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Brewers welcome tax cuts after losing around $1 billion in beer sales throughout COVID

Brewers have welcomed a decision which will see liquor producers across the country receive tax cuts worth up to $250,000 a year after losing around $1 billion in beer sales throughout the pandemic. Brewers Association of Australia CEO John Preston told Sky News, “last year was a terrible year for many businesses but for hospitality and the beer industry it was particularly bad." “We saw 44 million schooners of beer that had to be destroyed because of lockdowns and … $1 billion of lost sales across pubs and clubs in Australia. “That’s why this is a great first step from the government, from the treasurer, and we welcome it. “But we’ve actually also asked the government to consider reducing the tax on draft beer, the beer that’s sold through pubs and clubs, by 50 per cent in the budget. “We believe that will really help that hospitality sector that’s really struggling and continues to struggle with lockdowns and other restrictions as they try to rebuild after COVID-19”. Mr Preston
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Rebecca White feeling ‘really confident’ as Tasmanians head to the polls

Tasmanian Opposition Leader Rebecca White says she is “feeling really confident” as Tasmanians turn out to vote in the state’s election. “There is no doubt that the momentum has been with Labor, particularly in the latter part of this campaign,” she said. “People are really responding to our message around addressing the health crisis, putting more roofs over people’s heads and reinvesting in TAFE to provide opportunities for people to get a foot in the door to get a good job". Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Israel mourns the deaths at Lag B’Omer festival

Authorities are trying to identify at least 45 people killed - with more than 100 others injured - in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel. The Lag B'Omer festival, celebrating the life of a second century Rabbi, is one of the holiest festivals in the Jewish calendar. The chaotic scenes were captured on social media - showing thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews - trying to escape the crush. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Americans ‘are feeling better about the government’ under Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden visited Georgia to sell his pledge of financial support and healthcare reform and the president has changed many things in his first 100 days, according to Former Chief of Staff to Nancy Pelosi Professor John Lawrence. “I think you’ve seen a pretty dramatic reversal on a whole series of issues from national security to international relations through example orders for example re-joining the Paris climate agreement, beginning the negotiations on Iraq,” he told Sky News. “On the national side, really focussed on the coronavirus, distributing the vaccines around the United States, and on passing the $1.9 trillion legislation that facilitates vaccination and moving to a $2 trillion package that will address broader issues of infrastructure and job creation.” Professor Lawrence said “people are feeling better about the government and feeling better about the direction of the country” as the economy recovers from the pandemic. “We’ve had very good economic numbers ove
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President Biden’s Middle East policy ‘has been reasonably disengaged’

The diplomatic relationship between Israel and the United States is starting to “begin to develop” as President Biden reached out to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to The New Republic’s Alex Shephard. “The Biden administration with Middle East policy in particular over this period has been reasonably disengaged but what we’re seeing slowly happen as Biden becomes more settled in is more engagement, I think this conversation with Netanyahu is another sign of that,” he told Sky News. “For a long time Biden had not reached out to Netanyahu and now we’re finally starting to see that relationship begin to development.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Maradona suffered 12 hours of agony

Argentine football icon Diego Maradona received inadequate medical care and was left to his fate for a “prolonged, agonising period” before he died last year, an expert medical panel concluded Friday. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Apple Watch ECG function goes live

Tech Guide Editor Stephen Fenech has demonstrated how to take an ECG reading using the Apple Watch's recently activated electrocardiogram function which has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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UN fails to agree on Myanmar statement, diplomats blame China, Russia

The UN Security Council failed to agree Friday on a joint statement on the crisis in Myanmar after a closed-door meeting, with diplomats blaming Beijing -- the junta's main backer -- and Russia for raising objections and putting forward their own competing text. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Footy stars rally to support refugees

Former Socceroo Craig Foster and ex-Richmond star Joel Bowden have joined forces to call for the immediate release of nine refugees who have been held in detention in Darwin for more than 12 months. The Iranian refugees are being held in indefinite detention after being detained on Nauru in 2013 and flown to Darwin for medical treatment last February under the since repealed Medevac legislation. While dozens of others in similar situations have since been given bridging visas as they await settlement overseas the so-called ‘Darwin Nine’ remain in limbo. The Department of Home Affairs says the government’s position is steadfast saying “persons under regional processing arrangements will not settle permanently in Australia.” “Transitory people should finalise their medical treatment so they can continue their resettlement pathway … to the United States … or return to Nauru, Papua New Guinea or their home country”. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Ambulances Arrive at Mount Meron as Dozens Killed at Religious Festival

Dozens of people were killed during a religious celebration at Mount Meron, Israel, early on April 30, emergency services said. According to Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national emergency service, dozens were killed and over 100 people were injured, of which 44 were in a critical condition. The Lag B’Omer event was the largest public gathering in Israel since the COVID-19 pandemic began, local media reported. This is a developing story. Credit: Magen David Adom via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Lions stars split for the first time

For the first time in his Brisbane career, Jarryd Lyons won’t have fellow midfield star Lachie Neale alongside him when the Lions host Port Adelaide at the Gabba on Saturday night. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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The Top 5 – 30 Apr 21

CommSec Market Analyst Steven Daghlian outlines five key factors to watch in markets next week, including which banks are set to post profit results, some of the key economic updates scheduled globally, which companies could make their sharemarket debuts and those stocks set to hold annual meetings with shareholders. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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China Donates 50,000 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Bosnia and Herzegovina

China’s donation of 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on April 29. Footage shared by Radio Free Europe shows Ji Ping, the Chinese Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, signing a “letter of handover” with Ankica Gudeljević, the country’s Minister of Civil Affairs. According to Bosnia-Herzegovina’s government-owned news agency FENA NEWS, Ambassador Ping said that “cooperation and solidarity are the only way to win over the virus” and that China would continue to “support BiH in the fight against the pandemic and provide assistance within its capabilities.” Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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At least 28 killed at Israeli religious festival

