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Solomons-China pact triggers political fight from 2022-04-21T12:00
The fallout of China's security pact with Solomon Islands. What role has money played in Beijing's deal with the Pacific nation?; Prime Minister Scott Morrison defends comments saying he is "blesse...
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Anxiety over Solomon Islands-China pact from 2022-04-20T12:00
Solomon Islands and China sign a security deal. What will it mean for the Pacific?; The economic toll of the war in Ukraine. The International Monetary Fund slashes its global forecasts; And, the p...
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Election scare tactics reignited from 2022-04-19T12:00
Return of the scare campaign. What effect will the tactic have on the outcome of the federal election?; Rebooting the NDIS. What needs to happen to reduce inflated costs and ensure recipients recei...
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How real is the'teal'independent threat? from 2022-04-18T12:00
They're back. The cruise ship industry returns after two years of COVID bans and uncertainty; And the rise of independents in the 2022 federal election. Can they unseat the major parties?
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Jobless rate remains steady from 2022-04-14T12:00
The latest unemployment figures are released. What will it mean for the election campaign?
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Rogue Nationals MP's defection to One Nation from 2022-04-13T12:00
GPs raise concerns about Labor's plans for urgent care clinics, as the federal election rolls on.
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Albanese owns up to figure mistake from 2022-04-12T12:00
The Prime Minister steps up his attack on Labor leader Anthony Albanese over economic figures; Pressure increases on both of the major parties for a referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament;...
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Albanese faces first campaign hurdle from 2022-04-11T12:00
The first full day of campaigning in the Federal Election; Life returning to Kyiv. You'll hear from a Ukrainian MP who has remained in the capital with his family; And Chris Bailey, the lead singer...
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More communities hit by floods from 2022-04-08T12:00
More floods force communities to evacuate in New South Wales, as the rain just keeps coming.
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Labor wants Russian diplomats expelled from 2022-04-07T12:00
The Federal Opposition calls on Russian diplomats in Australia to be expelled, amid growing evidence of war crimes by Russian forces in Ukraine.
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Mungo Man and Mungo Lady to be reburied from 2022-04-06T12:00
As evidence of war crimes in Ukraine grows, should Russia keep its seat on the UN security council? And the Commonwealth says the remains of Mungo Man and Mango Lady will be re-buried in unmarked g...
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Australia fast-tracks missile deal from 2022-04-05T12:00
Federal Government brings forward a billion-dollar missile program, to stare down "bullies."
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Flood mitigation: can it work? from 2022-04-04T12:00
Is it possible to make homes and towns resistant to floods? Or is relocation the only lasting solution?
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Australian military vehicles for Ukraine from 2022-04-01T12:00
As it steps up support for Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion, Australia will send the Bushmaster military vehicle. And Labor goes big on its budget pledge for aged care.
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NSW Floods: the mental toll grows from 2022-03-31T12:00
As residents in northern New South Wales are hit by more flooding, the mental toll is growing. We hear from a psychologist in Lismore.
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Flood crisis returns to northern NSW from 2022-03-30T12:00
Floodwaters hit northern NSW again, forcing residents forced to evacuate as homes and businesses are inundated. The Federal Budget includes measures to combat the rising cost of living, but will vo...
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NATO fears Russian escalation from 2022-03-25T12:00
NATO leaders meet amid fears of Russia using chemical and biological weapons in its invasion of Ukraine.
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Is it time for a fourth vaccine shot? from 2022-03-24T12:00
As new COVID variants emerge and cases spike - when is it time for a fourth dose of the vaccine?
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Businesses struggle with rising costs from 2022-03-23T12:00
But just as they emerge from the pandemic businesses are facing another big problem - surging costs due to inflation.
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Rising'food stress'in Australian households as cost of living increases from 2022-03-22T12:00
As the cost of living rises, it's becoming harder for many families with more households experiencing what's known as 'food stress'.
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Is the Labor victory in South Australia a warning for the PM? from 2022-03-21T12:00
What implications are there for the Federal Government after Labor sweeps to power in the South Australian election?
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Russian oligarchs with Australian interests sanctioned from 2022-03-18T12:00
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. What are the political consequences for the United States?; Making the switch. As fuel prices rise, more Australians turning to electric vehicles. But are ther...
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Anger in flood areas over delays and discrepancies in Federal help from 2022-03-17T12:00
There's anger in flood-affected communities in New South Wales over delays and discrepancies in emergency assistance.
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Russian Oligarchs still doing business in Australia from 2022-03-16T12:00
Mining and energy giants scrutinised for Russian business ties.
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Get ready for $7 cups of coffee from 2022-03-15T12:05
Imagine paying seven dollars for your daily coffee? That's where we could be heading as prices of everyday items skyrocket.
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Rising costs make life tough for households from 2022-03-14T12:00
As if the cost of living wasn't already hurting Australians enough, the sight of petrol prices soaring way above two dollars a litre has ramped up pressure on household budgets even further.
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Introducing: Australia, If You're Listening from 2022-03-12T07:01
The sixth season of If You’re Listening tells the story of Australia’s turbulent history with climate change, and what that means for the future. As we approach a federal election where climate an...
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Another round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks fail from 2022-03-11T12:00
Flood victims in Brisbane take on insurance companies, as they count the cost of the disaster. Will the coverage be enough? Residents of northern New South Wales attempt to restart their communit...
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Anger as some areas left out of Federal flood payments from 2022-03-10T12:00
As northern New South Wales begins the flood clean up, anger is growing in some badly affected areas where locals will miss out on Federal Government assistance payments.
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NSW floods a'National Emergency' from 2022-03-09T12:00
More money and resources set for for flood affected communities in northern New South Wales.
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The massive job of rebuilding Lismore from 2022-03-08T12:00
A massive deluge causes evacuation warnings across Sydney but in northern New South Wales entire towns have been destroyed.
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The east coast's big flood clean-up from 2022-03-07T12:00
Much of the water has gone for now but huge piles of debris line the streets of Lismore - now locals are facing the task of cleaning up the mess and rebuilding their lives.
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Ukraine nuclear power plant under attack from 2022-03-04T12:00
Fighting intensifies in Ukraine, with a nuclear reactor on fire in Enerhodar.
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Massive storms threaten Sydney from 2022-03-03T12:00
Grim predictions for Sydney as a massive storm threatens Australia's largest city.
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Flood crisis still unfolding in northern NSW from 2022-03-02T12:00
The deadly flooding crisis is still unfolding across the NSW north coast - with cities and towns submerged and communities cut-off.
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Stories of loss and heroism are emerging from flood-stricken parts of northern New South Wales from 2022-03-01T12:00
Stories of loss and heroism are emerging from flood-stricken parts of northern New South Wales - thousands of homes and businesses have been lost.
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Flood emergency across Queensland and NSW from 2022-02-28T12:00
Flood chaos with huge swathes of south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales underwater - with more rain on the way.
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Russian forces push toward Kyiv from 2022-02-25T12:00
Russian forces are attacking Ukraine from multiple fronts; While thousands of Ukrainians flee their cities others stay to fight or seek shelter. So how hard will it be to defend the country?; And b...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin launches invasion of Ukraine from 2022-02-24T15:00
Vladimir Putin has launched an invasion of Ukraine, moments after appearing live on television to say he has authorised a military operation in Ukraine's separatist region of Donbas; and Analysts ...
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Are sanctions enough to stop Putin? from 2022-02-23T12:00
Are tough words and sanctions enough to stop Vladimir Putin from a full-scale invasion of Ukraine?
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Putin sends'peacekeepers'into eastern Ukraine from 2022-02-22T12:00
A dramatic escalation of tensions in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin gives the go-ahead for so-called 'peacekeepers' to enter separatist areas of the country.
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The rise of renewable energy from 2022-02-21T12:00
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' crusade to rid Australia of coal-fired energy - it might lower carbon emissions but what will it mean for the energy market and thousands of jobs?
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Shelling on Ukraine frontline from 2022-02-18T12:05
Tension escalates on the border between Russia and Ukraine. Is a Russian invasion about to begin?; What needs to happen to recruit health workers from remote communities to work in remote communiti...
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Community in shock over shark death from 2022-02-17T12:00
Locals are in shock after Sydney's first fatal shark attack since 1963.
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Homeowners brace for interest rate hikes from 2022-02-16T12:00
Just what impact will interest rates have on people who've over-leveraged themselves to get into Australia expensive housing market?
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Frustrated nurses on strike from 2022-02-15T12:00
Thousands of nurses are taking to the streets in New South Wales today, saying they have had enough of high workloads and low pay.
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Will the Prime Minister's'secret weapon'help him get re-elected? from 2022-02-14T12:00
Campaigning on the homefront - the Prime Minister and his wife try to connect to voters, but could it backfire?
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Hospital staff fearful in outback town from 2022-02-11T12:00
Fearful, frustrated and feeling let down - staff at an outback hospital describe the violence they're facing on an almost daily basis with some scared for their lives.
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Religious discrimination debate spirals out of control from 2022-02-10T12:00
Will the Government's proposed religious discrimination laws protect beliefs or give the green-light to those wanting to sow hatred and division?
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Pandemic takes big mental health toll on healthcare workers from 2022-02-09T12:05
A confronting new study reveals one in ten Australian health workers has had thoughts of suicide or self harm during the pandemic
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Prime Minister apologises to those bullied and harassed in Parliament House from 2022-02-08T12:00
The Prime Minister has addressed parliament apologising to those who've been bullied and sexually harassed within its walls.
