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It won’t be a traditional Last Night of the Proms this year. Instead, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing need for social distancing measures, the concerts are being held without audiences and restricted numbers of musicians.

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In 2019, Australia dropped five places in the World Press Freedom Index. Australia was once the model for press freedom in the Asia-Pacific.

Americans are facing the complex risks of a natural disaster striking in the middle of a pandemic.

The Bill of Rights recognizes the core rights of citizens in a democracy, including freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly.

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Lawyer for the convicted woman says appeal is to be lodged against the stiff sentence.

High winds, high temperatures and exceptionally dry air are ramping up the potential for significant fire outbreaks around the Top End.

One area in cryptocurrencies attracting huge attention is DeFi or decentralised finance.

he retail rental market in Australia is not paused because of the pandemic. It is fundamentally changed for the future.

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Under the legislation, the foreign minister will be given the power to stop proposed arrangements and cancel existing ones with foreign governments when they were considered against Australia’s national interest.

Australian Bureau of Statistics data published in September 2019 indicated about a third of all employed people regularly worked from home.

Proposed September reopening of the island to foreign visitors has now been postponed to sometime in 2021.

Di Natale leaves parliament having been a senator for ten years and the party’s leader for five.

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Driver was determined to make it to the ACT and sped away from a police escort on a 200km dash for freedom.

Smoking has been shown to be a risk factor for more severe forms of COVID-19, and now vaping is under fire for similar reasons.

What will be Britain’s place in the world after Brexit? Since the publication of the UK government’s research and development (R&D) roadmap, one part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s answer to this question has become far clearer:

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A 33-year old man was found to have a second SARS-CoV-2 infection some four-and-a-half months after he was diagnosed with his first, from which he recovered.

OPINION: Blame for the cruel treatment of our elderly doesn't just fall on the aged care sector but on the ignorance of society as well, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

Pharmaceutical companies around the world are going head to head, while governments scramble to get priority access to the most promising candidates.

Kiwi Prime Minister says the city's level three regulations will now end at midnight on Sunday – providing all goes well.

Trump’s statement echoed a strategy that paid dividends in the 2016 election and he is clearly hoping will do so again: appeal to the nation’s evangelicals using a political agenda wrapped in the language of faith.

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For the first time since the 1800s, the Aussie Rules showpiece game is being moved outside Melbourne and out of Victoria.

Many airlines are struggling to navigate uncharted territory. The ones that survive this crisis will have to be strategically creative.

Stock markets have been very strange this year. We witnessed the fastest sell-off in history between February and March, with the S&P 500 falling more than 30%, only to enjoy the best recovery ever.

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Last month, the Japanese government announced a plan to retire its fleet of old, inefficient coal-fired generation by 2030.

Social media around the world lit up over the weekend, discussing the possibility that an asteroid (known as 2018 VP₁) could crash into Earth on November 2.

Two sentenced over drug-trafficking ring bust by AFP in Melbourne. Two other gang members were also jailed this month.

In Victoria there are nearly 80 active COVID-19 cases linked to more than 50 disability accommodation sites.

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Shopping centres and their tenants are in ongoing dispute over payments during and after lockdowns. Matters may now be coming to a head.

The Trump administration has announced that it is opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development.

The annual chief executive pay report produced by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is a must-read for shareholders.

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In February this year, the resignation of a member of the Legislative Assembly prompted a byelection in Johnston, a seat located in the Darwin-Palmerston conurbation.

The PPI scandal led to the largest consumer redress scheme in British history, with over £38 billion paid to claimants to date.

Traditional recruitment of seasonal workers from the Pacific islands and Timor-Leste was halted due to the pandemic.

The Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP, is the European Union’s largest budget item. For the €60 billion (£53.9 billion) a year it pays in subsidies, the CAP is expected to support farmer incomes.

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Increasing the inbound travel caps would enable more hotels to participate in the quarantine programs and boost occupancies.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to shut down Parliament was a controversial one, since it shuttered committee inquiries into the WE Charity affair.

The virus disproportionately affects men and people who are older and who have conditions such as diabetes and obesity.

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Agriculture minister and deputy leader of the Nationals David Littleproud accused premiers of “city centric decisions” and said unless they “commit to work with one another to find workable solutions to state border issues for regional Australians.

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee filed lawsuits recently against New Jersey and Nevada to prevent expansive vote-by-mail efforts in those states.