At least 28 people have been killed after a grand stand collapsed at a religious festival in Israel. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered for an all night event when the disaster occurred. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as a “heavy” disaster. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Donald Trump ‘flooded America’ with vaccines: GOP Senator

Republican Senator Tim Scott has praised former President Donald Trump over the vaccine rollout and said under the Trump administration the US was “flooded with safe and effective vaccines”. “Thanks to Operation Warp Speed and the Trump administration, our country is flooded with safe and effective vaccines,” Senator Scott said. “Thanks to our bipartisan work last year, job openings are rebounding. “So why do we feel so divided, anxious? A nation with so much cause for hope should not feel so heavy laden. “A president who promised to bring us together should not be pushing agendas that tear us apart.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Women’s activist calls for gender-sensitive budget

Inadequate and expensive childcare is one of the “big structural barriers” stopping women from reaching their full potential in the workforce according to Chief Executive Women President Sam Mostyn. With sexual harassment and equality for women in the workplace a topical issue of late, Ms Mostyn called on the Morrison government to deliver a gender-responsive budget. “We could see across all of our disparate communities … a focus on the issues that block and present barriers to women’s full participation in the economy is actually good for the economy,” she said. “We know the things that block women in the workplace, and they are predominantly around inadequate and expensive childcare.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Giuliani’s son slams FBI raid as it left behind ‘incriminating’ Hunter Biden evidence

Andrew Giuliani has blasted the FBI raid on his father Rudy's home and revealed the only piece of evidence that they did not take was the "only incriminating evidence" that was there which belonged to "the current president's son". United States federal agents reportedly seized electronic devices after executing a search warrant at Rudy Giuliani's Manhattan apartment. Mr Giuliani served as the personal lawyer of former President Donald Trump and has been the focus of a two-year-long criminal investigation. The investigation is looking into whether Giuliani engaged in illegal lobbying for Ukrainian officials while pursuing an investigation to smear then-presidential candidate Joe Biden. Giuliani has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged. "Anybody, any American, whether you are red or blue, should be extremely disturbed by what happened here today, by the continued politicisation of the Justice Department," Andrew Giuliani told reporters out
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Australia’s Indian communities hoping for increased quarantine capacity for family

Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria President Sury Soni says Australia’s Indian communities are looking forward to the possibility of connecting with family if Australia is able to increase its quarantine capacity. Mr Soni told Sky News the communities are hoping they might be able to bring over elderly relatives to protect and care for them because “we are a lucky country here that we have more controls in place”. He also said the communities would like the government to consider extending the definition of direct family for emergency travel to include parents. “Right now, the direct family definition only includes children and siblings, but we would like to include our parents into that list so that in the case of support care requirements of our parents we can bring them here”. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Health department monitoring vaccine hesitancy and ‘working very hard’ to dispel myths

Chief Nursing Officer Alison McMillan says the Health Department is monitoring vaccine hesitancy and “working very hard” to dispel some of the myths surrounding vaccines. Ms McMillan said it was important not to “jump to conclusions” while the deaths of two people in New South Wales who had recently received COVID-19 vaccines are under investigation. “The process is that NSW Health will report these to the TGA and the TGA put out an information statement yesterday and they’ll go through rigorous investigation of the clinical circumstances,” she said. “It’s important to remember we see about 50 patients present with some forms of clot every day, any form of clotting, it is a very common thing to find people have some form of clotting". Ms McMillan told Sky News Australia is an "enormously successful" country when it comes to vaccine uptake, particularly when it comes to childhood vaccinations and the flu vaccine. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www
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Putin knows ‘we will respond’: Joe Biden

President Joe Biden has declared the United States has responded and will continue to respond to threatening actions by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I made very clear with Putin that we’re not going to seek escalation, but their actions will have consequences,” he said. “I responded directly and proportionately to Russia’s interference in our elections and the cyber attacks on our government and our business. “They did both of those things, and I told them we would respond and we have, but we can also cooperate when it’s in our mutual interests. “He understands we will respond”. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Emotional Chambers on Bellamy & Storm

NRL: Former Melbourne Storm star Will Chambers gets emotional talking about his move to the Cronulla Sharks, and the advice he sought from his former coach and life mentor Craig Bellamy. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Tornado-Warned Storm Drops Large Hail Stones Near Uvalde, Texas

A supercell moving through south-central Texas on Wednesday, April 28, produced strong thunderstorms and large hail near the city of Uvalde. Footage shared by Twitter user @texanatlarge shows huge hailstones dropping onto a lawn. “Baseball and tennis-ball size hail 23 miles northwest of Uvalde at our ranch,” he wrote in a tweet. Thunderstorm and tornado warnings were issued across south-central Texas on Wednesday as the National Weather Service warned of a supercell moving into Val Verde and Kinney Counties. Credit: @texanatlarge via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Victoria presents business plan for federal owned and funded quarantine hub

Acting Victoria Premier James Merlino has presented a Victorian business case for an alternative quarantine hub funded by the federal government. The shortlisted site under consideration is next to the Mickleham Post Entry Quarantine Facility which quarantines animals upon their entry into the country. Mr Merlino said the federal government is currently in active discussions with the Commonwealth which the Victorian government have asked to pay for the construction of the purpose-built facility. “The request to the Commonwealth is they pay for the construction of this facility and ultimately take ownership of this facility,” he said. “This is a Commonwealth responsibility and just like Howard Springs, it should be owned by the Commonwealth.” Mr Merlino noted the facility would be run by COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria (CQV) and would initially contain 500 beds with the possibility of scaling the program up to take 3,000. He said the facility could be open and functional by the end of the
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1994 game’s creepy COVID-19 prediction

An out-of-print conspiracy theory collectable card game released more than 25 years ago appears to have eerily foreshadowed current events including the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest in Washington DC and the rise of political correctness. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Australia’s gun laws are ‘among the strongest in the world’