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Aged care:'bring in the defence force' from 2022-02-04T12:00
The Federal Government is considering bringing in the Australian Defence Force, as the aged care COVID crisis worsens. Members of the Stolen Generations who are now locked down in aged care, are re...
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Impossible dilemmas in aged care crisis from 2022-02-03T12:00
The World Today speaks with a doctor dealing with impossible dilemmas, as elderly Australians try to find safety and care amid the pandemic.
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Jobs figures improving, but has it eased poverty? from 2022-02-02T12:00
The Prime Minister hopes the unemployment rate will drop to a record low. But will it be enough to alleviate poverty?
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Aged care cash bonus is'not enough' from 2022-02-01T12:00
The Government is set to launch a cash bonus for aged care workers, as the COVID crisis deepens, but is it enough? And the ACCC is investigating thousands of complaints about alleged price gouging ...
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'Unprecedented'flooding wreaks havoc in outback from 2022-01-31T12:00
Supplies are running low in parts of outback Australia, where heavy rains have cut roads and rail lines. The World Today talks to a pilot with a bird's eye view of the historic weather event.
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Australians told to leave Ukraine from 2022-01-25T12:00
Tension escalates on the border between Russia and Ukraine. Is armed conflict inevitable?; Stocks remain low as vulnerable Australians go in search of Rapid Antigen Tests; And, we go to WA where lo...
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Deputy PM decries rapid test'hoarding' from 2022-01-24T12:00
The hidden cost of the pandemic. The $13 billion dollar hit to the economy from mental illness; The Prime Minister's WeChat social media account taken over, will it have electoral consequences for...
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WA border reopening delayed indefinitely from 2022-01-21T12:00
WA delays opening its border. NSW records its deadliest day of the pandemic. Has the West made the right call?; How do you fix Tonga's undersea communications cable after the massive volcanic erupt...
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Novavax vaccine, anti-viral pills approved from 2022-01-20T12:00
National cabinet meets, as uncertainty remains over how to get children and staff safely back to school; The TGA gives provisional approval to two COVID treatments and another vaccine; And uneven p...
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Desperate shortages in aged care from 2022-01-19T12:00
Emergency health measures come into effect in Victoria as the Omicron crisis worsens; Desperate shortages of staff, rapid tests and PPE in aged care; And, Tongan Australian families hear from relat...
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Staff crisis deepens in Omicron wave from 2022-01-18T12:00
Air crews try to land in Tonga after the devastating tsunami and volcanic eruption; COVID takes hold on Palm Island. Emergency measures put in place to try to protect the vulnerable; And you'll hea...
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Tonga tsunami damage remains unclear from 2022-01-17T12:00
We'll get the latest on the humanitarian situation in Tonga, after the massive volcanic eruption.
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Ambos unable to help emergency callers from 2022-01-14T12:05
South Australian Paramedics were unable to answer dozens of emergency calls in Adelaide overnight, as the ambulance service is overwhelmed.
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RAT results cause a surge in NSW COVID cases from 2022-01-13T12:00
Ratifying the RAT tests: New South Wales' COVID-19 case numbers rise dramatically as rapid test results are included in the tally for the first time.
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Warnings half of Europe could soon be infected with Omicron from 2022-01-12T12:00
Half of Europe could be infected with Omicron in the next few weeks, as the virus sweeps the continent. And dire warnings about COVID's impact on the global economy, with inequality predicted to ...
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Will Djokovic's visa be cancelled again? from 2022-01-11T12:00
Will the Federal Government make another attempt to cancel the visa of tennis star Novak Djokovic? What about the asylum seekers who remain in detention?
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Reports of vaccine shortages for children from 2022-01-10T12:00
Vaccinations have opened to children over 5 years old for the first time, but there are already reports of shortages, as parents rush to vaccinate their children before school starts.
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Supermarket shelves are stripped bare and hospitality venues shut down because of escalating COVID cases from 2022-01-07T12:00
The world's number one tennis player is in his second day of immigration detention in Melbourne
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Novak Djokovic's visa cancelled on arrival from 2022-01-06T12:05
Could this be game over for Novak Djokovic's in Australia? With his visa cancelled on arrival, he's set to be kicked out in straight sets.
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Novak Djokovic gets green light to enter Australia from 2022-01-05T12:00
There's been a public backlash to news that Novak Djokovic has been given an exemption to play in the Australian Open, without being vaccinated.
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Doctors worried as elective surgery wait times blow out from 2022-01-04T12:00
Doctors worried as elective surgery wait times blow out - including for children - as COVID hospitalisations rise.
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Frontline services struggle to get RAT tests from 2022-01-03T12:00
Charities struggling to get rapid antigen tests for people at risk, as supply issues continue to cause difficulties.
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How will hospitals around the country manage COVID wards? from 2021-12-31T12:00
As some states experience high COVID case numbers for the first time, can their hospitals cope with an influx of patients?
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Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty by a US jury from 2021-12-30T12:00
After 40 hours of deliberations, Ghislaine Maxwell, the former companion of Jeffrey Epstein has been found guilty of helping the late financier sexually abuse teenage girls.
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Calls to address COVID testing pressures from 2021-12-29T12:00
The true extent of spread of Covid-19 over the Christmas weekend is revealed; Warnings many have forgotten the dangers and are unprepared for the threat of grassfires this summer; And the scientist...
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Health workers under pressure as COVID cases rise from 2021-12-28T12:00
As COVID cases rise, the pressure is being felt by frontline health workers. And chaos at PCR testing sites across the country, as centres struggle to keep up with demand.
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COVID surge affecting the lives of more Australians from 2021-12-27T12:00
The spread of positive COVID cases affecting the lives of more and more Australians. Calls for vigilance around waterways this summer, with fears many children missed out on critical swimming less...
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COVID boosters brought forward from 2021-12-24T12:00
Millions more Australians eligible to get their COVID booster shot sooner, with the timeline brought forward. And charities prepare for a busy Christmas, with demand for food soaring. We hear from...
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Encouraging early data from South Africa and the UK on Omicron's severity from 2021-12-23T12:00
Early data from South Africa and the United Kingdom suggests omicron is milder, with fewer people needing hospital treatment compared with other variants. And New South Wales prepares to open its ...
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National Cabinet convenes emergency Omicron meeting from 2021-12-22T12:00
The Prime Minster joins calls to rethink COVID testing requirements for holidaymakers, as lengthy queues and demand put pressure on testing centres...
Testing sites under pressure from 2021-12-21T12:00
Testing sites under pressure as COVID cases continue to surge. How are health services coping?
What does the rise in cases mean for the ho...
Countries impose restrictions in the face of soaring COVID cases from 2021-12-20T12:00
As restrictions come into force around the world due to soaring COVID numbers, there are calls for more to be done locally, with experts warning ca...
Community mourning five young lives lost from 2021-12-17T12:00
The people of Devonport try to come to terms with the tragic jumping castle accident, which took five young lives.
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Booster shot scramble as cases climb from 2021-12-16T12:00
COVID cases climb as New South Wales overtakes Victoria. Many residents are scrambling for booster shots.
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Record spike in COVID cases tipped from 2021-12-15T12:00
Modelling suggests New South Wales could have up to 25,000 COVID cases a day by the end of January, as the state records more than 1,300 new infect...
Home grown vaccinations for Australians from 2021-12-14T12:00
Home grown vaccinations: how will an MRNA factory to be set up in Victoria help our pandemic response?
Emotional reunions as Queensland border reopens from 2021-12-13T12:00
The 12 days of COVID: as Christmas draws near, do you need to get your booster shot now, or can it wait?
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Barnaby Joyce tests positive for COVID 19 from 2021-12-09T12:05
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has tested positive for COVID 19, on arrival in the United Sates. In NSW, COVID cases are on the rise, as socia...
Australia joins Winter Olympics diplomatic boycott from 2021-12-08T12:00
Australia joins the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. What does it mean and how will China react?
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Calls for Federal Government to join diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics from 2021-12-07T12:00
Pressure building on Australia, to join a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China.
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COVID vaccines one step closer for 5 to 11 year olds from 2021-12-06T12:00
The Pope condemns the treatment of migrants in Europe, calling the indifference to their plight a "shipwreck of civilisation".
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The Federal opposition has finally announced a mid-term emissions reduction target from 2021-12-03T12:00
The Federal opposition has finally announced a mid-term emissions reduction target
More allegations of bad behaviour in the Senate from 2021-12-02T12:00
More allegations of appalling behaviour in the Senate, after a damning reporting into parliamentary culture
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The fallout from a damning report on workplace culture in Canberra's halls of power from 2021-12-01T12:00
The fallout from the Jenkins report into workplace culture in Federal Parliament. What needs to be done?
And, will the floods be enough to...
Authorities warn Omicron can't be kept out from 2021-11-30T12:00
Health authorities warn the Omicron variant can't be kept out. Are tougher measures needed to keep people safe?
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Why is the Solomon Islands in chaos? from 2021-11-26T12:00
Australian boots on the ground as foreign powers blamed for riots causing chaos and destruction in the Solomon Islands and why Honiara's relationsh...
Abuse getting worse for workers during Pandemic from 2021-11-25T12:00
Sworn at, spat at and physically threatened - just some of the abuse faced by retail and fast food workers during the Pandemic.
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'The Base' and Hezbollah listed as terror groups from 2021-11-24T12:00
The extreme right-wing group 'The Base" and Lebanese militant organisation Hezbollah have been listed as terrorist organisations.
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Should businesses set their own vaccine rules? from 2021-11-23T12:00
It's controversial and contrary to what the states are doing but the Prime Minister favours businesses setting their own vaccination rules - is it ...
