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HomeBuilder grants of A$25,000 are being offered to build or renovate a home as part of the Australian government’s emergency economic response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Intricate web of business operations netted alleged criminals $17-million in two years. Payroll money meant for ATO was diverted.

In an effort to prevent further bad design taking shape in its area, the Sunshine Coast Council decided to encourage good design by publishing a book.

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Australia toughens its stance on Chinese aspirations in the South China Sea in declaration made to the UN.

Political parties’ platforms – their statements of where they stand on issues – get little respect.

Low-wage service workers increasingly are facing new physical and emotional hazards in the workplace as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to interviews with workers we conducted in April.

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A paper came out in Nature on July 22 that further underscores earlier studies that show that neither the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine nor chloroquine prevents SARS-CoV-2

Disease outbreaks shape our cities. Public health concerns have influenced some of the most iconic developments in urban planning.

The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women has been particularly significant.

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Comet has been visible almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere. Next visit is only in 6 800 years.

Many Australians are debating whether we’re an EV country or if they are contrary to our lifestyle. Elsewhere, though, the movement is growing.

Only 22% of family members and carers of students with a disability agreed they had received adequate educational support during the pandemic.

Making technology-driven state surveillance part of the police’s response to democratic protest sets a dangerous precedent.

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International collaboration is vital for science and medicine, and the pandemic has highlighted science’s global nature and the power of sharing ideas freely and widely.

By identifying the ways in which this litter is produced and distributed, we’ve also discovered how best to reduce the plastic deluge.

Queensland’s Chief Medical Officer has reintroduced the ‘no standing’ rule in pubs and other licenced premises.

The toughest lockdown imposed on residents of public housing in Australia has been lifted, but their COVID-19 ordeal isn’t over.

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Travellers from other low-infection states are welcome. Victoria, NSW, Qld and ACT residents can all stay home.

Synairgen found that when SNG001 was given to patients with COVID-19, it stopped the development of more severe symptoms, accelerated their recovery, and allowed them to leave hospital earlier.

Twitter has announced it’s taking sweeping action to limit the reach of content associated with QAnon.

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News that the “bad boys of Brexit” have been hired by New Zealand First to work on the party’s social media strategy is simultaneously amusing and ominous.

This week revealed cases of coronavirus infection in a Victorian prison guard and a prisoner in quarantine on remand.

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WA borders remain tightly shut and state of emergency may still be in force at year-end, police chief warns.

Detectives have ‘significant new leads’ as they re-investigate the death of 13-year-old Arthur Haines in a fire.

A major new assessment has now calculated a range of 2.6–3.9℃. This implies that alarmingly high estimates from some recent climate models are unlikely.

Analysis and Opinion.

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Australia is living through the biggest economic and social disruption since the second world war.

The controversies surrounding TikTok are centred around its Chinese origins, and its potential connections or compliance with the Chinese Communist Party and its authoritarian system.

Premier and Chief Medical Officer emphasise that New South Wales has a critical few weeks ahead. Message is to avoid travel.

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Never mind the Adelaide Crows’ below-par performances, what locals are really scandalised about is too few chips at the games.

Over decades, Russian operators have stolen terabytes of data, taken control of millions of computers and raked in billions of dollars.

The reintroduction of restrictions in Victoria in response to its COVID second wave will reduce national growth by $3.3 billion, or about 0.75% of GDP.

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Scientists first reported the existence of sky-bound bacteria in a couple of pioneering studies published in 2013 and 2018.

Russian lab to develop futuristic KFC 3D printed chicken nuggets that could have enormous benefits for animal welfare and the planet.

Leading Australian economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation ahead of Thursday’s economic statement want the government to keep spending to support the economy.

Six Victorian prisons are in lockdown due to virus concerns. Now there are calls to release some categories of prisoners.

As with other parts of the global economy, COVID-19 has led to rapid changes in transport trends.

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Job losses continue to mount as even the best-known retailers find that shoppers are largely absent. Dramatic downturn in London.

During Australia’s first wave of COVID-19, genomic sequencing of the earliest Sydney clusters was crucial to identifying the difference between imported cases and local community transmissions.