Gun control advocate Rebecca Peters says the gun control laws implemented by Prime Minister John Howard after the Port Arthur massacre are “among the strongest gun laws in the world” but came at a high cost. “It was really clear that the gun laws needed changing in Australia because we had different laws in each state and in some states the laws were very loose indeed," she said. Ms Peters told Sky News up until Port Arthur, “there was a fear by both of the major political parties that if they took the initiative to tighten the gun laws the pro-gun lobby would campaign against them in elections.” She said the laws have been loosened marginally over the years but remained largely unchanged and “still stand as a memorial to those people who were killed and injured on that day”. “We have among the strongest gun laws in the world and we’re so far the only country to have done a really comprehensive reform of our gun laws.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.ne
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Joe Biden has ‘no active role in running the US government’

Joe Biden has "no active role in running the US government" and the White House should no longer be referred to as the "Biden administration," says Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Carlson said his Fox News show will cease referring to the White House as the 'Biden Administration' to "reflect reality" and instead refer it to "the administration, the White House or the Kamala Harris administration". Republicans continue to call out the president for being more reserved with the press in comparison to former president Donald Trump who had many engagements with the media. Today President Biden abruptly cut off press questions because if he kept answering questions he would "be in trouble". "I'm sorry, this is the last question I'll take, and I'm really gonna be in trouble," Mr Biden said. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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‘Weak, racist, self-destructive’: Chinese General attacks Aussie military capabilities

A Chinese General has dismissed Australia’s attempts to bolster its military preparedness with a major escalation in defence spending saying Australia is neither strong nor powerful. “We don’t need to take it seriously,” General Jin Yinan said in an interview in China. General Jin said if Australia insists on intervening “it would only cause greater damage” to the country itself. He also sensationally declared “white supremacy” was a key motivator for Canberra’s military-related decisions. However, Home Affair Minister Karen Andrews hit back at his comments during an interview with Sky News and defended Australia’s military capabilities. She said spending on the ADF over the next 10 years would total $270 billion and “appropriate action” was being taken. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Severe Storms Produce Dark Clouds and Large Hail Across Northern Colorado

Multiple tornado and thunderstorm warnings were issued for northern Colorado on Tuesday, April 27, as severe storms dropped large hail across the region. Videos shared by Twitter user @paulcannol, who said they were taken in Adams County and Weld County, respectively, show dark storm cloud formations, with the second producing “some gnarly hail in the ballpark of two inches”, the user wrote in a tweet. The threat for severe storms across the I-25 corridor ended on Tuesday afternoon but remained in effect for northeast Colorado until 7 pm, according to the National Weather Service. Credit: @paulcannol via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Ponting feeling the pain of virus crisis

Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting concedes it’s a “really strange” feeling being in India amid a COVID-19 crisis but hopes continuing the Indian Premier League proves a positive distraction for the struggling locals. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Biden’s Climate Envoy John Kerry denies sharing military intel with Iran

Republican Senator Marco Rubio is calling for US President Joe Biden to sack his climate change tsar over claims John Kerry shared military intelligence with Iran. Mr Kerry has strongly denied the accusations he shared Israeli military operations with Iran, but several Republicans have said they want an investigation at the very least. “I can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false. This never happened - either when I was Secretary of State or since,” Mr Kerry tweeted. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Adelaide Footy League Round 3 Marks of the Week

The top three marks of the week from around the Adelaide Footy League in round one, featuring Lee Duggan (Hope Valley), Cameron Forbes (Edwardstown) and Todd Pierce (Salisbury North). Video: Adelaide Footy League | Dartfish | Filming Footy Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Lincoln County Residents Evacuate as Three Rivers Fire Rages in New Mexico

A wildfire prompted evacuation notices for several areas in Lincoln County, New Mexico, on April 26, as the blaze grew to more than 4000 acres. The US Forest Service said the fire started near Three Rivers Campground and that multiple engines and air support were deployed to contain the fire. Video shared on Facebook by Jana Lynch shows thick clouds of smoke billowing overhead a grocery store in Ruidoso. Credit: Jana Lynch/PaintedArtist.com via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Foreign aid arrives in Covid-stricken India

The first emergency medical supplies trickled into Covid-stricken India on Tuesday as part of a global campaign to staunch a catastrophic wave in the latest pandemic hotspot, with the United States also pledging to export millions of AstraZeneca vaccines.   Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Queensland Premier at boiling point over regional quarantine facility

The Queensland government has mounted pressure on the Commonwealth to make a decision regarding regional quarantine after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she was at her “wits’ end”. Premier Palaszczuk raised the possibility of the privately owned Wellcamp Airport in Toowoomba to be used for quarantine in January, but has not had any response from the federal government. It comes after Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan demanded the federal government use existing defence facilities for quarantine in an effort to alleviate pressure on the states. Premier Palaszczuk said a regional facility at Wellcamp Airport was “logical and it makes sense”. “All we are asking for the federal government is to say a simple yes or no, will you allow international flights to land into Wellcamp.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Australia is a ‘very hard’ country to return to during the pandemic

Returned Australian Bibhas Dutt told Sky News Australia is the only country which is “very hard” to get back to, even for citizens, during the pandemic. “Australia is the only country which is very hard to come back even for citizens. I was trying since, I think, June to come back,” he said. Mr Dutt finally managed to fly out of India - where he said the situation has become “very scary”- on April 15 and is finishing up his quarantine in Darwin’s Howard Springs facility. “This is the best centre I can suggest to anyone who is willing to come back also to Australia,” he said. “I have a room, I have a small balcony, I can speak to my neighbours with a mask on so it’s not very hard and the food and all the services are the best”. He said the government should invest in setting up similar quarantine facilities where returned travellers have access to fresh air and sunlight. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Review into teacher education courses to ensure ‘evidence-based practices’ are taught