Borders reopening for foreign workers from 2021-11-22T12:00
After nearly two years of tough border restrictions, the Federal government has announced it will let more skilled migrants and international stude...
Victoria's pandemic legislation hits hurdle from 2021-11-18T12:00
Visa extension for Afghans who helped Australia's mission in Afghanistan as the security and economic situation in the country deteriorates.
How did the St Basil's COVID-outbreak begin? from 2021-11-17T12:00
The inquest into the deaths of 50 people at the St Basils aged care home in Melbourne has heard that the first worker to contract the virus and int...
Can Australia cope without coal exports? from 2021-11-16T12:00
Barnaby Joyce says we'd be 'crazy' to reduce coal exports but could the renewable energy sector generate jobs and income, while reducing emissions?...
Coronial inquest begins into COVID deaths at St Basil's Aged Care facility from 2021-11-15T12:00
South Australia and Queensland prepare to ease some restrictions, as vaccination rates climb.
The coronial inquest begins into dozens of C...
The US and China boost cooperation on reducing carbon emissions from 2021-11-11T12:00
The US and China boost cooperation on reducing carbon emissions
Unemployment rate surges, more jobs lost despite lockdowns ending
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Government invests half a billion dollars in low emissions technology fund from 2021-11-10T12:00
Back from Glasgow, the Prime Minister is trying to sell the Government's environmental credentials.
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Government releases its electric vehicles strategy from 2021-11-09T12:00
The Federal Government releases its electric vehicle policy, but will it be enough to fuel change?
The US opens its borders to Mexico and...
States get together to reduce carbon emissions from 2021-11-08T12:00
Australia's COVID booster shot program starts today, for adults who were double vaxxed at least six months ago.
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NSW, Vic open up while NT locks down from 2021-11-05T12:00
Travel between NSW and Victoria is now easier, but in northern New South Wales there's alarm about a rapidly-growing COVID outbreak; The big banks ...
The mystery of Cleo Smith's disappearance from 2021-11-04T12:30
Police say it could take weeks before they can figure out what happened to Cleo Smith, during the 18 days she was missing.
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Relief and joy as Cleo Smith found safe and well from 2021-11-03T12:00
Relief and joy as four year old Cleo Smith is found 18 days after she went missing from a campsite in north-west WA.
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Could the PM's spat with the French President cause long term damage? from 2021-11-02T12:30
Could Scott Morrison's spat with French President Emmanuel Macron cause long term damage to Australia's reputation?
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'J'accuse' Macron calls Morrison a liar from 2021-11-01T12:00
The French President Emmanuel Macron accuses Scott Morrison of lying over the scrapped the French submarine deal.
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Former NSW Premier faces corruption hearing from 2021-10-29T12:00
The former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian gives evidence at an inquiry of the state's anti-corruption watchdog
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Pandemic not over: Victoria records 25 COVID deaths from 2021-10-28T12:00
A tough day in Victoria today, with the number of new COVID deaths hitting 25
Capture if you can: will technology be enough to deliver net zero? from 2021-10-27T12:00
Will the Federal Government's reliance on technology be enough to deliver net zero by 2050?
Government launches carbon-neutral by 2050 plan from 2021-10-26T12:00
The Government's plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 has been unveiled.
Crown keeps its Melbourne casino licence, despite unethical...
Federal Cabinet set to approve net-zero emissions target from 2021-10-25T12:00
Federal Cabinet is set to approve the Government's net-zero emissions target, just days before the Prime Minister flies out for the climate talks i...
Excitement and caution as Melbourne reopens from 2021-10-22T12:00
Excitement and caution as Melbourne reopens
Vaccination targets vary nationally from 2021-10-21T12:00
Victoria and Tasmania have reached the 70 per cent double vaccination target today.
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COVID cases surge globally from 2021-10-20T12:00
Vaccination rates are up in some countries, but COVID cases are surging. What is going wrong?
What is the state of the pandemic in Chin...
Government climate stalemate continues from 2021-10-19T12:00
Federal Liberal and National MPs gather in Canberra, can they reach agreement on climate change?
What are the plans for COVID booster shot...
Restrictions lift in NSW, Victoria prepares to open up from 2021-10-18T12:00
When will the National Party come to an agreement on climate change and how much will it cost?
NSW lifts more restrictions and Victoria pr...
NSW scraps quarantine for vaccinated from 2021-10-15T12:00
International travel back on the cards for NSW, while other eastern states start opening up. But health workers worried about an overwhelmed hospit...
Why aren't we buying more electric cars? from 2021-10-14T12:30
The road to NetZero - why aren't more Australians buying electric cars?
What jobs will a carbon-free economy create? from 2021-10-13T12:00
The road to NetZero - what kind of jobs will the carbon-free economy create?
Would you choose to die at home or hospital? from 2021-10-12T12:30
Sydney regains some sense of normality but some experts worry COVID-complacency could put the city back in lockdown.
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Sydney's back-in-business. from 2021-10-11T12:30
Sydney's back-in-business with pubs, cafes, shops and hairdressers across the city opening up after months of lockdown.
'Major changes' for NSW roadmap from 2021-10-07T13:00
New Premier Dominic Perrottet announces changes to the NSW COVID roadmap, as the state prepares to ease restrictions; Queensland health officials u...
NSW gears up to open up from COVID from 2021-10-06T12:30
The beer's fresh, the glasses are cold and the kitchens are gleaming - how New South Wales' businesses are gearing up to open up.
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Perrottet takes the helm as NSW Premier. from 2021-10-05T12:30
The New South Wales Liberals have elected a new leader - with 39 year old Dominic Perrottet stepping into the breach created by Gladys Berejiklian'...
NSW Coalition crisis deepens from 2021-10-04T12:00
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro resigns, only days after the departure of Premier Gladys Berejiklian; We get analysis of the political turmoil in ...
Berejiklian Bombshell: Premier resigns over ICAC inquiry. from 2021-10-01T12:30
Gladys Berejiklian is stepping down as Premier of New South Wales as an inquiry into her conduct at the anti-corruption commission looms.
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What's behind Victoria's massive spike in COVID-cases? from 2021-09-30T12:30
Victoria's COVID infections skyrocket to a record high, despite restrictions with serious concerns about an outbreak in the state's east.
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COVID-assistance packages wound back - will it leave some Australians in poverty? from 2021-09-29T12:30
COVID-assistance packages wound back but how will it affect those relying on the payments to survive?;
Vic overtakes NSW in COVID cases from 2021-09-28T12:00
Record COVID case numbers in Victoria. Will the state be able to flatten the curve or is there still a long way to go?; Health officials on alert ...
Getting serious about opening up from lockdown. from 2021-09-27T12:30
Australia's two largest states are getting serious about opening up their economies from COVID-lockdowns.
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Australia reaches the halfway point for vaccinations. from 2021-09-24T12:30
We've officially reached the half-way mark in the country's vaccine rollout with more than half of Australians aged over 16 now vaccinated.
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Should efforts to vaccinate the world be led by big pharmaceutical companies? from 2021-09-23T12:30
Victoria sets a new record for COVID cases as it comes to grips with this week's violent protests.
A record breaking earthquake rattles south eastern Australia. from 2021-09-22T12:30
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake in regional Victoria shook the state this morning and has been felt all the way from Tasmania to New South Wales.
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Alternative lifestyle capital lagging in vaccination rates. from 2021-09-21T12:30
COVID-ravaged suburbs of Sydney are leading the country in vaccination rates but lagging behind is Byron Bay, an affluent sea-side community known ...
What does Christian Porter's future hold now? from 2021-09-20T12:30
The career of Christian Porter continues to spiral downwards with the former Attorney-General and prime ministerial-aspirant now headed to the back...
Diplomatic fallout from Australia's nuclear sub deal from 2021-09-17T12:30
The diplomatic fall out from Australia's nuclear submarine deal with the US and UK and how it changes the strategic landscape;
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Historic nuke submarine deal will see big hike in defence spending from 2021-09-16T12:00
A historic Defence deal with US and UK will see Australia switch to nuclear submarines.
More COVID-survivors languishing in isolation. from 2021-09-15T12:30
The race is on for NSW's healthcare staff to meet a mandatory vaccination deadline - but about one in six are yet to have even their first shot.
Vaccination deadlines loom for NSW. from 2021-09-15T12:30
The race is on for NSW's healthcare staff to meet a mandatory vaccination deadline - but about one in six are yet to have even their first shot.
'Left to rot' the COVID-positive residents in Sydney hotspots stuck in their homes. from 2021-09-14T12:00
COVID-positive residents in Western Sydney, stuck in their homes - some for weeks, because of delays with health department paperwork.
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Are the poor at risk of being left behind in the race to get people vaccinated? from 2021-09-13T12:30
Are the poor at risk of being left behind in the race to get people vaccinated?
This Week: How 9/11 narrowed America’s view of the world from 2021-09-11T08:00
20 years after 9/11, we look at how the attacks fuelled American xenophobia and blinded the US to grave issues beyond terrorism. A view from a Puli...
COVID numbers spike in Victoria and remain high in NSW, but Sydneysiders are given their roadmap to Freedom. from 2021-09-09T12:30
The NSW Premier has released details of a plan to re-open the state, once 70 per cent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated.
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Will cash prizes encourage people to get jabbed? from 2021-09-08T12:30
Will cash prizes encourage people to get jabbed?
Are NSW intensive care units ready for a COVID-onslaught? from 2021-09-07T12:30
A torrent of COVID cases expected in intensive care units across New South Wales - are they ready for the onslaught?
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Is the use of QR-codes to solve crimes an invasion of privacy? from 2021-09-06T12:30
Police using QR check-in codes to solve crimes: is it a justified use of resources or a dangerous incursion into our privacy?
