael Slater after the Australian cricket great unloaded on him following the Australian government’s decision to block citizens from returning home from India. Having served as a commentator for the […]

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FRIDAY, APRIL 30 Prime Minister Scott Morrison has again lashed the misuse of social media and called out identity politics during a passionate speech at a dinner on Thursday night. Mr Morrison was giving an address at the United Israel Appeal Dinner […]

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