Education Minister Alan Tudge says the review into the nation’s teacher education system is looking to ensure teachers are “as effective as possible” by being taught “evidence-based practices” and not “a bunch of fads”. Mr Tudge told Sky News the fads which were introduced into teaching methods are more to blame for the decline in education standards over the past 20 years than the rise of technology in the classroom. “For example, phonics got pushed aside in favour of whole language in relation to teaching,” he said. “Child centred learning became predominant when explicit instruction is shown to be much more powerful in actually getting results. “That’s squarely in my focus with our review of teacher education courses … to ensure that it’s actually evidence-based practices which are taught … so that when the students come out and they’re fully qualified teachers they can be as effective as possible in the classroom”. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.co
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Australians getting COVID tests in India ‘not accurate or not believable’: Mark McGowan

Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan has declared Australia has a “problem with India” and said COVID-19 tests conducted in India for returning Australians either “aren’t accurate or aren’t believable”. It comes after four people in hotel quarantine in Perth have tested positive for coronavirus after spending time in India prior to boarding a flight from Kuala Lumpur. Western Australia health authorities confirmed 78 out of 79 people on the flight had been in India, sparking concerns of further infections. National Cabinet previously agreed Australians returning from India would need to be tested before leaving the sub-continent and would also need to spend three days in an alternative location while waiting the result before boarding a flight home. Mr McGowan said he is unsure whether the designated plan is occurring, but it is clearly “not working as intended”. “I don't know if it's even been implemented,” he said. “We obviously have a problem with India. Some of the tests
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Democrat Congresswoman Val Demings defends officer who shot Ma’Khia Bryant

Former Orlando police chief and Democrat congresswoman Val Demings has defended the officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant last week in Ohio – saying it appears Nicholas Reardon “responded as he was trained to do”. In the footage, the teenager appeared to be holding a knife as she pinned another woman against a car before multiple gunshots were fired. “The limited information that I know in viewing the video, it appears that the officer responded as he was trained to do with the main thought of preventing a tragedy,” Ms Demings said in the CBS interview. She said while everyone now had the “benefit” of slowing video to find the “perfect moment”, officers on the streets can’t do that. “I also was a patrol officer who was out there on the street having to make those split-second decisions,” Ms Demings said. “He or she has to make those split-second decisions, and they’re tough.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Australian cricketer left India over ‘stress’ of being stranded

Australian cricketer Andrew Tye has told Sky News he no longer wanted to be in India as the stress of being stranded was “too much”. Mr Tye was among many Australian cricketers in India for the Indian Premier League, but has since managed to get on a commercial flight to Sydney where he is now quarantining. The federal government is expected to ban commercial flights from India amid an extended coronavirus crisis, and will also not be giving Australia cricketers any priority. Mr Tye said to his knowledge the federal government had no involvement with his flight out of India. “I spoke to my franchise and said I don’t really want to be here, the stress is too much, I want to get home before I get locked out,” he said. “They booked me on a flight a couple of days later”. Mr Tye said he and other IPL cricketers were kept “incredibly safe” by the league’s franchises. “They put us up in hotels, and it’s completely bio-secure; they make sure all the staff are tested,” he said. “We are in a pr
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McGowan: Indian arrivals put ‘extreme pressure’ on WA hotel quarantine

Premier Mark McGowan says while the escalating coronavirus crisis in India is “diabolical” it simultaneously puts “extreme pressure” on the Western Australian quarantine systems. “I'm advised that other states are going through exactly the same experience,” he said. Western Australia has recorded no new locally acquired cases overnight but has identified four cases of the coronavirus in hotel quarantine among travellers who had recently spent time in India. The state has just moved out of a three-day snap lockdown imposed after one case of community transmission was identified by contact tracers. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Unions advocate for former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate at public hearing

Several unions have spoken in defence of former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate at a public hearing addressing problems concerning the embattled executive and the postal service more broadly. Ms Holgate was forced out of Australia Post last year after it was revealed four executives had been awarded Cartier watches worth a total of $20,000. She has since been cleared of misusing taxpayer funds but said her position was untenable after Mr Morrison’s intervention where he pushed for her resignation. Today at the public hearing hosted by the Senate, Environment and Communications References Committee into the Australia Post the Licensed Post Office Groupe and the CEPU both spoke in Ms Holgate’s favour. CEPU National Secretary Greg Rayner called for all board members to be sacked and a new board to be appointed through an independent process. “The entire board needs to go,” he said. A report released by the Boston Consulting Group did not receive a positive response from the unions af
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout restarts in Florida

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has returned to Florida after being investigated for links to rare blood clots. Use of the vaccine was stopped for 11 days by the FDA and the CDC after 15 blood clot cases were identified in women aged between 18-59 out of over eight million administered doses. Of those women, three died of the clots and another seven are still in hospital. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Russia considers labelling Alexei Navalny’s foundation an extremist group

A court in Russia is considering whether to label groups linked to the jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as extremist organisations. According to Mr Navalny’s chief of staff, prosecutors have asked the courts to prohibit the groups from publishing anything online, organising protests, and taking part in elections. If Mr Navalny’s crowdfunded anticorruption group was to be labelled extremist, supporters would be liable for long jail terms for financing and organising extremist activity. The process of declaring the groups as extremist will also be classified as Russia deems the actions of Mr Navalny’s foundation a state secret. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Tasmanian premier and opposition leader trade barbs in People’s Forum

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has defended his government’s record on COVID-19 and the ongoing economic rebuild, while Opposition Leader Rebecca White blasted the state’s health system at the People’s Forum hosted by Sky News and The Mercury. Sky News and the Mercury hosted the People's Forum with the Tasmanian Premier and Opposition Leader taking questions from Tasmanian voters five days out from the state election. In her opening statements, Ms White said under the current Liberal government the health waiting list in Tasmania has blown out to the “worst it’s ever been” with 50,000 Tasmanians waiting to see a specialist. The opposition leader said a Labor government would “reinvest into the services that Tasmanians need” and invest in TAFE courses, making them free for people in areas with workforce shortages. Premier Gutwein spruiked the state’s record on COVID-19 to make Tasmania a “place on the planet that is safer than anywhere else in the world” and highlighted the state’s
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Residents in Mohave County Evacuate as Flag Fire Spreads