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This Week: More vaccines, but when can we make them here? from 2021-09-04T08:00
Australia is borrowing Pfizer jabs, while it waits for purchases to arrive. But when might mRNA vaccines be made onshore? And Indigenous communitie...
Doctors worried about fake COVID-vaccination certificates. from 2021-09-03T12:30
Doctors worried about fake COVID-vaccination certificates being offered around virus-affected parts of Sydney.
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Are already overloaded hospitals in danger of collapsing, if we lift lockdowns too early? from 2021-09-02T12:30
Are already overloaded hospitals in danger of collapsing, if we lift lockdowns too early?; and
Why are people misusing a potentially dange...
Commonwealth ratchet ups pressure on States to open up. from 2021-09-01T12:30
The Federal Government is ratchetting up pressure on states planning to keep borders closed - even after national vaccination targets are met.
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20 years of failure: the last US soldier leaves Afghanistan. from 2021-08-31T12:30
After two decades, the United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending its longest war.
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The looming divide between those vaccinated and those not. from 2021-08-30T12:30
The looming community divide between those who are vaccinated and those who are not.
This Week: Can schools be COVID-safe? from 2021-08-28T06:00
As NSW charts a path to schools opening, experts say measuring and filtering classroom air is essential, alongside masks and vaccines, as we "learn...
NSW announces back-to-school plan. from 2021-08-27T12:30
The NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has unveiled her highly-anticipated roadmap for a return to face-to-face teaching in term 4.
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NSW breaks 1000 case mark but still set to ease restrictions. from 2021-08-26T12:30
New South Wales breaks through the 1000 mark of new COVID-cases - but it's still set to ease some restrictions.
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A generation of kids learning from home but what happens to those left behind? from 2021-08-25T12:30
The COVID-keyboard warriors, the generation of kids learning from home but what happens to those left behind?;
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NSW reaches vaccination target but can it contemplate easing restrictions? from 2021-08-24T12:30
It's a big day for New South Wales which has reached its target of 6 million jabs - but does it mean it's safe to start contemplating easing restri...
Why does the Prime Minister want to open up despite rising COVID-cases? from 2021-08-23T12:30
COVID-cases are rising - so why is the Prime Minister pushing ahead with a plan to open up the country?
NSW tightens the screws on COVID-outbreak. from 2021-08-20T12:30
Curfews, outdoors masks and vaccine mandates - New South Wales tightens the screws on the COVID-outbreak
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Western NSW on brink of COVID explosion. from 2021-08-19T12:00
Serious questions are being raised about the effectiveness of New South Wales' lockdown with the state breaking yet another record for COVID-cases....
NSW records massive increase in COVID-cases. from 2021-08-18T12:00
New South Wales has recorded a huge jump in COVID-cases - with the virus out-of-control in west and south-western Sydney.
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Fearful times in Afghanistan as the Taliban consolidate their rule. from 2021-08-17T12:30
Fearful times in Afghanistan as the Taliban consolidate their rule - what comes next?
Afghans face up to life under the Taliban. from 2021-08-16T12:00
Kabul is back in the hands of the Taliban -the two decade fight against the militants ending in complete capitulation.
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Is Australia losing its battle to contain the Delta variant? from 2021-08-12T12:00
Tough restrictions are extended in Sydney and Canberra joins the growing list of areas now under lockdown
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Disappointing news for Melbourne with lockdown extended from 2021-08-11T12:00
Disappointing news for Melbourne with lockdown extended.
Sydney's COVID crisis deepens further from 2021-08-10T12:00
Another troubling record has been broken in New South Wales with 356 new cases of community transmission.
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Seriously ill and stuck in ambulance for almost seven hours from 2021-08-06T12:00
Imagine what it would be like to be seriously ill with COVID and stuck in ambulance for almost seven hours only metres away from the care you need,...
Shock after the COVID death of a man aged in his twenties from 2021-08-04T12:00
A tragic and shocking development in Sydney, with the death of a man in his twenties from COVID.
NSW Premier sets target of six million jabs for end of August from 2021-08-03T12:00
The New South Wales Premier is explicitly linking vaccination rates to the easing of the state's lockdown restrictions - she wants six million dose...
Alarm grows about outbreak in Queensland from 2021-08-02T12:00
An escalating COVID outbreak in Queensland, with 13 new cases, 10 of which are in children aged under 10.
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Another 170 coronavirus cases in Sydney from 2021-07-30T12:00
Another 170 coronavirus cases in Sydney as soldiers prepare to enforce stay-at-home orders;
New South Wales records highest daily COVID case numbers yet from 2021-07-29T12:00
New South Wales records its highest daily COVID case numbers, for the entire pandemic;
Sydney posts yet another record number of COVID cases. from 2021-07-28T12:00
Sydney posts yet another record number of COVID cases;
Another record day of new COVID infections in New South Wales. from 2021-07-23T12:00
South Wales records its highest number of new daily infections for another day;
Two more Astra Zeneca blood clot deaths officially confirmed from 2021-07-22T12:00
There's been official confirmation today two more people have died after receiving Astra Zeneca vaccine;
Delta variant continues its march with lockdowns in three states from 2021-07-21T12:00
The Delta variant continues its march with lockdowns in three states and regional New South Wales drawn into the fight;
States battle through lockdowns from 2021-07-20T12:00
Victoria and New South Wales try to contain Delta, while other states are also recording cases. The first major independent study into COVID deaths...
States grapple with COVID lockdowns from 2021-07-19T12:00
Half of Australia's population is locked down as the Delta variant continues to spread. On the other side of the world, England prepares for "Freed...
Major cities shutdown to fight Delta from 2021-07-16T12:00
12 million Australians are in lockdown today, as the nation's two biggest states battle to control outbreaks of the delta variant.
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A worrying COVID development in Melbourne; Sydney's lockdown extended from 2021-07-14T12:00
More bad news in New South Wales as the Premier extends the lockdown of greater Sydney, while in Melbourne, seven new cases are recorded
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New South Wales tightens restrictions as Delta outbreak claims second life from 2021-07-13T12:00
Greater Sydney residents will hear in the next couple of days whether the lockdown is set to be extended even further, with another 89 daily cases ...
Grim day for Sydney as cases surge from 2021-07-12T12:00
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Sydney records the worst day in the latest COVID outbreak so far from 2021-07-09T12:00
Sydney records the worst day in the latest COVID outbreak so far
Sydneysiders urged to stay home from 2021-07-08T12:00
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged Sydneysiders to stop visiting family in other households, as the highly-infectious Delta strain of COVID-1...
Sydney's lockdown extended as Delta proves hard to contain from 2021-07-07T12:00
Stay-at-home orders affecting more than five million people in New South Wales were due to be lifted at midnight this Friday, but they will now con...
NSW braces to find out if lockdown will be extended from 2021-07-06T12:00
The NSW Premier says she'll tell the state tomorrow whether the lockdown will lift as planned on Friday.
Longer lockdown looms as COVID case numbers rise again in New South Wales from 2021-07-05T12:00
Daily COVID case numbers have risen again in New South Wales, threatening to extend a two-week lockdown for greater Sydney.
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Australia to slash international arrivals from 2021-07-02T12:05
The Prime Minister confirms National Cabinet has agreed to cut the number of international arrivals coming into Australia.
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Doctors argue over Astra-Zeneca for under-40s. from 2021-07-01T12:30
First it was the politicians - now some of the country's top doctors are arguing over whether Astra-Zeneca jabs are safe for under-40s;
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Premier's fierce attack on Commonwealth from 2021-06-30T12:05
Queensland's premier lashes out at the Federal Government's handling of the pandemic.
Queensland announces COVID lockdown. from 2021-06-29T12:30
Queensland goes into lockdown with more COVID-cases uncovered.
Nation at critical juncture to stop COVID-cluster. from 2021-06-28T12:05
Cases rising across Sydney, others states tightening restrictions - Australia's at a critical juncture in the fight to stop the COVID Delta-variant...
COVID-affected areas of Sydney locked-down. from 2021-06-25T12:30
New South Wales orders stay-at-home orders for people in COVID-affected areas.
Sydney COVID-cluster grows but no lockdown. from 2021-06-24T12:30
Sydney COVID-cluster is growing but at this stage authorities are not imposing a lockdown.
Restrictions imposed as Sydney COVID-cluster grows. from 2021-06-23T12:30
Sydney residents will have to live with a much tougher set of restrictions from today, as health officials desperately try to stop the rapidly grow...
Is the Barrier Reef in such bad shape it could lose its world heritage status? from 2021-06-22T12:30
The Federal Government is defending its record, but conservationists say it's a wakeup call to save one of the world's natural wonders.
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Barnaby back as Deputy PM from 2021-06-21T12:30
Barnaby Joyce is back as Deputy PM after being Michael McCormack in a leadership spill.
Operation Ironside: A World Today Special program. from 2021-06-18T12:30
A special edition of the World Today as we bring you an in-depth look into Operation Ironside - the biggest police sting in history.
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Australia's extended presence in Afghanistan was a mistake: former Defence Chief from 2021-06-17T12:30
The former Chief of the Defence Force says Australia's extended presence in Afghanistan was a mistake.
Is there the political will to tackle the social housing shortage? from 2021-06-16T12:30
Is there the political will or the creativity to tackle Australia's social housing shortage?
Sri Lankan Tamil family still in limbo. from 2021-06-15T12:30
After 3 years in detention centres, the Murugappan family will now be allowed to live in community detention in Perth but it still faces the prospe...
