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Aust firm developing 15-minute virus test

Queensland researchers are engineering a 15-minute COVID-19 test that could ready by the end of 2020 and used for other viruses like dengue fever.

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Welfare and visa boosts for picking fruit

Fruit and vegetable farmers are calling for urgent intervention in next week’s federal budget to help them fill massive workforce shortages in harvest season.

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Vic records 13 new virus cases, 4 deaths

Victoria has recorded four more coronavirus deaths, taking the state toll to 798 and the national figure to 886, and 13 new cases of infection.

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Vic records 13 new virus cases, 4 deaths

Victoria has recorded four more coronavirus deaths, taking the state toll to 798 and the national figure to 886, and 13 new cases of infection.

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Wharfies make peace offer to end dispute

The Maritime Union of Australia says it will end its industrial action in Sydney in return a 2.5 per cent pay rise.

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Aged care inquiry to deliver virus report

The aged care royal commission will deliver a report to the federal government on the measures needed to protect elderly residents from COVID-19.

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Officials bracing for more grim milestones

Global deaths from coronavirus have surpassed one million but a top health official has warned of more grim milestones in the future.

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No local virus cases in NSW for 4th day

NSW has gone four days without recording a single case of locally acquired COVID-19 but testing rates remain low.

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Labor wants budget to focus on jobs

The upcoming federal budget must focus on jobs to help Australia get back to work, Labor leader Anthony Albanese will say in a speech on Wednesday.

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WA health minister eases COVID ship fears

Western Australia’s health minister is set to meet Port Hedland residents after the number of COVID-19 cases from an offshore bulk carrier climbed to 17.

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Renewable energy jobs focus in gas debate

The Australian Conservation Foundation has commissioned a stocktake of the renewable energy sector, showing there were more than 27,000 jobs last year.

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E-cigarettes heighten smoking risk: study

Non-smokers are three times more likely to begin smoking if they use e-cigarettes, a scientific paper funded by the federal government warns.

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Economists expect more limp credit growth

Economists expect credit growth remained limp in August as a result of the pandemic, while predicting a fall in building approvals after a spike in July.

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Virus fuels Aust telco customer ire

A sharp rise in unanswered internet queries to telcos has been attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on overseas call centres.

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Regional Australia gets $135m budget boost

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is set to announce a $135 million federal budget package aimed at regional Australia.

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Bushfire funds to build Vic koala hospital

More than $1 million in community donations made during the summer bushfires is going towards building a new koala hospital in Melbourne’s west.

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Taylor Swift song invoked in murder trial

A man is standing trial for allegedly murdering his sister in Melbourne over a dispute about money and the care of their elderly father.

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Rain on the way as La Nina confirmed

The weather bureau has declared a La Nina, meaning cooler, wetter months ahead for Australia, with increased potential for flooding and tropical cyclones.

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Brewers want budget to tap into cheap beer

Australian brewers have come up with a brewtiful idea for draught beer they hope the treasurer will be hoppy with ahead of next week’s federal budget.

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