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Police will allege the bomb was part of a drug gang vendetta that went wrong. Those in custody are aged 17-20.

According to senior counsel assisting the commission, Peter Rozen, QC, federal authorities had no COVID plan specifically for aged care, always potentially a major risk area.

Coined by Australian economist Bill Mitchell and popularized recently by Democrats like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to fund programs such as the Green New Deal, MMT holds that a country with its own currency can spend almost unlimited sums of money.

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COVID-19 has curtailed the activities of millions of people across the world and with it, greenhouse gas emissions.

The past financial year has been one of the most volatile on record for stock markets, yet almost every Australian super fund has delivered similar returns.

Month-long campaign planned to incentivise vehicles back into the city centre to boost CBD’s struggling businesses.

The return of COVID-19 community transmission, with Auckland back in a level 3 lockdown and the rest of New Zealand at level 2, raises real questions about New Zealand’s upcoming general election.

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Fine of $10 000 for ‘complete disregard’ of required measures, says NSW Liquor and Gaming Authority.

On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin announced Russia was the first country to register a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Virgin Atlantic’s rescue deal is something of a watershed in how companies can escape insolvency.

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On the evening of Saturday July 25, the MV (Merchant Vessel) Wakashio grounded on coral reefs in the south-east of the Indian Ocean tropical island of Mauritius.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to appear on a major party ticket.

The RSV Nuyina icebreaker is on its way to the Netherlands for final fitout and sea trials. It is expected in Hobart in 2021.

COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria have had a marked effect on how and where we spend our time. For many people, home has become the workplace, and for most school-aged children, home is also the classroom.

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Four new cases of community infection have been verified in Auckland, with authorities perplexed as to the source.

The Turkish lira hit its weakest ever level against the US dollar on August 7, trading at 7.36 at one point, having lost nearly 20% of its value since the beginning of the year.

Media coverage of disasters follows a broadly similar trajectory, even though the disasters themselves might take very different forms.

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New South Wales planning authorities relied on flawed evidence when backing a highly controversial coal seam gas project that may endanger critical water supplies, farmland and threatened species, our analysis has found.

This old and playful maxim is typically not true: often the stock market is a good proxy for the economy and a very good indication of what will happen to it.

US-based McDonald’s is suing its former global chief executive over claims he never revealed multiple affairs with employees.

In response to the increasing number of people having a hard time coping with the pandemic, the Victorian government yesterday announced an additional A$59.7 million in funding for mental health services.

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Family has campaigned for 30 years for Teddy Sheean’s exceptional bravery and ultimate sacrifice to be recognised with highest honour.

The Trump administration has turned up the heat on Chinese tech companies TikTok and WeChat with an executive order that US companies have 45 days to stop transacting with them.

Australian universities are expected to lose billions of dollars in revenue due to the impacts of COVID-19. The estimated lost revenue from international students alone is A$18 billion by 2024.

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So far the Victorian Labor government is taking the blame for the coronavirus crisis.

Queensland police arrest teenagers who allegedly lied to cross border, sparking Noosa Covid-19 wave of rumour and panic.

Pessimism about the state of Australian politics over the past few years has obscured a significant point that the pandemic has shown up starkly: the centre has held.

Dreamworld and White Water World get $70-million loan so they can keep operating. Others attractions will be assisted too.

One of the many things COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on is the way many of us work.

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Police force is to train 60 drone pilots and buy 40 new drones as it increases its technological and airborne capability.

Although political leaders have closed borders in response to COVID-19, scientists are collaborating like never before. But the coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) is novel – and we don’t yet have all the facts about it.

On Sunday, New Zealand marked 100 days without community transmission of COVID-19.

Police say world-leading initiative enables near-instant drug testing of the public in almost any situation.

All the major car manufacturers are now launching pure battery electric models and many governments and municipalities are legislating and regulating to encourage ownership.

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NSW Health Minister apologises after his outburst in which he called the Opposition Leader a ‘pork chop’, among other things.

Joe Biden’s promise to name a woman running mate has prompted familiar debates about gender and power.

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The explosion that tore through Beirut on Tuesday August 4 was so strong that shockwaves were felt on the island of Cyprus, over 200 kilometres away.

Company says chemical is safe and highly regulated in Australia. It requires “extreme negligence” to explode.

Of all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brain.