Australia
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Melbourne anti-lockdown protesters scatter after police make multiple arrests
sbs– Police have snuffed out a sixth day of anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protests in Melbourne, dispersing and arresting would-be demonstrators.…
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Kristina Keneally doubles down on switch to Western Sydney electorate of Fowler
sbs– Labor’s Kristina Keneally has doubled down on her decision to represent the multicultural southwest Sydney seat of Fowler amid…
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WA traditional owners fear proposed heritage law puts sacred sites at risk
sbs– Traditional owners are calling for a redraft of the Western Australian government’s proposed Aboriginal heritage law, which will allow…
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NSW shatters COVID-19 records again amid warning worst is yet to come
sbs– New South Wales has reported a record 1,431 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and 12 further deaths, as Premier…
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Australian Paralympian slows mid-race to cheer on another rider
sbs– Toni Mould, who lives with cerebral palsy, was competing on the same track but in a different race to…
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New exposure sites linked to COVID-positive truck drivers who arrived in Perth
watoday– It comes on top of four other locations visited by the men on their journey to Perth; a BP…
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Australia evacuates 300 people on four RAAF flights out of Kabul
skynews– A further 300 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan on four Australian Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flights overnight.…
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More than 250 ADF troops deployed to help evacuate Australians in Afghanistan
sbs– More than 250 Australian defence troops will be deployed to Afghanistan to help evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders.…
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Federal government scrambles to update outdated translated COVID-19 information
sbs– The federal health department has scrambled to update online COVID-19 translations around vaccines after some were discovered to be…
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‘Frustrated and stressed’: Residents in south-west Sydney apartment block brace for two-week lockdown
sbs- Residents of a south-west Sydney apartment building are bracing for two weeks of strict lockdown after 14 people tested…
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