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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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Tasmania coronavirus outbreak traced to two Ruby Princess passengers

Infections then spread between staff and patients, as some healthcare workers worked six shifts while symptomaticSign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsThe coronavirus spread through a Tasmanian hospital from two elderly patients who had been passengers on the Ruby Princess cruise ship, hopping from healthcare worker to healthcare worker at end-of-shift handovers and forming clusters among the attendees o...
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Private surgical abortion provider to open in Tasmania

Minister’s announcement comes after Cricket Australia accused of sacking staffer who criticised government’s lack of abortion services Tasmanian women will be able to access surgical abortions, with a private provider to begin offering the procedure later in the year.It follows outrage over the sacking of Cricket Australia staffer Angela Williamson after she criticised the Liberal state government for a void of abortion services. Continue reading...
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Cricket Australia accused of sacking woman for abortion rights tweets

Angela Williamson called Tasmanian Liberals ‘gutless’ on reproductive health accessA former Cricket Australia employee alleges she was sacked because she campaigned for improved abortion rights in Tasmania and criticised the state Liberal government on social media. Angela Williamson, 39, was sacked from her job as manager of public policy and government relations at Cricket Australia following a tweet in which she labelled the government “gutless” for failing to ensure women had access to repro...
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