G7 meeting tackles big issues from 2021-06-11T12:00
The Group of Seven leaders gather in England to solve the world's problems. Already they're promising to donate one billion doses of COVID vaccines...
Why are woman reporting more rapes? from 2021-06-10T12:00
The courage of women speaking publicly about rape is driving an increase in the number of reports made to police.
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Why are women reporting more rapes? from 2021-06-10T12:00
The courage of women speaking publicly about rape is driving an increase in the number of reports made to police.
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Are a suspect drug kingpin's days numbered? from 2021-06-09T12:30
Pressure's mounting on a suspected drug kingpin after he unwittingly set up his associates in a massive undercover police sting; and
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COVID Delta variant causing serious worries. from 2021-06-07T12:30
The Delta-variant of COVID is causing a lot of concerns for health experts, we find out what it is and why it's so dangerous.
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Deal struck on Vic quarantine facility from 2021-06-04T12:00
Victoria's set to get a centralised quarantine facility; And, Victoria's resisted calls for an early end to the lockdown after a couple of cases of...
Victorian business struggles during Lockdown. from 2021-06-03T12:30
'Challenging, frustrating and devastating', Victorian business owners are crying out for help as the latest lockdown puts the screws on their livel...
Victorians face at least another week of lockdown. from 2021-06-02T12:30
Victorians will spend at least another week in isolation, as officials struggle to curb the latest COVID-19 outbreak.
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Aged care minister grilled over vaccine rollout from 2021-06-01T12:00
The number of COVID exposure sites in Victoria exceeds 300, as the state remains on the brink of an extended lockdown; The Federal Aged Care Minist...
The World Today - Victoria COVID outbreak grows from 2021-05-31T12:00
The number of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne rises, and aged care homes are on alert; Aged care workers under the age of 50 told to hope for a spare d...
Strict lockdown starts in Victoria from 2021-05-28T12:00
It's day one of the lockdown for Victoria. Four new locally acquired cases brings the total number for this outbreak to 30.
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Melbourne faces its fourth lockdown. from 2021-05-27T12:30
Frustration as Melbourne is set to go back into lockdown for the fourth time.
Melbourne on-edge amid new COVID-outbreak. from 2021-05-26T12:30
Will the latest COVID-outbreak plunge Melbourne back into yet another lockdown?;
Melbourne races to contain COVID-outbreak. from 2021-05-25T12:30
Another COVID case in Melbourne - restrictions are tightened as contract tracers try to confirm the source
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Melbourne fears another COVID-outbreak. from 2021-05-24T12:30
Fears of another community-COVID outbreak in Melbourne as top scientists urge people to get their jabs as soon as possible.
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Israel and Hamas agree on a ceasefire from 2021-05-21T12:00
Israel and Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire after 11 days of bloody combat. And Prince William has launched a scathing attack no the BBC after an i...
What's the best to get people to vaccinate? from 2021-05-20T12:30
Scare or persuade - how can the Government overcome 'Vaccine Hesitancy' and get people to have their jabs?
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Why aren't our pay packets getting bigger? from 2021-05-19T12:30
The wage figures are out today we'll look at why most workers haven't had a pay rise in a long time?
Biden supports Gaza ceasefire. from 2021-05-18T12:30
US President Joe Biden expresses support for a ceasefire, as violence continues between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Debate rages over border reopening. from 2021-05-17T12:30
Keep the borders shut or get used to life with COVID19? It's the dilemma facing politicians as debate rages among health experts about to how to d...
Can our quarantine system handle the return of international students? from 2021-05-13T12:30
The Prime Minister has signalled he's open to allowing states and territories to bring in international students to rescue universities from econom...
The Government spends its way out of the Pandemic. from 2021-05-12T12:30
Josh Frydenberg splashes cash in the COVID-recovery budget - aged care, families and business are the winners.
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What are the jobs of the future? from 2021-05-11T12:30
Employment will be a big part of tonight's federal budget - we look at the jobs of the future and the skills you'll need to get them.
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Big spend budget to focus on jobs and aged care from 2021-05-10T12:30
It's going to be a big-spending budget with a focus on jobs and aged care but will it drive the growth the Government needs to fire up the economy...
Masks back on in Sydney amid COVID scare. from 2021-05-07T12:30
There are no new cases today but a frantic search is still on to find the source of an infection in a man who somehow managed to travel to all poin...
Pressure builds on the Federal Government to reverse it's India travel ban. from 2021-05-05T12:30
Pressure increases on the Federal Government to lift its ban on more than 9,000 Australians returning from India.
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India travel ban 'drastic' and 'extreme' from 2021-05-04T12:00
The Federal Government under increasing pressure to back down on jail terms and fines for Australians who try to return from India. And doctors and...
India travel penalties under attack from legal experts from 2021-05-03T12:00
We get the latest from India as the pandemic continues to take thousands of lives. And domestic violence is the biggest single preventable cause of...
Serious COVID breach at Brisbane Airport worries authorities. from 2021-04-30T12:30
A COVID-positive man arriving at Brisbane International Airport from Papua New Guinea, has somehow been allowed to wander into the non-quarantine a...
Government flags big budget spend to get economy through the pandemic from 2021-04-29T12:30
In a major preview of the Government's strategy to get the economy firing again after the pandemic, Josh Frydenberg is promising he won't be tighte...
Calls for mercy flights out of COVID-ravaged India' from 2021-04-28T12:00
Outrage in Australia's Indian community as the government suspends flights to the sub-continent.
FRI 23 APRIL: Australia tells climate summit it'll go its own way to reach net zero emissions from 2021-04-23T12:00
The Prime Minister has told a virtual climate summit of international leaders that Australia's going its own way to achieve net zero emissions; Des...
Boost the vaccine rollout for over 50s, experts say from 2021-04-22T12:00
National Cabinet meets again. Can the states, territories and Commonwealth find a way to speed up Australia's COVID vaccination program and the Fed...
Day of reckoning as former cop guilty of George Floyd murder. from 2021-04-21T12:30
A guilty verdict in the George Floyd murder case with former police officer, Derek Chauvin. facing decades behind bars
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Veterans want inquiry into suicides to have real powers. from 2021-04-20T12:30
Veterans welcome a Royal Commission into suicides but question if it will have enough power to actually help.
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National Cabinet discusses vaccine strategy from 2021-04-19T12:00
National cabinet meets with hopes of reviving Australia's faltering COVID-19 vaccine rollout; the trans-Tasman travel bubble is open for business; ...
AstraZeneca: Experts call for calm after blood clot death from 2021-04-16T12:00
Health authorities warn against jumping to conclusions, as they investigate the blood-clot-related death of a woman who'd received the AstraZeneca ...
GPs state their case on mass vaccination centres from 2021-04-15T12:00
The Australian Medical Association speaks out about mass vaccination hubs, as the vaccine roll out stalls; airline say domestic passenger numbers h...
Pressure on Prime Minister after Holgate's criticism from 2021-04-14T12:00
Pressure builds on Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, in the wake of Christine Holgate's explosive criticism; We look plans for a so-called "war cabin...
Christine Holgate slams the prime minister from 2021-04-13T12:00
We go to the United States, where health officials are powering ahead with vaccinations. Former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate slams the prim...
Tropical Cyclone Seroja hits WA from 2021-04-12T12:00
Tropical Cyclone Seroja smashes Kalbarri on the Western Australian coast; We get the latest on the delayed vaccine roll out, when will Australians ...
Australia's vaccine rollout faces fresh hurdles from 2021-04-09T11:00
Fresh questions are raised over the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine; What will it mean for the COVID 19 vaccination roll out and economic recover...
Sex Discrimination Act faces overhaul from 2021-04-08T11:00
The Federal Government announces politicians and Judges will no longer be exempt from sex discrimination laws; What are the dangers of blood clots ...
Political fight over vaccine intensifies from 2021-04-07T11:00
Vaccine confusion. Why have COVID 19 jabs been delayed from Europe to Australia and what could it mean for re-opening our international border?; Th...
Trans-Tasman bubble to become a reality from 2021-04-06T11:00
A travel corridor between New Zealand and Australia will soon be a reality, so what will it mean for tourism and industry in Australia?; We'll also...
Calls for mass vaccination hubs from 2021-04-05T11:00
Could mass vaccination hubs be the key to speeding up the COVID-19 vaccine roll out?; We also take a trip across the ditch, to find out whether New...
Brisbane emerges from lockdown from 2021-04-01T12:00
The lockdown of Greater Brisbane lifts, but the battle between the states and Commonwealth over vaccine rollout delays continues; And Australians s...
Political fight over vaccines escalates from 2021-03-31T12:00
Encouraging signs that the current clusters which began in Brisbane have been contained; the political fight between the state and federal governme...
COVID-19 cases grow in locked-down Brisbane from 2021-03-30T12:00
Frayed nerves as more locally-acquired COVID cases emerge in Brisbane - a city already in lockdown; An unvaccinated nurse is thought to be one sour...
Brisbane again heads into COVID-lockdown. from 2021-03-29T12:30
Another lockdown - an outbreak has Brisbane shutting up shop for three days and places other states on edge.
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FRI 26 MAR - New case of Covid community transmission in Brisbane from 2021-03-26T12:00
A reminder that the coronavirus pandemic is not yet over, with a new case of community transmission in Brisbane; floodwaters continue to recede acr...
The clean up from the NSW floods begins. from 2021-03-25T12:30
The floodwaters are going down but the destruction across NSW remains - people who've lost houses, farms and businesses steel themselves for the ma...
Clear weather provides respite for flood-ravaged NSW. from 2021-03-24T12:30
Blue skies might be a respite but the clean up from the devastating New South Wales floods is just beginning.