A wildfire in the Hualapai Mountains, in Mohave County, Arizona, prompted immediate evacuations in the area on April 25. Evacuation orders for residents living in the Hualapai Mountain Park, Lodge, and the Pine Lake Community were in place on Sunday. The Bureau of Land Management said the Flag Fire was reported on Sunday at around 2pm and originated between the Flag Mine and Wild Cow Campground. The National Weather Service said smoke from the Flag Fire was visible on satellite south-east of Kingman, Mohave County, on Sunday. Credit: Phil Durrett via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Star’s surprise Oscars diss

In a delightfully feisty uncensored moment, Andra Day declared justice for Prince after he missed out on a Best Song nomination for his classic Purple Rain. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Watch every moment of the Tasmanian Election 2021 live on Sky News Australia

On Saturday May 1 as Tasmanians head to the polls, Sky News will deliver comprehensive coverage and analysis of the Tasmanian Election 2021. From 5:30pm AEST on Saturday join Kieran Gilbert, Political Editor Andrew Clennell, Liberal Senator for Tasmania Eric Abetz, and Independent Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie for all the results and reaction. Sky News reporters Andrea Crothers and Danica De Giorgio will be live on the ground in Tasmania while Presenters Tom Connell and Graham Richardson will offer their insights from the Sky News numbers room. Jenna Cairney Editor and Political Editor David Killick at Mercury will also provide analysis on the ground. Watch LIVE on Sky News, Foxtel channels 103 & 600. The Sky News broadcast of the People’s Forum and Tasmanian Election 2021 will also be available live to Sky News on WIN regional viewers in Tasmania on channel 83. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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WA govt report advised quarantine hotel linked to outbreak was ‘not suitable’ for use

Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan has hit out at the Commonwealth over hotel quarantine, but the AMA President says the WA government knew about the issues with its quarantine hotels and did nothing to solve it. The Perth and Peel regions in WA were sent into a three-day snap lockdown after a returning Australian who travelled to India for a wedding tested positive after his 14-day quarantine and after spending five days in the community. The McGowan government requested its international arrival cap be halved for a month, which was accepted by the Commonwealth. The premier, though, said he may not return the cap to 1025 after the month period has ended unless the Morrison government provides additional assistance. Australian Medical Association President Omar Khorshid said the most recent hotel quarantine outbreak was “very similar” to the one which occurred in February. He said the outbreak was linked to “early transmission of the virus between rooms” in a hotel which the govern
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Glaring issue with new 18th man rule

Brandon Wakeham isn’t entirely sold on the 18th man concept, but he’s more than happy to enter the history books after playing his part in a wild night at Kogarah that saw Trent Barrett moved to tears by the Bulldogs’ first win of the year. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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100-year-old WWII veteran reflects on Anzac Day and years of service

Century-old World War II veteran Dennis Davis spoke to Sky News about the importance of Anzac Day and his own strongest memories serving in both the Middle East and in New Guinea. Mr Davis, who served in the Australian Army from 1940 to 1945, said despite Anzac Day being “quite a sad time” it’s important for him to remember “all our friends (who) have gone before us”. The war veteran said his strongest memory from his years of service was the Siege of Tobruk in 1941 where Allied forces consisting mostly of Australian soldiers held off the Axis powers from the key port for 240 days. “There was no comparison between the war in the Middle East and the war in New Guinea and Borneo,” Mr Davis said. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Canadian couple witnesses to China’s ‘methodical’ repression of Uyghurs

During the decade they lived in  the Chinese region of Xinjiang, Canadians Gary and Andrea Dyck had a front-row seat to Beijing's "very methodical" repression of the Uyghur people, which Canada's parliament and others have declared to be genocide. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Victorian council youth worker labels ‘Christian, white and male’ students ‘oppressors’

Herald Sun Education Reporter Suzan Delibasic says a Kingston City Council youth worker has told Year 11 boys to stand up and labelled them “oppressors” if they were Christian, white and male. Ms Delibasic said the kids at Parkdale Secondary College were left “shocked” by the situation. “They were completely shocked and just so disheartened,” she said. “Parents are disgusted, the community in Kingston is reeling, it’s just caused a lot of anger amongst everybody in the school community.” Ms Delibasic said the school did not know the situation was going to take place. “They have already, as I understand it, lodged a formal complaint with the council, and they’re asking for it to be investigated,” she said. “Last night I spoke to a female student, she’s 16, and she said they were terrified to stand up and say anything. “At the start, they thought it was a joke and they thought this can’t be serious, this is so messed up. “They were too afraid to stand up because they didn’t want to be la
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Gender clinic protests ‘raise awareness’ of ‘irreversible medical treatments’

Sky News host Rita Panahi says Australia has made its first demonstrations against gender clinics in Brisbane, Melbourne and Hobart by people concerned about “irreversible medical treatments”. “This group wants to raise awareness about these risky, irreversible medical treatments that are being inflicted on children who are obviously too young to submit to treatments that can have life-long consequences – including being sterile,” she said. Ms Panahi said there was a fight back against clinics, often from feminists. “I was very much a gender non-conforming little girl, a tomboy,” one Queensland protester said. “Had I been a teenager growing up through this gender ideology I could have had health professionals tell me I’m probably trans, been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and given hormones and a mastectomy.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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NRL star faces huge ban for monster hit

Siosifa Talakai is facing a huge ban as his monster hit on Matt Doorey sparked debate in the rugby league world, after he was sin-binned for a shoulder charge that left the Bulldogs star seeing stars. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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School children are being ‘sacrificed to neo-Marxist’ agenda: Rowan Dean

