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Anthony Albanese expected to announce inquiry into Australia’s Covid response – reports
A three-strong panel will look into how governments responded, according to reports, but the opposition says it won’t have enough powers Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app…
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Pub closures rise sharply amid warning over planned business rate change
Nearly 400 pubs closed their doors for good in England and Wales in first half of 2023, almost as many as the whole of 2022 The number of pubs in…
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Who lives and who dies in the next pandemic should not depend on where they live | Michael Marmot
Aids and Covid had the worst impact in poorer countries and communities; a new health accord must address this The Covid pandemic was an equivocator with global unity – to…
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Qatar Airways chief says Australia’s decision to block flights ‘very unfair’ after pandemic support
Akbar Al Baker says request for more flights into Australia was ‘legitimate’ at a time the airline was ‘so supportive of Australia’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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Hong Kong office landlords grapple with ‘irreversible’ hybrid work trend amid high vacancy rates, supply glut
Flex space provider IWG says it is adding locations rapidly in the Greater Bay Area as property owners seek to capitalise on the trend. Major landlords Hongkong Land and Swire…
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‘Lessons have been forgotten’: is the UK ready for a new Covid variant?
With worrying mutations, limited vaccine rollout, vastly reduced testing and a creaking health service, experts are predicting a tough few months ahead “New variant”, “care home outbreak”, “cases rising”: you’d…
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The new Covid-19 booster shot: what you need to know
US authorities have approved a vaccine that protects from one of the most widely circulating strains of coronavirus A retooled single-dose Covid “booster” shot is expected to hit pharmacy shelves…
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Does Wile E Coyote explain US voters’ gloom amid buoyant economy?
Official figures point to an impressive recovery but many Americans don’t feel that way. Is the economy heading for a fall? Strolling past the colorfully restored Victorian homes of the…
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Murdoch executives ‘told Sunak not to resign after Partygate fine’
Then chancellor reportedly nearly stepped down last year after breaking Covid-19 lockdown laws in 2020, according to new book Rishi Sunak was persuaded not to quit as chancellor over his…