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More flooding as the great East Coast deluge continues. from 2021-03-23T12:30
Evacuations are continuing today in New South Wales with more heavy rainfall and flooding to come in parts of the state.
Floods wreak havoc in New South Wales. from 2021-03-22T12:30
Almost 20,000 people have been forced from their homes as New South Wales deals with a once-in-a-generation flood.
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European nations resume AstraZeneca rollout from 2021-03-19T12:00
France, Germany and Spain are among the nations resuming the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine after the European Medicines Agency declared, once ...
Australians left wondering when they'll get vaccinated from 2021-03-18T12:00
After the chaos of yesterday's launch, Australians are still wondering when they'll be able to get online and book in for a covid vaccination; Papu...
Australia steps up help to PNG amid COVID outbreak. from 2021-03-17T12:30
Australia to send medical experts and vaccine supplies to Papua New Guinea as it fights a potentially devastating COVID-outbreak.
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Are we heading for the post-JobKeeper apocalypse? from 2021-03-16T12:30
It's kept Australia afloat during the pandemic, so is the removal of JobKeeper going to spell doom for small business or is the economy bouncing ba...
Rallies across the country for women's safety. from 2021-03-15T12:30
Fed-up, angry and no longer going to accept it, women across the country rally against violence;
Experts defend Astra-Zeneca vaccine saying it's safe and effective. from 2021-03-12T12:30
'Just get vaccinated' that's the message from Australian health authorities who are trying to allay fears about possible negative side effects of t...
is the Prime Minister's plan to save jobs in the tourism sector the ticket Australia's economy needs to fly? from 2021-03-11T12:30
Is the Prime Minister's plan to save jobs in the tourism sector the ticket Australia's economy needs to fly?;
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Australia's vaccine rollout behind schedule. from 2021-03-10T12:30
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended Australia's coronavirus vaccine program, despite falling millions of injections short of its target ...
Palace in crisis talks after Meghan and Harry's explosive interview. from 2021-03-09T12:30
Are you Team Meghan or Team Palace? But do the dramas unfolding with the Royals have serious implications for us here in Australia?
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MON 10 MAR: Labor steps up attacks on Defence Minister. from 2021-03-08T12:00
Federal Labor is ramping up pressure on the Defence Minister to step aside saying her position is untenable.
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Blocked shipment of AstraZeneca doses stokes vaccine nationalism fears from 2021-03-05T12:00
With the culture of women in the halls of parliament in the spotlight with the the details of an independent review unveiled; A shipment of COVID v...
Calls for inquiry into Christian Porter rape allegations. from 2021-03-04T12:30
The Christian Porter allegations just won't go away despite his strenuous denials, would an independent inquiry help get to the truth?
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WED 3 MAR: ADF Chief under fire for comments to cadets from 2021-03-03T12:30
ADF Chief Angus Campbell tells trainee officers at Canberra's Australian Defence Force Academy not to make themselves vulnerable to sexual predator...
TUE 2 MAR: Sexual assault claims plague Government from 2021-03-02T12:30
The AFP chief speaks for the first time since rape allegations against a Cabinet Minister emerged.
Restrictions ease in Victoria from 2021-02-26T13:00
With restrictions set ease in Victoria, we take a look at the first week of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and whether the Brisbane dosing bungle wi...
Ministers face more questions over rape allegations from 2021-02-25T13:00
The Prime Minister has expressed full confidence in his Defence Minister Linda Reynolds - as she continues to recover from heart problems in hospit...
Defence Minister admitted to hospital after intense pressure over former staffer's allegations from 2021-02-24T13:00
Linda Reynolds is recuperating in hospital for a pre-existing heart condition, after a difficult week in which a former staffer alleged she was rap...
Under seige Kelly calls it quits from 2021-02-23T13:00
The controversial Coalition backbencher Craig Kelly has announced he's resigning from the Liberal Party to sit on the crossbench;
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Pandemic milestone: COVID vaccine rolls out across the country from 2021-02-22T13:00
The Health Minister Greg Hunt says there's still a long way to go, but the next phase of the pandemic response begins in earnest today as health wo...
Will other nations join the fight against Facebook? from 2021-02-19T13:00
As the fallout continues over the Facebook news ban, the Federal Government calls on other nations to join its fight. And touchdown on the Red Plan...
Facebook blocks Australian news from 2021-02-18T13:30
Facebook has followed through on its threat and blocked all news content on its site in Australia. So what does it mean for media companies and con...
Victorian lockdown lifted but questions remain over hotel quarantine from 2021-02-17T13:30
Victoria's five-day lockdown is set to end at midnight as planned but criticism continues to mount over the state's current quarantine system; Tens...
Prime Minister orders Parliament House workplace culture review from 2021-02-16T13:30
Are we at a turning point? Australian frontline workers prepare to get their COVID jabs as the WHO clears the way for vaccinations to ramp up aroun...
Anxious wait for Victorians as authorities scramble to contain outbreak from 2021-02-15T13:30
Victoria has recorded just one new case of COVID overnight, but the Premier says it's too early to say if the five-day lockdown will lift as planne...
FRI 12 FEB: Victorians facing another lockdown from 2021-02-12T13:30
Tense times for Victorians as they face another lockdown, the Holiday Inn cluster is growing and contact tracers are in a desperate race to track d...
THU 11 FEB: Is Victoria on the brink of another COVID-outbreak? from 2021-02-11T13:30
Is Victoria on the brink of another COVID-outbreak?
WED 10 FEB: Crown's future in doubt after damning findings. from 2021-02-10T13:30
The latest on the fallout of the Crown Inquiry after the gaming giant deemed 'unfit' to hold a Casino licence.
And a call for internationa...
TUES 9 FEB - Tests confirm latest Vic covid case is UK variant from 2021-02-09T13:05
Genomic testing has confirmed the latest Victorian hotel quarantine worker to get the virus has the highly contagious UK variant;
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MON 8 FEB: The World Today from 2021-02-08T13:30
South Africa pulls the pin on the Astra-Zeneca vaccine it's not up to stopping a highly infectious virus variant and the question's being asked has...
FRI 5 FED: Hotel quarantine under scrutiny at National Cabinet. from 2021-02-05T13:30
Is Australia's hotel quarantine system flawed and can it cope with what could be an increased risk of airborne transmission of COVID-19?
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THU 4 FEB: New COVID case hits Melbourne from 2021-02-04T13:30
Thousands of people urged to get tested, after a hotel quarantine worker contracts COVID-19 in Melbourne.
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WED 3 FEB: Bushfires still threaten Perth from 2021-02-03T13:30
Fire authorities on high alert as bushfires wreak havoc in Perth with dozens of properties destroyed.
TUE 2 FEB: Will our vaccines work against virus variants? from 2021-02-02T13:30
Will our vaccines work against variant strains of the Coronavirus?
MON 1 FEB: WA in lockdown to stop virus. from 2021-02-01T13:30
Western Australia feels the COVID sting with large parts of the state in lockdown as authorities scramble to contain the virus.
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TUE 24 NOV: Election loser Trump allows Presidential transition to begin. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Election loser Donald Trump officially endorses the transition to America's next President, Joe Biden.
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MON 23 NOV: Melbournians celebrate end of facemasks as flights to Sydney resume. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Melbournians celebrate the end of having to wear facemasks as flights to Sydney resume.
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FRI 20 NOV: South Australia's COVID restrictions eased ahead of schedule. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
South Australia's Premier has announced an early end to the state's lockdown.
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THU 19 NOV: Australian soldiers implicated in dozens of war crimes. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell has released a damning report into alleged war crimes by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan. ...
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WED 18 NOV: South Australia lockdowns to fight COVID outbreak. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
South Australia announces a six day lockdown to get on top of a COVID outbreak.
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TUE 17 NOV: South Australia gets on top of COVID outbreak. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hopeful signs that South Australia is getting on top of its COVID outbreak.
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MON 16 NOV - SA COVID-19 outbreak threatens nation's plan to reopen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Could it be time to rethink your holiday travel, as a COVID outbreak in South Australia puts Christmas plans in jeopardy; And people going without food and...
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FRI 13 NOV: All States except WA agree to open up by Christmas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Commonwealth and all the States, except Western Australia, have agreed to a plan to open their borders by Christmas.
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THU 12 NOV: Special Prosecutor to investigate Australian war crimes allegations from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Special Prosecutor to investigate allegations of War Crimes by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan.
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WED 11 NOV: First COVID-19 vaccine could be approved within months from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hopes the first COVID-19 vaccinations could be approved for use in Australia within two months; With 1.5 million Australians relying on Jobseeker, we head ...
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TUE 11 NOV: JobSeeker extended until March from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Changes to the JobSeeker payment as the Government deals with a scandal over the behaviour of two senior ministers; Could it be our way out of the pandemic...
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MON 9 NOV: What to expect from a Biden Administration? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With Joe Biden winning the election, what will an America under its 46th President look like?
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FRI 6 NOV: Trump makes wild unsubstantiated claims of voting fraud from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With the Presidential election still too close to call, Donald Trump makes wild and unsubstantiated claims of voting fraud. ...
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WED 11 NOV: Anxious wait as US election counting begins from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is the US going to return Trump or bring in Biden? We bring you the latest from the United States, our correspondents are in Washington and the key state o...
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MON 2 NOV: 2 days out Trump predicts victory in election. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Donald Trump is telling supporters his much-anticipated "red wave" of Republican support is underway, with only 2 days of campaigning left in the U.S. Elec...
