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The key to avoiding the need for lockdown (unless and until a vaccine is widely deployed) is to keep what epidemiologist call the “effective” reproduction rate (R) below 1.

Economic modelling commissioned by the city paints a gloomy picture of lost jobs and massive contraction.

News that US President Donald Trump was fully seized of the deadly potential of the novel coronavirus, despite his sustained public dismissals, has provoked anger and surprise.

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This is the first time international experts have been able to investigate life on the Great Barrier Reef at such great depths.

Ability to pay is the basic principle of tax fairness: people in a similar financial position should pay similar amounts of tax; people who can afford to pay more tax than others ought to pay more tax.

During the evening of September 7, Chinese and Indian troops confronted each other along their undefined, de facto border, known as the “Line of Actual Control” (LAC).

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The EU is thinking about agreeing to a €4 billion trade deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay (known as the Mercosur bloc).

The UK government seems to be doubling down on threats to leave the European Union without a deal unless the EU gives in on issues of state aid and fisheries.

Giant meat processor is to close the night-shift operation at its Dismore plant in Queensland. JobKeeper is said to be a factor.

The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological Organisation warns this limit may be exceeded by 2024.

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Balmain hotel closed for a week and given heavy fines for multiple breaches of coronavirus health regulations.

Chinese media outlets then alleged that Australia’s security agencies raided the properties of several Chinese journalists in June in connection with a foreign interference investigation involving NSW MP Shaoquett Moselmane.

The AZD1222 vaccine, considered one of the frontrunners in the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine, was developed by the University of Oxford and has been undergoing testing with British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

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China has an enormous amount of debt relative to the size of its economy, especially for what is still in many ways a “developing” economy.

As the COVID-19 pandemic devastates the global economy, there’s an opportunity for governments to support a green-led recovery.

Rate of contraction of the economy and jobs lost show that WA is faring better than most states, says state’s Treasurer.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australians will get access to 84.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses throughout 2021, provided current trials prove the vaccines in question are safe and effective.

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Proponents say legislation will help protect vulnerable children, which is everyone’s responsibility.

As climate change worsens, the future of fossil fuel jobs and infrastructure is uncertain.

Many voters fear the coronavirus will force them to risk their lives at the polls. Yes, voting by mail represents a safe alternative.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed glaring deficiencies in the U.S. manufacturing sector’s ability to provide necessary products.

The forced departure from China of leading Australian journalists Bill Birtles of the ABC and Mike Smith of The Australian Financial Review robs Australia of direct coverage of events.

Farmers are destroying their own crops as lack of backpackers and foreign seasonal workers leaves fruit unpicked.

While there is debate about whether or not a second wave of the COVID-19 crisis is rolling in, the far bigger waves of the climate and ecological crisis are looming large on the horizon.

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Decision to reopen Melbourne retailing in only seven weeks’ time will be a death sentence for many stores.

The world-altering coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic is thought to be just 60 nanometres to 120 nanometres in size.

Graduation ceremonies, formals, schoolies week and summer music festivals have either been cancelled or restricted.

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Drones have changed how we see the world. Even more profoundly, drones have transformed how we witness the world.

Facial recognition involves using computing to identify human faces in images or videos, and then measuring specific facial characteristics.

Survey of Sydney leaders shows high approval levels for government strategies during the pandemic. But economic recovery is far away.

Usernames and passwords were once good enough to keep an account secure. But before long, cybercriminals figured out how to get around this.

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Sydney consultant altered clients’ tax returns in order to claim refunds that he then pocketed, court hears.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order on Sept. 1 banning evictions of people who lost work as a result of the pandemic.

The virus does not obey a timeline. Rather, we have to beat it down to a level at which easing of restrictions is safer.

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The federal government has nailed down two possible vaccine sources with supply and production agreements with pharmaceutical companies worth $1.7 billion.

It became official on Wednesday. The Australian economy is in recession for the first time in nearly three decades.

Annastacia Palaszczuk says she has received relentless abuse over Queensland’s tough border stance, but comes out fighting.

The cost of accessing small personal loans can be eye-wateringly high for those who need it most.

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Senior banking sector official tells MPs it’s impossible to expect large numbers of people to return to their offices soon.