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Australia news live: Christine Holgate says she was ‘bullied’ and Australia Post chairman fabricated evidence

Holgate says she was ‘humiliated’ by prime minister Scott Morrison; man dies of coronavirus in Queensland. Follow all the latest news and updates, live • Australia won’t purchase Johnson & Johnson jab • AstraZeneca blood clotting: what is this rare syndrome?• Andrew Laming blocked from recontesting next election • More than half of Australians think vaccine rollout is too slow 2.36am BST Now back over the other senate inquiry:Nearly 80% of workers in aged care are in “low-hours, part-time” i...
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Australia news live: national domestic violence survey to be launched online tonight

Gladys Berejiklian says a NSW Covid immunisation centre will be capable of administering 30,000 doses a week; European Union denies blocking 3.1m AstraZeneca doses from reaching Australia. Follow the latest updates, liveFederal government to launch domestic violence surveyTrans-Tasman travel bubble to start from 19 AprilSix key things we don’t know about Australia’s vaccine rolloutDisability services take vaccinations ‘into their own hands’ amid rollout failuresFollow our global coronavirus live...
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Australia news live: mass Covid vaccination hub for Sydney could be operational in ‘couple of months’

Gladys Berejiklian says a NSW Covid immunisation centre will be capable of administering 30,000 doses a week; EU denies blocking further shipments of AstraZeneca earmarked for Australia. Follow the latest updates, liveEU denies blocking 3.1m Covid vaccine doses from reaching AustraliaTrans-Tasman travel bubble to start from 19 AprilSix key things we don’t know about Australia’s vaccine rolloutDisability services take vaccinations ‘into their own hands’ amid rollout failures 4.26am BST Frontl...
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Australia news live: AEC to investigate Andrew Laming; mass vaccination hub for Sydney

European Union says it hasn’t blocked further shipments of AstraZeneca earmarked for Australia. Follow the latest updates, liveEU denies blocking 3.1m Covid vaccine doses from reaching AustraliaTrans-Tasman travel bubble to start from 19 AprilSix key things we don’t know about Australia’s vaccine rolloutDisability services take vaccinations ‘into their own hands’ amid rollout failures 2.32am BST Abc Hobart is reporting Tasmanian Labor candidate Ben McGregor has resigned from candidacy over “...
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Australia news live: Turnbull in line to head NSW climate advisory board; Qld sends Brisbane into three-day lockdown

Queensland reports four new local cases of UK variant; two visited Byron Bay in NSW; Nationals MP Anne Webster lodges complaint over alleged sexual harassment in parliament. Follow the latest updates Queensland Covid hotspots Covid hotspots NSWNationals MP Anne Webster lodges sexual harassment complaint against Coalition colleague 3.29am BST Scott Morrison will be holding a press conference at 1:30pm AEDT where it’s expected he’ll announce a cabinet reshuffle, following concerns about the ab...
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Australia news live: more allegations of harassment in parliament, Queensland battles Covid cluster

Nationals MP Anne Webster has lodged a complaint over alleged sexual harassment in parliament. Follow the latest updates • Queensland Covid hotspots • Queensland authorities contradict earlier advice about Covid case hosting ‘party’• Coalition women call for MP drug and alcohol testing in response to sexual misconduct crisis 10.22pm BST And Webster’s interview has closed with a question about how she feels the prime minister has handled the last few weeks...I think this has been a really inc...
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Australia coronavirus live update: Scott Morrison announces free childcare as death toll rises to 24 – latest news

Victoria and Queensland register deaths as federal government acts on childcare and industrial relations concerns. Follow live updatesYour questions about Australia’s coronavirus lockdown rules explainedHave you encountered police enforcing social distancing laws?Sign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailCoronavirus Australia maps and cases: live numbers and statisticsSee all our coronavirus coverage 6.19am BST BREAKING NEWS: All 71 Victorian Labor MPs will donate their pay ris...
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