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FRI 30 OCT: Sydneysiders and Victorians still barred from Queensland. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ahead of tomorrow's election, Annastacia Palaszczuk announces Queensland will remain shut to all of Victoria and the Greater Sydney Region for the time bei...
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THU 29 OCT: Pandemic causes Bank profit slide from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a taste of what's to come during the pandemic, ANZ Bank's profit dives as tens of thousands show debt distress.
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TUE 27 OCT: Melbourne gets ready for restrictions to ease from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After months of lockdown, Victorians are breathing a sigh of relief as they prepare for restrictions to ease tonight.
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MON 26 OCT: Diplomatic crisis over alleged assaults at Doha Airport from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Federal Police are investigating allegations of assault of Australian women as they prepared to board a flight from Doha to Sydney. ...
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FRI 23 OCT: Biden and Trump in final debate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
National Security and the Pandemic have dominated the final debate between President Donald Trump and his opponent, Joe Biden. ...
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THU 22 OCT: Royal Commission flags overhaul of Aged Care from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Aged Care Royal Commission has heard thousands of elderly Australians are assaulted every year as it flags a major overhaul of the system. ...
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WED 21 OCT: Australian Special Forces face disturbing war crimes allegations from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
More disturbing allegations of Australian Special Forces committing war crimes in Afghanistan; And to the US election The World Today takes you deep into t...
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TUE 20 OCT: Online child sexual abuse rises during COVID-19 pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's one of the most confronting aspects of the COVID pandemic - a huge rise in online child sexual abuse; And President Trump lashes out, calling Joe Bide...
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FRI 16 OCT: Premier's personal life continues to erode her political standing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Gladys Berejiklian's personal life continues to erode her political standing as the tale of her former 'close friend' Daryl Maguire using his office for ca...
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MON 19 OCT: Home Affairs joins investigation into Daryl Maguire from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Home Affairs Department has confirmed it's assisting an investigation into a 'cash for visa' scam involving former MP Daryl Maguire. ...
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THU 15 OCT: The Daryl Maguire ICAC revelations continue to pour out from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The damning testimony continues to flow at the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption with Daryl Maguire revealing more about how he use...
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WED 14 OCT: Maguire appears at ICAC puts Premier under more pressure from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Darryl Maguire, the former MP who was in a close personal relationship with the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, is on the stand at the New South Wales Anti...
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TUE 13 OCT: Berejiklian holds firm against pressure to resign from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Gladys Berejiklian is hanging on as Premier of New South Wales despite facing a serious threat to her leadership after revelations of a secret relationship...
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MON 12 OCT: NSW Premier under pressure over relationship with former MP from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has dropped a bombshell at the state's anti-corruption commission admitting she was in a lengthy 'close pers...
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FRI 9 OCT: Tensions rise between NSW and QLD over border closures. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is Queensland's Premier playing politics or is she just playing it safe on border closures?
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THU 8 OCT: NSW tries to find source of mystery COVID cases from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Queensland sets deadline for NSW to find the source of a group of mystery COVID cases across Sydney.
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WED 07 OCT: Budget to boost jobs and business spending from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's a Federal Budget designed to create jobs and get people to open up their wallets but will the Government's plan to pull Australia out of the COVID-rec...
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TUE 06 OCT: Trump checks himself out of hospital from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Donald Trump has checked himself out of hospital and is back at the White House, but there's scepticism whether it's a safe move; And the Government has ma...
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MON 5 OCT: Trump drive-by criticised as reckless from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It was meant as a show of strength but Donald Trump's drive-by has raised serious questions about the President's judgement and whether he comprehends the ...
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FRI 2 OCT: NRL investigates Rabbitohs' legend Sam Burgess from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
They're alarming allegations of drug abuse, domestic violence and a cover-up by a Rugby League club. And now, the NRL has launched an investigation into Ru...
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THU 1 OCT: Government aims to boost local manufacturing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Government is backing innovative and high tech industries in a $1.5b pitch to boost Australia's manufacturing sector. ...
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WED 30 SEP: Trump and Biden face-off in acrimonious first debate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Setting an acrimonious tone, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have squared off in their first Presidential debate.
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TUE 29 SEP: World reaches 1m COVID deaths from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Another sobering moment in the pandemic today, with one million people now known to have died from coronavirus.
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MON 28 SEP: Is Victoria lifting restrictions quickly enough? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Victoria is winding back COVID-19 restrictions but many businesses say the Government isn't moving fast enough.
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THU 24 SEP: Verdict in Claremont murder case from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bradley Robert Edwards has been found guilty of murdering two women in suburban Perth in the 1990s.
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WED 23 SEP from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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TUE 22 SEP: States ease border restrictions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
South Australia and Queensland are easing their borders with New South Wales after the state's COVID-infection rate drops. ...
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MON 21 SEP - Heavy rains bring relief to outback NSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From drought to deluge, heavy rains bring some relief to property owners in dusty districts of outback New South Wales, but is it enough to break the droug...
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FRI 18 SEPT: Queensland opens border to ACT from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After weeks of pressure Queensland has announced it will soon ease its border restrictions, at least to residents of the ACT. The announcement came as na...
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WED 16 DEC: Australia refers China to WTO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The trade dispute between Australia and China has escalated, with the Federal Government announcing it will take its case against China to the World Trade ...
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THU 17 SEPT: Unexpected jobs result defies pessimistic expectations from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An unexpectedly positive jobless numbers result has defied pessimistic COVID-recession expectations.
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WED 16 SEPT: Economists warn of easing restrictions too quickly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A group of economists warn that easing back restrictions before the health threat has eased could be disastrous.
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MON 14 DEC: Wild weather lashes Byron's famous beach from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wild weather has emergency crews on alert from northern New South Wales to Queensland's Fraser Coast. Three days of heavy rain have triggered flooding... ...
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TUE 15 SEPT: Economy will suffer if welfare cut from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Economists warn that planned cuts to Jobseeker payments will drain the economy and lead to further job losses.
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MON 14 SEP: Economic problems fuelling domestic violence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How the COVID-19 recession is trapping women in violent households.
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FRI 11 SEPT: Rio Tinto bosses gone over Juukan Gorge destruction from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mining giant Rio Tinto's decision to blast Aboriginal heritage sites in Western Australia has now led to the sackings of its Chief Executive and his two to...
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THU 10 SEP: Koalas causing chaos for NSW Government from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A divide over a koala protection bill is threatening to rip the NSW Government apart.
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WED 9 SEP: Chinese Media accuses Australia of raiding journalists from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Chinese media is accusing Australian intelligence agencies of raiding Chinese journalists based in Australia.
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TUE 8 SEP: Australian correspondents forced out of China from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The last two correspondents working for major Australian news outlets have been forced to leave China as a dispute between Beijing and Canberra worsens. ...
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MON 7 SEP: Victorians react to more lockdowns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Victoria's set for a longer lockdown period but there are concerns it will destroy the State's economy.
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FRI 4 SEP: States under pressure to open borders from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Commonwealth is placing more pressure on the states to open their borders as COVID cases go down.
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THU 3 SEP: 2 Australians on ship missing off Japan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
TWT examines the arrest of a pregnant woman in Ballarat for urging others to protest against COVID restrictions.
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TUE 01 DEC: Beijing-Canberra relationship hits new low from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The angry feud fuelled by a fake photo depicting an Australian soldier, Beijing and Canberra have hit a new low in their relationship. So what is the way o...
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WED 2 SEP: GDP drops by record 7% from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Pandemic has caused Australia's GDP to drop by a record 7% as China again puts the screws on agricultural exports.
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MON 30 NOV: Beijing infuriates PM with fake social media post. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Australia's relationship with China plunges to new depths after a fake social media post depicting an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of a ch...
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TUE 1 SEP: Why has China detained an Australian journalist? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Why has China has arrested a high profile Beijing-based Australian journalist?
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FRI 27 NOV: Stranded Australians able to leave pandemic stricken US. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A group of Australians has been granted approval to fly back to Australia after being stranded in pandemic-stricken USA.
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MON 31 AUG: Infection rates are falling but Victorians still dying from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Infection rates might be falling but Victorians are still dying of COVID-19 at a rate which is troubling authorities.
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THU 26 NOV: Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed from Iran. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been freed from an Iranian prison after more than 800 days in captivity on spying charges. ...
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FRI 28 AUG: Changes to immigration policy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Federal Government is today announcing changes to immigration policy, designed partly to confront concerns about the growing interference by foreign po...
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WED 25 NOV: Country creeps back to COVID normality. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A sense of normality appears to be creeping back into everyday life here in Australia with restrictions easing and travel returning. ...
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THU 27 AUG: Christchurch mass murderer sentenced to life without parole from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A New Zealand Court has sentenced the Christchurch mass murderer, Brenton Tarrant, to life in prison without parole.
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WED 26 AUG: Do we need to re-think hotel quarantine? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Breaches in hotel quarantine have prompted some experts to call for a re-think of the system.
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TUES 25 AUG: Report into summer bushfires from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There could be some big changes coming to the way bushfires are fought in New South Wales, with the release of a report into last summer's bushfire disaste...
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MON 24 AUG: Chilling account of Christchurch attacks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A court has heard a chilling and graphic account of the Christchurch mosque killings at the start of a marathon sentencing hearing for the Australian who c...
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FRI 21 AUG: Aged care under scrutiny from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Aged Care Minister has given evidence for a second time at a parliamentary inquiry examining the government's response to the pandemic. ...
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THU 20 AUG: Qantas profits nosedive from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
COVID-19 is continuing to wreak economic havoc, with Qantas announcing losses of $2 billion.
