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Lower Vic virus cases ‘cause for optimism’

Victoria’s premier says there is cause for positivity and optimism across locked-down Melbourne in the state’s lower coronavirus infection numbers.

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Koala saga spurs Nationals MP to defect

Ructions continue within the NSW Nationals after Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams revealed she plans to defect to the Liberals over the koala policy saga.

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Koala saga spurs Nationals MP to defect

Ructions continue within the NSW Nationals after Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams revealed she plans to defect to the Liberals over the koala policy saga.

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NSW records first virus death in a month

NSW has recorded its first COVID-19 death in five weeks - a man in his 70s - as paid pandemic leave kicked in for workers across the state.

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Latest Vic numbers cause for optimism

Premier Daniel Andrews says the latest number of new COVID-19 infections in Victoria at just 14 is cause for “great optimism”.

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Roger Rogerson’s murder appeal to start

Appeals by disgraced former NSW cops Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara are due to start over their convictions for murdering a young drug dealer.

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New ad urges rethink on budget tax cuts

The Australian Institute is launching an ad campaign urging the federal government not to bring forward already legislated tax cuts.

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Bushfires inquiry convenes for final week

The royal commission into national natural disaster arrangements will hold its final week of hearings from Monday, ahead of a report due in late October.

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Vic premier’s office boss to face inquiry

The inquiry into Victoria’s bungled hotel quarantine scheme has heard the question of whose idea it was to use private security “was and remains a vexed one”.

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Pandemic to cut demand for housing: report

The COVID-19 pandemic could result in a sharp drop in housing demand due to a slowing population growth.

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Nationals MP to defect over NSW koala saga

The NSW Nationals have been thrust into more turmoil with Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams revealing she intends to quit the party.

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Joy and tears as WA toddler found safe

The parents of a WA toddler who wandered off from the family home and became lost in dense bush have told of their joy after he was found safe.

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Police who shot Qld man ‘feared for lives’

A Queensland man with a bladed weapon has been shot dead by officers who police say feared for their lives after being called to a disturbance.

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Vine project to boost wine industry

A seed-bank project in South Australia’s Barossa Valley has won funding from the South Australian government.

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Boy tests positive for COVID-19 in Perth

Western Australia has reported a new COVID-19 case with a teenage boy testing positive after returning to Australia.

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New calls to find missing Vic campers

Victorian police have renewed calls for help in finding missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, six months after they disappeared.

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Big jobs plan in Vic budget: premier

Premier Daniel Andrews says the upcoming Victorian budget will include a major jobs plan and take advantage of the historically low cost of borrowing.

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