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Economy depends on Vic success: Treasurer

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says it’s crucial to ensure Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak is brought under control for the sake of the nation’s economic recovery.

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Glitch in NSW border permit website

A website to apply for permits to travel from Victoria into NSW stopped working in the hours before the border shut at midnight.

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Border town mayors worry over closure

The mayors of Albury and Wodonga are worried for residents who depend on the NSW-Victoria town after police and troops moved to close the interstate border.

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Border town mayors worry over closure

The mayors of Albury and Wodonga are worried for residents who depend on the NSW-Victoria town after police and troops moved to close the interstate border.

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Fog hangs over coronavirus border closures

Albury-Wodonga officials and citizens were still trying to cut through the confusion as the NSW-Victoria border shut overnight.

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Victoria closed off amid COVID-19 outbreak

The surge in coronavirus cases in Victoria could happen anywhere in Australia, Health Minister Greg Hunt says, as the government steps up to support the state.

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Melbourne braces for stage three lockdown

Residents in metropolitian Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, north of the city, are heading into stage three restrictions after a surge in coronavirus cases.

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Testing a must to ease tower lockdown

Residents in nine public housing towers in Melbourne must get tested for coronavirus before they can join the rest of the city in a new six-week lockdown.

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Virus continues to take mental health toll

The latest data from ANU’s survey of the wider effects of coronavirus finds younger Australians continue to be more stressed and lonely amid the crisis.

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Homes built in areas with high fire risk

Recent planning decisions are placing communities at risk from natural disasters such as bushfires, the Insurance Council has told a royal commission.

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Visitors told to expect Qld border delays

Police have warned that anyone visiting Queensland needs to renew their border pass every seven days ahead of reopening of the borders on Friday.

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Information gap as border closure looms

Albury-Wodonga locals are still waiting to see how the border closures will work as the mayors try to nut out the details with authorities.

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Vic school holidays extended amid lockdown

Many students in Melbourne have an extra week of holidays before they return to remote learning, as soaring coronavirus cases force the city into lockdown.

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NT brings back mandatory quarantine

The Territory government has responded to the spike in coronavirus cases in Victoria by reintroducing forced quarantine for Melburnians.

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Sydney fighter allegedly assaulted officer

Sydney kickboxer Sivan Dovale, 25, is due to be sentenced after allegedly assaulting a police officer and repeatedly resisting arrest.

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Tas eco-tourism camp clears legal hurdle

A luxury fly-in fly-out tourism development in Tasmania’s world heritage wilderness is a step closer to fruition after a legal challenge was dismissed.

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Robodebt victims need to give bank details

Australians who are due repayments after being caught up in the now-unlawful robodebt scheme need to give the government their bank details.

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Alleged Sydney school fraudster ‘took $7m’

A Sydney private school’s former financial controller remains on bail after he was accused of defrauding the college of more than $7 million over 15 years.

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Virgin, unions urge aviation virus support

Unions and Virgin Australia have written to Scott Morrison asking for extended coronavirus support beyond September until the aviation industry recovers.

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