Sky News host Rowan Dean says children are being “sacrificed to the neo-Marxist” agenda permeating progressive schools throughout the country. It comes as the Lindfield Learning Village, a progressive experimental school in Sydney, has come under fire as students were taught to paint posters detailing the Black Lives Matter movement and “killer cops”. “Our children are being sacrificed on this neo-Marxist alter and it has to stop,” Mr Dean said. “Where is the government? Where is the leadership putting their foot down saying ‘no more’.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Bill Shorten criticises the PM for failing to do more to combat climate

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s failure to commit to do more to combat climate change after the US and UK announced more ambitious targets during a virtual leaders summit. World leaders took part in President Joe Biden’s climate summit, where one-by-one they outlined their plans to tackle climate change. Scott Morrison stressed Australia can be relied upon to deliver when it comes to climate targets and said delivery is more important than making concrete promises. Mr Morrison said Australia has “proven performance, transparent emissions accounting and transformative technology targets to unlock pathways to net zero”. Mr Morrison also spruiked Australia’s pathway to net zero emissions, saying the nation had the “highest uptake of rooftop solar in the world”. “Australia is on the pathway to net zero, our goal is to get there as soon as we possibly can through technology that enables and transforms our industries, not taxes that eliminate them
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WA records no new COVID-19 cases in community

Western Australia has recorded no new cases of community transmission on the first day of Perth’s lockdown with Premier Mark McGowan urging people to support small businesses. "People have largely listened to the instructions and done the right thing. I encourage everyone to support our small businesses as much as possible over the next few days,” Mr McGowan said on Saturday. Mr McGowan also mentioned the cases recorded in quarantine. “This includes the one local case of a woman in her 40s who was the close contact of the Victorian man that we reported yesterday. The other relates to a woman in her 50s who was a returned traveller from India, in hotel quarantine. This means there are no new local cases of COVID-19 other than those ones we reported yesterday. “In total to date, we have identified 337 contacts, including 71 close contacts. They have all been tested or will be today. They will remain in quarantine. So far 27 close contacts have tested negative. “There are currently 1
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Next star to fall in market madness

Matty and Andrew Johns have revealed where they think the three most coveted halves in Mitchell Moses, Adam Reynolds and Shaun Johnson will land when the contract merry-go-round stops. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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‘Not Australian’ to prioritise football crowds over Anzac Day

Bob Katter says people intending to vote for the Andrews government “are not Australian” considering it prioritises football crowds over Anzac Day numbers. “Only 5,000 people are allowed to march on Anzac Day and there’s 80,000 allowed to go to the football,” Mr Katter told Sky News. “If there are people in this state intending to vote for that government that made that decision, then they’re not Australians. And you’ve got to look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself ‘are you really Australian?’ “Because I would say that no Australian would ever agree with that decision, that a football game was more important than the most sacred day that there is for Australians.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Mice Plague

Hundreds of thousands of mice scatter in the spotlights of Ben Storer's ute. Mr Storer said the plague had ruined hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of hay and stored grain. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Perth thrown into three day lockdown

Perth and the Peel region are under a strict three-day lockdown with Anzac Day events cancelled and a mask mandate enforced. Anyone from Perth or the Peel region travelling to Queensland or New South Wales will be required to comply with WA's lockdown measures and tested for COVID-19. In South Australia, anyone who has visited any of the WA exposure sites should be tested for coronavirus and isolate until a negative result is received. For WA visitors entering the Northern Territory, anyone who has arrived from Perth or the Peel region since April 17 will need to receive a COVID-19 test and self-isolate until they return a negative result. There are four reasons to leave home: essential workers, shopping for essential items, medical appointments, and one hour of exercise. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Navalny is gradually ending hunger strike

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will gradually end his three week long hunger strike. In an Instagram post published by his lawyers Navalny said he was still demanding to be seen by a doctor of his choosing as he claims to be losing feeling is parts of his arm and his legs. It will take him 24 days to end the hunger strike which began in protest against prison conditions. His worsening health has triggered a diplomatic offensive from western nations and the US has threatened consequences if Mr Navalny dies in Russian custody. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Vaccination rate in the United States ‘exceptional’

The New Republic’s Alex Shephard says the rate of vaccinations in the United States has been exceptional. “Here in New York for instance it was quite difficult to get an appointment two weeks ago. They’ve now opened up many of the large-scale centres to walk ins,” Mr Shephard told Sky News. “You’ve seen such a huge number of people willing to take the vaccine.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Foreign investment in Australia ‘is a sovereign matter’

Liberal Senator James Paterson says it will be very disappointing if the Chinese government chooses to take retaliatory action against Australia over the scrapping of the Belt and Road Initiative in Victoria. "It is a sovereign matter for Australia to decide how we engage with the world and I think it is an entirely reasonable proposition that the federal government should be the starting point, the entry point for anyone who wants to do business with Australia,” he told Sky News. “We welcome international engagement but we just don’t want people going around behind our backs to state governments, local councils.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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‘Extremely rare’ for officers to get found guilty of murder in America

The conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is an “extremely rare” verdict to be handed down to a police officer, according to US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman. “The verdict is a remarkable verdict, those sorts of verdicts finding a police officer guilty, in this case of second degree murder, extremely rare in the American context,” he told Sky News. Mr Jackman said if the jury had not handed down a 'guilty' verdict, people “could have expected a lot of violence in lot of American cities." He said he was unsure, however, it marked a “turning point” in the American justice system. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Scott Morrison ‘accentuated the positives’ of climate policy at virtual summit

Prime Minster Scott Morrison’s speech at the virtual US-hosted climate summit was in line with the government's strategy of “accentuating the positive” of Australia’s climate policy, says US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman. Mr Jackman said this involved saying “the fact Australia didn’t leave" the Paris or Kyoto climate agreements but was “leaving the door for further announcements” for the Glasgow summit later this year. “It was about what I expected from the Australian prime minister as we all know the politics of climate change here in Australia; very, very fraught,” he told Sky News. “I think the prime minister, consistent with the strategy that has been the Australian government’s strategy since the election of the Biden administration, is to accentuate the positive.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Universities are trying to ‘grease the wheels’ on their relationship with China

