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Now, with a COVID-19 recession, the capacity of the population-serving sectors to maintain jobs, let alone stimulate job growth, is greatly reduced.

The novel coronavirus – SARS-CoV-2 – may have been in Europe for longer than previously thought.

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New non-for-profit business has emerged from the brink of newswire’s imminent closure. Some jobs will go, but many will be saved.

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Global big-spenders like Coca-Cola and Starbucks say social media platforms, particularly Facebook, are not doing enough to curb hate speech.

“A sophisticated state-based cyber actor” was targeting “Australian organisations across a range of sectors.

39% of all jobs in Australia – 41% full-time and and almost 35% of part-time – can be done from home.

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Microplastics are pieces of plastics smaller than a few millimetres, and usually much smaller than that.

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One of the concerning things about the 20% rise in Queensland road deaths is that one in three drivers tested has drugs in their system.

The US Presidents keeps playing Stones music at his political rallies. And they don’t like it. So legal action could follow.

The picture of economic recovery painted by Prime Minister Scott Morrison is looking like a mirage.

Australia has had 103 known COVID-19-related deaths, with 21 reported before the end of March.

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On June 11, Beijing reported its first new coronavirus case in nearly two months. Over the next two days, the city government swung into action, sealing off certain neighbourhoods.

Shortages of raw materials meant that recycling – then called “salvage” – became a vital part of life on the home front.

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There were fears that the tiny 50g rodent may not have survived the Black Summer bushfires. But remote cameras are showing otherwise.

Paige Spiranac isn’t just a looker and a talented golfer. She is also about to halt the spread of the virus in the US with just one tweet.

HomeBuilder does offer a much-needed opportunity to make old homes more energy-efficient.

Federally legislated service standards oblige Australia Post to deliver a letter within the country in no more than four days at a fixed rate (currently A$1.10).

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Qantas’ announcement this week of severe job cuts comes as little surprise.

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New state and federal laws designed to crack down on activists who trespass on farms – often to gather video evidence of alleged animal cruelty, which is later distributed to the public.

US-based investment firm is the preferred suitor for failed airline. But creditors must still agree to the deal.

Health authorities are testing those who could have been in contact with a TB-infected patient at St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst.

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New records are being set every year, and not just for maximum temperatures, but for melting ice and wildfires too.

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The crisis has reignited a long-running debate about the need for an Australian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

Man arrested 22 years after unsolved stabbing murder of 71-year-old grandmother in Adelaide in March 1998.

Not long ago the airline was in a healthy financial state and looking ahead to a bright future. Then came the virus.

Australia’s much awarded and trusted national broadcaster has again been forced to make major cuts to staff, services and programs.

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The judge-associate relationship is one in which there is a particularly strong power imbalance, held as it is between a senior legal practitioner and someone just entering the profession.

Australia’s low-value coins have been declining in popularity for years. But the COVID-19 cashless society is suddenly hastening their demise.

Simple eco-friendly mass mobility was the aim. But the Segway PT was expensive, dangerous and difficult to ride.

Sudden rise in coronavirus cases across Victoria prompts new supermarket restrictions while military is called up to stem outbreak.

Over the past week, there have been more than 150,000 new cases per day on three separate days.

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The death of Constable Matthew Hunt will inevitably lead to a reexamination of police firearm policies.

Major losers from the pandemic include the ride hailing apps: Uber, Grab (in South East Asia), Ola (India) and Didi Chuxing (China). Quite simply, people are not taking taxis.

Three warehouses in Sydney and Melbourne will close and be replaced by new high-tech automated Sydney facility.

Raids in three states as police believe they have disrupted a big drugs syndicate and struck at its ‘top end’.

Google revealed its plans to acquire Fitbit Inc. for US$2.1 billion last November.