The next 48-hours will reveal if a “catastrophic” coronavirus second wave is set to hit South Australia, according to Premier Steven Marshall. South Australia reported just one new case overnight, taking the cluster in Adelaide’s north to 18, but huge lines are forming at testing stations across the city this morning and some wait times...
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South Australia outbreak grows to 17 coronavirus cases
South Australia’s coronavirus outbreak has grown to 17 cases of COVID-19 overnight as contact tracers scramble to keep the cluster in Adelaide’s north from spiralling out of control. The Northern Territory has now declared South Australia an immediate hot spot following the string of cases over the weekend. Of the cases, 15 are understood to...
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Thousands of job vacancies in farming sector in Queensland
Queensland farmers say they’re at a loss as to why thousands of jobs are going unclaimed. The state’s peak agricultural bodies say tens of thousands are needed across the state’s regions. Some farmers have already been forced to discard crops due to a lack of workforce. In Cairns, about 20,000 people are on JobSeeker. There...
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$500 payment from federal gov’t for tens of thousands of Aussies
Tens of thousands of Australians may unknowingly miss out on two $250 cash payments from the federal government. The government announced plans for the handouts for aged and disability pensioners, veterans, people on carer payments and family tax benefit recipients as part of the 2020-21 budget. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) and pensioner concession cardholders...
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Crowds pack out Melbourne beaches on Cup Day as warm weather nears record-breaking temperature
Thousands of people have flocked to Melbourne beaches to celebrate Cup Day as temperatures threaten to break records. A top of 30 degrees is now forecast for Melbourne and if temperatures exceed 30.2 degrees, it will be the hottest Melbourne Cup Day since 1969. The overall record was 35 degrees in 1902. Melburnians have packed...
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China strikes spread to timber and barley
Chinese trade strikes on Australian exports have spread to timber and barley, fuelling concerns about the increasingly perilous state of the diplomatic relationship. Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has confirmed China has suspended exports of Australian logs from Queensland and barley from another grain producer. The suspensions follow customs clearance delays for $2 million worth of...
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Australia asks Iran about report academic moved from prison
Australia is seeking information from Iran on reports that a British Australian academic who was convicted of espionage has been moved to a mystery location, the foreign minister said on Monday. Kylie Moore-Gilbert was a Melbourne University lecturer on Middle Eastern studies when she was arrested in Iran and sentenced to 10 years in prison...
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NSW Premier addresses Victorian border after recording two new COVID cases
The New South Wales premier has addressed the possibility of lifting restrictions on the Victorian border after the southern state recorded two consecutive days of no new COVID-19 cases. NSW, however, recorded two new locally transmitted cases on Tuesday, and ten further infections in returned travellers in hotel quarantine. The locally acquired cases are household...
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms leave hundreds of Australians without power
Supercell thunderstorms and heavy rain has wiped out power to hundreds of homes in Queensland and New South Wales. More than 700 homes in Sydney’s north were without power on Monday morning. Hundreds more in southeast Queensland were also left in the dark. In New South Wales, heavy wind and strong rain caused chaos. The...
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Airport deal may have defrauded taxpayers
A federal police investigation into a controversial government land deal is focusing on a potential fraud after the auditor-general’s unprecedented referral. The infrastructure department in 2018 paid $30 million for land worth $3 million near the Western Sydney Airport. Auditor-General Grant Hehir referred the deal to federal police earlier this year, more than two months...