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Tussle for Tasmania Labor opposition leadership

Tussle for Tasmania Labor opposition leadership

A Tasmanian Labor leadership hopeful says the party needs to “stop the domination of the hard left” in order to be competitive at the next election. Braddon MP Shane Broad and former deputy David O’Byrne will contest a party ballot for the top job after Rebecca White decided to step down at the weekend. Labor...

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Covid-battered India braces for landfall of Cyclone Tauktae

Covid-battered India braces for landfall of Cyclone Tauktae

India’s western state of Gujarat is braced for the landfall of cyclone Tauktae, which is likely to be the strongest to hit the region since 1998. The storm has roared up India’s western coast over the past two days, with six people killed and thousands evacuated. Efforts are under way to rescue more than 400...

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Eric Clapton reveals he experienced ‘severe reactions’ after AstraZeneca vaccine

Eric Clapton reveals he experienced ‘severe reactions’ after AstraZeneca vaccine

Eric Clapton has detailed the “severe reactions” he experienced from the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The rocker penned a letter to anti-lockdown activist Robin Monotti Graziadei after getting the jab in February. “I took the first jab of AZ and straight away had severe reactions which lasted ten days. I recovered eventually and...

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One in four COVID vaccine doses distributed in Australia not yet administered, figures show

One in four COVID vaccine doses distributed in Australia not yet administered, figures show

New figures show one in four COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia have not been administered, with GP clinics and every state and territory under-utilising their allocated supply. As Australia hit a new milestone on Monday, with 3.1 million doses administered nationwide, the Health Department revealed just 75 per cent of the vaccines distributed had actually...

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ASX gains limited after China, Japan market performances

ASX gains limited after China, Japan market performances

Concern about a slowing Chinese economy and inflation in Japan have sapped investor confidence on the Australian share market. Gains were limited after data showed China’s factories reduced their output from a surge of 14.1 per cent in March to 9.8 per cent in April. China had been one of the leaders in economic recovery...

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Tesla’s Elon Musk announces it will stop taking Bitcoin

Tesla’s Elon Musk announces it will stop taking Bitcoin

Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will stop taking Bitcoin as payment for its cars, citing environmental reasons. Tesla bought and sold a lot of Bitcoin recently. Tesla only first announced that it would accept Bitcoin back in March, despite the fact that it is estimated to use as much electricity as the Netherlands per...

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Māori leader removed from New Zealand parliament after performing haka dance

Māori leader removed from New Zealand parliament after performing haka dance

The co-leader of New Zealand’s Māori Party has been removed from parliament for the second time this year, after performing a ceremonial dance during a debate about indigenous rights. Rawiri Waititi interjected while Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was taking questions from lawmakers on Wednesday, accusing the country’s opposition party of “racist propaganda and rhetoric.” After...

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Rockets pound Israel after militants killed in Gaza

Rockets pound Israel after militants killed in Gaza

Hamas militants have launched dozens of rockets at Israel after Israeli air strikes killed senior commanders and felled a multi-storey building in Gaza. The escalation of the fighting, which began on Monday, has prompted the UN to warn of a “full-scale war”. The conflict has also triggered a wave of street violence in Israel between...