Liberal Senator James Paterson says many Australian universities are likely housing Confucius Institutes on their campuses in a bid to “grease the wheels” on their relationships with China. At least two Chinese language centres located on university campuses are under review as concerns are raised they could have detrimental links to the Chinese government. Mr Paterson told Sky News universities need to “think very carefully” about making sure the values held by a foreign power investing in their operations were consistent with their own. He said “dissident” students from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan had told him they felt unsafe being on a campus that housed a Confucius Institute. “I think that’s not an unreasonable feeling that they have.” Mr Paterson also said universities had likely agreed to the language centres “because it’s about engagement with China and the Chinese government and they think that other things will flow from it, like large numbers of Chinese internation
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Australia looking to an ‘exciting future’ with green and blue hydrogen

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has called on world leaders to stop subsidising fossil fuels – accusing them of not doing enough to reduce emissions. Environment Minister Susan Ley told Sky News she could not forecast whether the Australian government would withdraw subsidies but said there was no one keener to reduce emissions than herself. She also highlighted the “rapid rate that we’re taking up renewables in Australia”. Ms Ley said if Australians listened to Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s “stretch technology targets and that constant message about energy technology not taxes, there’s an exciting future when it comes to green hydrogen, blue hydrogen”. “We know that our coastal ecosystems store four times more carbon than land and where there are huge opportunities where we can and do lead the world.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Report: Mayweather back in six weeks

As the boxing world still processes Jake Paul’s resounding success in the ring and on pay-per-view last weekend — according to him at least — Floyd Mayweather is finalising plans to fight his older brother, Logan. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Vladimir Putin warns the west not to cross Russia’s ‘red lines’ or they will ‘regret it’

Russia president Vladimir Putin has warned the west not to cross the country’s red lines or Moscow will act “quick and tough” and the culprits will “regret it”. Mr Putin addressed the Federal Assembly at his annual State of the Nation address amid growing tensions with the Ukraine. "I hope that no one dares to cross the red line in respect to Russia, and we will determine where it is in each specific case”, he told the crowd. "Those who organize any provocations threatening our core security interests will regret their deeds more than they regretted anything for a long time." Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Queensland builders warn of delays amid supply shortages

Queensland builders are warning they are no longer able to keep up with demand due to ongoing shortages of key building materials. Construction on homes are being delayed as a result as crews wait for materials. The state reported the number of new dwellings was up 61 per cent annually, about triple the national rate of increase. Timber prices have soared as the shortage is felt world-wide – with prices rising more than 200 per cent in the United States since the beginning of the pandemic. Low interest rates, government incentives and interstate migration have helped drive the state’s building boom. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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NSW sees rise in vaccination cancellations for frontline healthcare workers

New South Wales has seen a 70 to 80 per cent increase in 'no shows' and appointment cancellations from frontline healthcare workers following the announcement regarding the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine for certain age groups. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard attributed the increase to the prime minister’s announcement the AstraZeneca vaccine is no longer preferred for those under 50 due to blood clotting concerns. “The announcement by the PM and by Minister Hunt two weeks ago off the back of that expert federal committee has caused a level of concern in the community, that’s the plain facts,” he said. “Whether it will continue, we don’t know the answer to that yet. “What I would say is at some point we’re all going to have to live with this virus”. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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‘Unacceptable’ for Victoria to cut Belt and Road ‘side deal’ with China

Liberal MP Dave Sharma says it was unacceptable for Victoria to “cut side deals” with China and enter into the Belt and Road agreement. The federal government used sweeping new veto laws to cancel Victoria's Belt and Road agreement with China last night on the grounds the deal is inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy. The controversial Belt and Road initiative involves a large-scale network of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects stretching from Asia to Europe. Mr Sharma said the federal decision was motivated by a desire to ensure Australia speaks “with one voice” on foreign policy matters. “No country would accept their own states signing up to agreements that their own national entity has not agreed to,” he told Sky News. “I think this is really an issue for Australia and our own internal affairs. It’s an issue of federalism, it’s an issue about the Commonwealth having a foreign relations power in Australia”. Mr Sharma said while the Commonwealth have not signed up to t
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Net zero target a ‘betrayal of the Australian people’: IPA

The Institute of Public Affairs’ Daniel Wild says a net zero target would be a betrayal of the Australian people. “It would be turning their back on what was taken to the 2019 election,” Mr Wild told Sky News. “That was dubbed by some as the climate election and Australians voted against having climate policy along the lines of the net zero emissions target.” He said a target would put up to 653,000 jobs at risk and would unleash an economic and humanitarian catastrophe on regional Australians. “This would disproportionally affect Australians living in the outer suburbs and regions. “Widespread unemployment creates a humanitarian catastrophe.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Australia has potential to be ‘world leader’ in clean hydrogen and energy

Australia has the potential to be a “world leader” in clean hydrogen as the government invests $276 million in clean hydrogen projects. Energy Minister Angus Taylor and Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially announced the government’s $540 million funding package for clean energy including hydrogen and carbon capture. The $276 million will go towards accelerating four Hydrogen hubs in regional Australia as part of the government’s commitment to emissions reduction. “Hydrogen is a fuel that already is used today but has enormous potential in bringing down emissions and delivering that affordable reliable energy we need,” Mr Taylor said. “Clean hydrogen is where Australia has the potential to be a world leader in energy just as we have been and continue to be in LNG, coal, and other crucial resource industries. “That is where our future lies, alongside those fantastic industries that we have built over such a long period of time.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https:/
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Vaccine rollout has only reached six per cent of people in disability care homes

