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Stranded Australians may return this year

Australians stranded overseas have been offered hope of returning this year to quarantine in homes.

Summit fails to deliver Women’s Safety, Labor claims

The Prime Minister gave the keynote address at the Women’s Safety Summit this week - but Labor politicians want the Coalition to do more.

States blast ‘unfair’ vaccine allocations

Angry state premiers have blasted the Morrison government for pumping more coronavirus vaccines into NSW than other states.

Morrison shrugs off Father’s Day trip criticism

Scott Morrison has brushed off criticism of his controversial travel between Canberra and Sydney for Father's Day.

Morrison, Biden hold talks on Afghanistan

Scott Morrison and Joe Biden have spoken for the first time since the United States and other coalition forces withdrew from Afghanistan.

Christmas border closures up to states: PM

Scott Morrison has conceded opening Australia's internal borders will be up to state governments despite making Christmas a key goal.

Morrison talks up international travel plans

Scott Morrison believes international travel could be on the near horizon for fully vaccinated Australians.

Leaders primed for reopening plan showdown

Australia's leaders are set for a showdown on the national reopening plan after a week of tensions over vaccine coverage and infections.

ACT facing ‘gentle emergence’ from lockdown when time comes

Chief Minister Andrew Barr today flagged restrictions would be eased gradually once the ACT is in a position to move out of lockdown.

Our goal is to live with virus: Morrison

Scott Morrison has declared lockdowns will be unsustainable once widespread vaccination coverage is achieved.

We can’t live in lockdown forever: PM

Scott Morrison says it is highly unlikely that Australia will achieve zero coronavirus cases, but neither can it live with lockdowns forever.

PM: Time to shift focus from case numbers to hospitalisations

While right now our national strategy is necessarily about suppressing the virus and vaccinating as many people as possible, a one-eyed focus on just case numbers overlooks the fact that less people are getting seriously ill, let alone dying.

UN report predicts ‘terrifying’ climate change

Catastrophic climate change is nigh, according to a UN report published this week. Local politicians are calling for government action now.

Rogue MP condemned over anti-lockdown rant

Scott Morrison is under pressure to discipline another government MP spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation about coronavirus.

Hillsong founder facing criminal charge

Hillsong founder and pastor Brian Houston has been charged with concealing alleged child sex offences in the 1970s.

PM faces grilling over commuter car park cash splash

Scott Morrison has dodged a barrage of questions about a controversial $660 million pre-election car park cash splash in marginal and coalition seats.

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