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New Zealand border worker tests positive for COVID-19; Woman’s body found in Gold Coast home; Vaccine rollout warning for Scott Morrison; Senator Jacqui Lambie lashes royal commission into veteran suicides
Hidden cameras have been used to expose compensation cheats who had claimed to be injured after car accidents and received significant payouts. One Fremantle man who said he had been injured in two crashes claimed compensation and cycled more than 3000km from Perth to Sydney on a charity bike ride. Paul Chartres went on an …
Australia-New Zealand travel bubble brings relief, elation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Elation marked the opening Monday of a long-anticipated travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand. The start of quarantine-free travel was a relief for families who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic as well as to struggling tourist operators. It marked the first, tentative steps toward what both countries …
New Zealand Prime Minister says nations must treat each other like ‘another state’; Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just five states; EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link; Eu denies it blocked vaccines to Australia
By Mark Saunokonoko 22:55 Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is refusing to go quietly after being dumped from a NSW climate change board, accusing the state government of being swayed by global warming deniers and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Speaking on Today, Mr Turnbull claimed the Berejiklian government “couldn’t take the heat” from “thugs and …
New Zealand travel bubble to launch on 19 April – Australian Aviation
An Air New Zealand 787-9 departing runway 34 at YMML (Victor Pody) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed a two-way, trans-Tasman bubble will launch on 18 April at 11:59pm. PM Ardern said the decision to launch quarantine-free travel was made because the risk of transmission was low and the Queensland outbreak had been …
Anzac Day crowds doubled in Sydney; Mass vaccination sites ‘not off the agenda’; UK to ease lockdown next week; No new virus cases in Victoria; New Zealand travel announcement due; India’s daily coronavirus cases soar past 100,000; Distraught parents call for Perth hospital review after sick daughter dies; Flooding north of Brisbane
By Emily McPherson05 Apr 2021 23:41 Dr Kidd has been asked about the claims made by Melbourne GP Todd Cameron on Today this morning. Dr Cameron said the Therapeutic Good Administration (TGA) had asked doctors not to discuss concerns about an increased risk of blood-clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine with patients. Dr Kidd said …
New Zealand 8.1-magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami warning
The 8.1-magnitude quake was the third to strike the area on Friday morning local time, according to the New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency. The Kermadec Islands are 500–620 miles northeast of New Zealand’s North Island. The East Coast of the North Island from the Bay of Islands to Whangarei, from Matata to Tolaga Bay …
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle having second baby; Melbourne coronavirus cluster grows; Crowds could return to Australian Open tennis on Thursday; New Zealand travel bubble halted after Auckland cases
Mr Frydenberg said he spoke to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and the head of Google at the weekend, where “constructive discussions” took place in relation to making digital giants pay for news. The Treasurer believes Australia will be able to secure significant commercial deals which would generate world-leading reform benefiting the media landscape. “We have …
New Zealand joins Australia in denouncing China’s tweet
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a fake image of a grinning Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to a child’s throat. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that New Zealand has voiced its concerns directly with Chinese authorities. …
New Zealand travel bubble starts today; PM Scott Morrison stuck in Queensland after plane problem; Trump and Biden TV events; New London lockdown
President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in duelling town halls on Thursday night (Friday at 11am AEDT) instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned. The two will take questions in different cities on different networks: Mr Trump on NBC from Miami, Mr Biden on ABC …
Covid live updates: U.S. coronavirus cases in children rise as New Zealand delays election
August 17, 2020 at 12:41 AM EDT Their lives were upended. Months later, 10 Americans find ways to thrive. A hotel housekeeper, furloughed for months, worries she’ll lose her benefits. A restaurant manager wonders how he’ll be able to sustain the livelihoods of his family and staff. A recent college graduate, struggling with her mental …