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WED 19 AUG: Deal sealed to provide COVID vaccines from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Federal Government has locked in a deal aimed at providing a free COVID vaccine to Australians.
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TUES 18 AUG: Disability Royal Commission turns attention to pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Disability Royal Commission turns its attention to the pandemic, but an advocate tells us fear of retribution means voices won't be heard. ...
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MON 17 AUG: NSW Premier sorry for Ruby Princess saga from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The NSW Premier has apologised unreservedly to those who suffered as a result of a decision to let passengers from the Ruby Princess cruise ship disembark ...
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FRI 14 AUG: Australia's youngest victim from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Coronavirus case numbers in Victoria are back up to 372 today and another 14 people have died, including a man in his 20s. He's Australia's youngest victim...
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THURS 13 AUG: The virus and Melbourne's vulnerable from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Victoria's recorded 278 new infections and eight deaths. The numbers appear to be stabilising, but the outbreak's still tearing at the state's social, econ...
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WED 12 AUG: Victorian death toll climbs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
More people are dying in Melbourne. We'll have the latest, and we'll explore whether New South Wales might have to tighten restrictions to suppress a coron...
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TUES 11 AUG: Another 19 deaths in Victoria from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A cluster of COVID cases at a Sydney school is worrying health authorities, as Victoria records another 19 deaths.
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MON 10 AUG: Aged care under scrutiny from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Royal Commission has heard that the aged care sector in Australia was underprepared for the pandemic, and that years of de-skilling of the workforce has ...
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FRI 29 JAN - World's largest car maker to phase out fuel and diesel cars from 2021-01-29T13:30
American car giant General Motors is going green, but is Australia ready for the E-Car revolution? More frustration and uncertainty for stranded Au...
THU 28 JAN - What threats to far-right extremists pose to our safety? from 2021-01-28T13:30
A gathering of neo-Nazis in regional Victoria has stoked fears that far-right extremists are growing in strength and pose a threat to the nation's ...
WED 27 JAN: The Big Sell, the government urges Australians to get vaccinated. from 2021-01-27T13:30
The big sell, the Government hopes all Australians will get vaccinated against coronavirus but what's the best way to spread the message, especiall...
Australia Day or Invasion Day? from 2021-01-26T13:30
For some it's a day of celebration but for others it's a time to debate the nature of Australia's history.
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FRI 22 JAN - Margaret Court honours controversy from 2021-01-22T13:00
Controversy over the awarding of a new Australia Day Honour to the tennis great Margaret Court; The new Biden administration promises a 'wartime ef...
THU 21 JAN - Biden begins work as newly-elected US President from 2021-01-21T13:00
A new political chapter begins in the US, with Biden promising to bring back decency and civility; how will Trump's four years in the Oval Office b...
WED 20 JAN - Biden arrives in Washington ahead of inauguration from 2021-01-20T13:00
There's just hours left of the Trump Presidency; With so many students' studies disrupted by the pandemic already, UNICEF expects a further 24 mill...
TUE 19 JAN - Security tightens as US Presidential transition nears from 2021-01-19T13:00
There's now just under 48 hours left of the Trump presidency; With overseas travel unlikely to resume this year - what chance does our local touris...
MON 18 Jan - Australian Open in COVID-19 turmoil from 2021-01-18T13:00
With dozens of Australian Open players and staff in two weeks hotel quarantine, what does it mean for this year's tournament? And with just 7 per c...
FRI 15 Jan - fallout of Trump's second impeachment begins from 2021-01-15T13:00
The fallout from Donald Trump's second impeachment continues; A syphilis outbreak is spreading across Northern Australia, and doctors worry it's no...
THURS 14 JAN - Trump the first US president to be impeached twice from 2021-01-14T13:00
Donald Trump is impeached, again. The US President is charged with incitement of insurrection; Should returned overseas travellers be quarantined i...
WED 13 JAN - rise of post-truth in Australia draws scrunity from 2021-01-13T13:00
The nation's gaze is back on Queensland with a COVID-19 cluster among hotel quarantine guests; Australians are reassured about the effectiveness of...
TUES 12 JAN - US braces for further unrest from 2021-01-12T13:00
A warning of "armed protests" in the US ahead of Joe Biden's Presidential inauguration; A fresh war of words as NSW and WA bicker over the manageme...
MON 11 JAN - Brisbane's snap lockdown to end from 2021-01-11T13:00
Brisbane's lockdown set to end, but what ongoing threat does the new strain of COVID-19 pose on the city? Sydneysiders on renewed alert after a pos...
FRI 8 JAN - Brisbane to go into three-day lockdown from 2021-01-08T13:00
Greater Brisbane set to plunge into a new lockdown, in a desperate move to stop the spread of a highly-contagious strain of coronavirus. Amid those...
THU 7 JAN - mobs storm US Capitol building from 2021-01-07T13:00
We bring you the latest on extraordinary events in the United States after a mob stormed the Capitol building. Our reporters and specialist comment...
WED 6 JAN - MCG now among infection sites from 2021-01-06T13:00
Back to work or back to the drawing board - Victoria tries to revive the economy, while managing COVID outbreaks; Voters are turning out in big num...
TUE 5 Jan - New lockdowns for England, Scotland from 2021-01-05T13:00
People living in regional New South Wales on alert after an infected man left Sydney; Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunges the UK into its third lo...
MON 4 JAN - Sydney masks up as virus concerns grow from 2021-01-04T13:00
Sydney-siders are masking up as the state tries to contain its COVID outbreaks; Jobkeeper subsidies reduced to $500 a week from today. What does i...
FRI 1 JAN - Chaos at state borders from 2021-01-01T13:00
A stressful and chaotic start to the New Year as thousands of Victorians make a dash for home as new COVID restrictions come into force; 'We are on...
THU 31 DEC - NYE restrictions imposed as states try to get ahead of COVID cases from 2020-12-31T13:00
The World Today has the latest on case numbers and border restrictions amid increasing COVID concerns in New South Wales and Victoria; The voice of...
WED 29 DEC - The World Today from 2020-12-30T13:00
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TUE 29 DEC - Will COVID-19 vaccine rollout bring an end to the pandemic? from 2020-12-29T13:00
A reality check on COVID vaccines as the jab is rolled out overseas; A New Year's Eve deal on Brexit. What will it mean for trade and travel betwee...
MON 28 DEC - Sydney NYE plans for frontline workers called off from 2020-12-28T13:30
The latest on COVID-19 case numbers in New South Wales - how far is the outbreak spreading in the lead up to New Year's Eve in Sydney? And imagine ...
THU 24 DEC - Sydney Northern Beaches cluster grows to over one hundred from 2020-12-24T13:30
The number of COVID-19 cases linked to the Sydney's northern beaches region has risen to more than one hundred; A new variant of the coronavirus is...
WED 23 DEC - COVID-safe Christmas rules revealed for Sydney from 2020-12-23T13:30
Sydney gets a slight reprieve for Christmas, single digit COVID-19 numbers and limited restrictions; COVID-19 makes its way to the world's southern...
TUE 22 DEC - Sydney records 8 COVID-19 cases from 2020-12-22T13:30
A record 44,000 COVID-19 tests and eight new cases in Sydney, are we on track to quash Australia's latest flare up of the virus? And what could clo...
MON 21 DEC - Sydney COVID-19 cluster continues to grow from 2020-12-21T13:30
Sydney's Northern Beaches COVID-19 cluster continues to grow, but authorities still aren't sure how the virus got into the community; the final rep...
FRI 18 DEC - Christmas plans uncertain as Sydney's COVID-19 cluster grows from 2020-12-18T13:30
The holiday plans of thousands of Australians in turmoil as a coronavirus cluster grows in Sydney's northern beaches; The World Today will take you...
THU 17 DEC - Sydney COVID-19 cluster grows from 2020-12-17T13:30
A coronavirus cluster emerges on Sydney's northern beaches forcing aged care homes into lockdown; With unemployment figures out we head to an area ...
TUE 15 DEC: Tony Mokbel conviction quashed from 2020-12-15T13:00
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has had one of his convictions quashed in the wake of the Lawyer X scandal.
His lawyers argued the ruling should...
FRI 11 DEC - Hopes of an Australian-designed COVID-vaccine sink from 2020-12-11T13:00
Australia's best hopes for a locally made COVID-vaccine dashed, but the Government assures us we've got enough supplies of other vaccines to cover ...
THU 10 DEC - Australia-China trade war escalates from 2020-12-10T13:30
Beijing is firing another salvo at Australian exporters, adding wheat and lamb to its hit list, amid the worsening trade dispute. The World Today h...
TUE 09 DEC - UK rolls out COVID-19 vaccinations from 2020-12-09T13:30
The end of the pandemic might be in sight as the UK begins its vaccination program. But what are the risks of complacency as people get tired of li...
TUE 08 DEC - WA opens borders to Victoria and NSW from 2020-12-08T13:30
Families reunited, friends seeing each other for the first time in a long time and businesses looking forward to increased sales. Western Australia...
MON 7 DEC: IR changes to help casuals get fulltime jobs. from 2020-12-07T13:30
Big changes to casual employment on the cards but will the government's plan help people or entrench uncertainty for millions of Australian worker...
FRI 4 DEC - US death toll reaches single-day high from 2020-12-04T13:00
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THU 3 DEC: International Day of People with Disability from 2020-12-03T13:30
It's International Day of People with Disability and today's program is presented by the ABC's Disability Affairs Reporter, Nas Campanella.
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WED 02 DEC - Australia's economy rebounds from 2020-12-02T13:00
As the pistons of Australia's economic engine start pumping, positive predictions about GDP growth - but are some Australians missing out?
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