The government’s vaccine rollout continues to be administered slowly to disability care homes despite numbers increasing nationwide. The rollout has only reached 93 out of 6000 disability care homes resulting just over six per cent of people living with disabilities in those homes receiving the vaccine. The Australian’s Health Editor Natasha Robinson told Sky News the progress in disability care homes is the most “critically concerning” aspect of the government’s rollout raised in the Senate inquiry into the rollout on Tuesday. “It really is incredibly difficult to believe how slowly the rollout has been progressing in disability care homes and among staff,” she said. “Virtually no staff working in disability care homes have been vaccinated. “The numbers are quite shocking in terms of how slowly that rollout has been proceeding.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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$650 million man’s horrifying stuff-up

The owner of NFL team the Las Vegas Raiders has taken responsibility for a tweet sent out on the franchise’s official social media account that was widely slammed in the aftermath of Derek Chauvin’s trial. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Rex Australia deputy chairman claims Qantas is trying to ‘undermine’ the airline

A war of words has broken out between two Australian airlines as carriers battle for crucial business in the pandemic era. Rex Australia has expanded operating routes despite challenges posed by COVID but Qantas challenged the airline’s viability after it added Sydney to Melbourne flights on the route already used by Qantas and Virgin. “My personal view is that this market has never sustained three airline groups and it probably won’t into the future,” Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said. “You can be guaranteed that Qantas will be one of them – it’s who else is going to be in the marketplace post this and into the future [that] is going to be interesting.” Rex Australia Deputy Chairman John Sharp said, “they’re questioning our vitality … because they want to undermine our position in the marketplace.” “Alan Joyce the CEO of Qantas has on three occasions over the last few months made statements saying that it’s likely Rex will not survive the COVID pandemic, in other words go broke. “When people
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Protesters March in Columbus After 15-Year-Old Killed in Police Shooting

Protesters marched in Columbus, Ohio, on April 20, after a 15-year-old girl was shot dead by police in the city’s east. The victim was named as Makhia Bryant by local media reports. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said an independent investigation was taking place into the shooting. This video posted to Facebook by Tena Lenny shows protesters carrying Black Lives Matter flags and signs as they march through streets in downtown Columbus. Credit: Tena Lenny via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Labor focuses on healthcare in attempt to regain momentum ahead of Tasmanian election

Less than two weeks out from the Tasmanian election Labor is attempting to regain the momentum by focusing on healthcare which is one of its preferred policies. Labor has pledged to outspend the Liberal Party on healthcare by hundreds of millions of dollars and wants to spend bigger on helping the economy recover from COVID. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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‘Red alert’: Federal investment in carbon capture should trigger warning bells

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says he gets “red alerts” every time he hears the expression “carbon capture and storage” as the federal government prepares to invest in clean energy technology. “There’s a lot of spin involved," he said. “There’s a lot of announcements.” The Commonwealth will invest $540 million in clean energy technologies in the upcoming budget which they say will create 2500 jobs and drive down Australia’s emissions through practical technology. A total of $276 million will go toward four hydrogen hubs across the country, with another $264 million allocated for carbon capture projects. Mr Clennell said former prime minister Kevin Rudd announced $1.3 billion for carbon capture and storage but “it hasn’t really gone anywhere” with the exception of a Western Australia project which has had mixed success. He said Green advocates are suggesting the investment will just mean more money will go to fossil fuel companies and noted the government was pinning mo
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Biden needed to ‘leave the border alone’: Trump

Former US president Donald Trump has weighed in on the US-Mexico border crisis by claiming all Joe Biden needed to do was “leave it alone”. “People are coming in by the tens of thousands, they’re walking in," Mr Trump told told Fox News. “All he had to do was leave it alone. If he left it alone, we were setting record positive numbers and people would have to come in legally.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Greg Hunt: Over 1.7m vaccinations completed by end of Tuesday

Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced Australia will surpass 1.7 million vaccines by the end of the day which he said was a six-fold increase in the four weeks since GP rollout began. The nation-wide vaccine rollout has seen 67,034 vaccinations in the last 24 hours which the health minister described as “very heartening”. “When you think of 1.7 million Australians having been vaccinated, that is an extraordinary achievement,” Mr Hunt said. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe files lawsuit against Twitter after permanent ban

James O’Keefe has filed a defamation lawsuit against Twitter after the Project Veritas founder was permanently banned from the platform. Mr O’Keefe said Twitter had falsely accused him of operating “fake accounts” when it banned him from the platform for good last week. “This defamation action arises from Twitter’s false and defamatory April 15, 2021, statement concerning Twitter’s decision to ban Plaintiff James O’Keefe, an investigative journalist followed by over 926,000 Twitter users as of the time he was banned,” the lawsuit said. “Twitter’s false and defamatory claim was that it removed Mr O’Keefe because he ‘operated fake accounts’.” The lawsuit said the false claim had caused Mr O’Keefe damage and it was “provably false” that Mr O’Keefe operated “fake” Twitter accounts. Ahead of the ban, Mr O’Keefe had published Project Veritas recordings on his Twitter account of CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester, among other things, calling the network “propaganda”. “I am 100 per cent go
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Minneapolis protests escalate as George Floyd jury deliberates

Protests are escalating outside a Minneapolis court house where the jury is deliberating the fate of former police officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd last year. Thousands of people are marching down major city streets to protest what they have labelled white supremacy – flouting coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings. Windows on surrounding shops are boarded up in anticipation of potential violence, especially in the case of a ‘not-guilty’ verdict. The governor of Minnesota says he wants voices to be heard but has urged for protests to be carried out peacefully. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Kamala Harris declared ‘missing’ on border crisis after going 25 days without a news conference

Kamala Harris has been declared "missing" following her appointment as President Biden’s manager of the border crisis, as she is yet to hold a news conference 25 days into the crucial job. Republican Steve Scalise declared the vice president as "missing" by putting a picture of her on a milk carton. He took to Twitter last week to vent his frustrations with the Biden administration. "Today is Monday, April 12, 2021. 19 days have passed without a press conference from Kamala Harris on the border crisis. She has fulfilled Joe Biden's requirements for the job: do nothing," Mr Scalise said. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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