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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.

The UK left the EU on January 31 this year. Yet, the trading relationship between the two parties will not change until January 1 2021.

Apple has become the first company worth US$2 billion (£1.7 trillion), meaning that it is now more valuable than all the companies in the FTSE 100 (they add up to £1.5 trillion).

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President Vladimir Putin recently announced that a team of Russian scientists had developed a COVID-19 vaccine and that it had been approved for use by the regulators.

The national cabinet, created to impose maximum unity on Australia’s response to COVID, has formally fractured.

President Donald Trump has sharpened his rhetoric against what he calls the “left-wing violent extremism” engulfing American cities.

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The jobs bloodbath in global aviation continues, as United Airlines says it is making big cuts in October.

Illegal drugs laboratory was still in the process of being set up and would have been one of the largest in Victoria’s history.

In the run-up to the October 17 election, Ardern’s Facebook following alone is four times greater than those of the other seven main party leaders combined.

Medical and other hardship cases, exacerbated by confusion and delays, have brought sharp attacks on the Queensland government.

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The Morrison government today declared it will axe buybacks of water entitlements from irrigators.

Abbott confirmed that he has had some discussions with members of the British government.

Aussie company developing launch facility for space rockets is concerned about red tape. But space agency says rules must be followed.

Three in four New Zealanders (74%) say they intend to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when a vaccine becomes available.

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Experts are estimating Victoria’s already struggling economy will lose between $50-$100-million as AFL moves the season finale to Brisbane.

The federal government and business groups have led calls to ease lockdowns.

The demand for cheaper, greener electricity means that the energy landscape is changing faster than at any other point in history.

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A government briefing paper from March 2020 stated that 91% of the five million tonnes of plastics used in the UK each year is “sent towards treatment”. This does not mean it is actually recycled, just that it went to a waste management company.

The conspiracy originated in 2017, when a mysterious poster named “Q” began posting to the internet message board 4chan.

A recent spate of departures at the top level of the British civil service is more than a matter of personnel change.

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With airlines struggling and passengers few and far between, the aviation industry is turning in-flight catering into on-ground goodies.

In recent years, a gene-centric approach to precision medicine has been promoted as the future of medicine.

The economy shrank an extraordinary 7% in the three months to June – by far the biggest collapse since the Bureau of Statistics began compiling records in 1959.

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The standard mode for delivering arts funding in Australia is through arms length funding judged by artform peers.

ABS announces a 7% contraction in GDP in the second quarter – the biggest drop in 61 years and our first recession in 30 years.

The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed financial and governance tensions and mistrust involving its players’ and state associations.

More university academics and support staff are in line to lose their jobs in Sydney and Perth.

Facebook has announced it will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram.

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With companies around the world being forced to embrace work-from-home, Zoom has been one of the pandemic’s few corporate success stories.

Britain is considering opening free ports to shore up its economy when the Brexit transition ends.

Scott Morrison wants a commitment from national cabinet for Australia to return to as much normality as possible for Christmas.

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An alliance of business and environment groups declared the nation is “woefully unprepared” for climate change and urgent action is needed.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed in a brief statement that Australia had been notified on August 14 of Cheng’s detention.

Coronavirus restrictions have significantly reduced our fossil fuel usage. But this will only be short term.

Endocrine-disrupting compounds, or EDCs, are a broad group of chemicals that can interfere with natural hormones in people’s bodies in ways that harm human health.

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Fire outlook for September-November 2020 is far better than at this time last year, says report. But there are risks later in the season.