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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.

The National Assessment Program – Literacy And Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for all Australian school students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has issued a warning to all New Zealand businesses to be prepared for cyber attacks.

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For 50 years hydrogen has been championed as a clean-burning gas that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Chinese representatives sometimes struggle to understand that centralised control is not the Pacific way.

State’s governor has put out a call for help from Australia and Canada. But the coronavirus will complicate matters.

Six out of every ten of the 2.24 million people set to be on JobKeeper in the December quarter are expected to be in Victoria.

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Number of jobs in NZ fell by 7 418 according to figures for July. But decline was due to seasonal factors rather than the virus.

Young people are increasingly frightened by the spectre of natural hazards and disasters, but they see schools as failing to equip them with the skills.

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The five consecutive consecutive hikes in compulsory super contributions due to start next July should be deferred or abandoned in the view of the overwhelming majority of the leading Australian economists.

This movement is run by young people, learning from young people, and for young people.

Relations between London and Brussels have been better. While Brexit dominates the headlines, another cross-channel development has recently captured the attention of financial institutions.

Unsurprisingly, smaller businesses are almost twice as likely to struggle with payments than bigger companies.

Over the last few months, there has been much discussion of leadership during the pandemic. What constitutes good leadership? Who has performed better and which countries have been worse? One pattern that emerged early on was that female leaders were seen to have handled the crisis remarkably well.

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Pret a Manger is another casualty as remote working changes consumer habits and hits city centre businesses.

In recent years, the prevailing media narrative is that athletes have routinely used their platforms to “raise awareness” or “bring attention” to a social issue.

Hurricane Laura plowed through the heart of Louisiana’s oil and chemical industries as a powerful Category 4 storm.

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Hurricane Laura blew up quickly as it headed for the Louisiana coast, intensifying from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in less than 24 hours.

Borders remain the province of states and territories and Morrison is immensely frustrated that states with few or no cases continue to resist his pleas to open.

Two pilot events scheduled for this weekend as UK government plans safe return of spectators to all major sports.

Donald Trump delivered his second Republican Party acceptance speech from the White House on Aug. 27.

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English teacher alleged to have had sexually explicit online conversations with person he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended weeks of speculation about the state of his health by announcing his surprise resignation today.

To keep global warming below 1.5°C, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ per person per year by 2030.

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The focus on adapting to Google and Facebooks’s algorithms completely changed newsroom practices over the past decade, as journalists have weighed editorial considerations against audience metrics.

Travel may be of huge importance to Australians, but it is not a right or entitlement.

Scientists at a Sydney university were gobsmacked to find one mammal flew more than 12 000km during the research.

Of the 32 vaccines that are in human trials around the world, a larger number are from Chinese companies than might have been expected.

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Mark David Chapman has appeared before a US parole board in yet another attempt to gain his freedom. Again, he has been refused.