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Health budget tops $132bn as Treasury says new Covid wave likely to hit this winter
Josh Frydenberg stresses commitment to Medicare and trumpets funding for Trodelvy – a drug used to treat rare form of breast cancer Australia budget 2022 LIVE updates: federal treasurer Josh…
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Covid-19: court for Chinese man who smuggled 4 people from Hong Kong to Shenzhen at height of outbreak
A 36-year-old man is facing prosecution in Shenzhen for allegedly smuggling four people from Hong Kong into the mainland at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to the Shenzhen…
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Future of Covid memorial wall still uncertain one year after the first heart
What began with a team of volunteers in London has become a symbol of the pandemic – but remains at risk of erasure A year ago today, Fran Hall drew…
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BA makes U-turn over cash for vouchers after Covid cancellations
Airline encouraged people to take eVouchers rather than full cash refund to which they were entitled British Airways has done an about turn over eVouchers it issued for flights it…
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From ‘herd immunity’ to today, Covid minimisers are still sabotaging our pandemic progress | William Hanage
Every time you hear someone say it’s time to ‘live with the virus’, remember that doesn’t mean doing nothing about it So, is that it? After wave upon wave of…
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What do we know about long Covid?
They are called the “long-haulers” – the millions of people around the world with Covid-19 who develop various symptoms after they recover from the original infection. Their condition is called…
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Australia news live updates: question time begins ahead of federal budget 2022; Lismore CBD evacuated; man’s body found in Qld flood waters
Scott Morrison tells question time defence force ready to assist in NSW flood zones; many buildings in Lismore ‘expected to flood again’ as CBD ordered to evacuate; foreign minister announces…
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Matthew Guy criticises Victoria’s Covid close contact rules after going into isolation
Opposition leader spending week in isolation with his family after his son tests positive Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Victoria’s opposition leader, Matthew Guy, has…
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Victoria daily news update: hospitality training to fill shortages, Matthew Guy isolates and Covid cases rise
Both Daniel Andrews and the opposition leader are now in isolation as Covid cases rise across the state Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing A quick…