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• Doctors warn of 'missing piece' in Hotel Grand Chancellor investigation

  14-01-2021 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A dozen doctors warn the Queensland Government that airborne transmission of the UK strain of coronavirus is "highly likely" to have occurred at Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor and that experts need to be hired urgently.
  
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• He was known as a European aristocrat with a Guinness World Record — but was any of it real?

  17-01-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Lord Sydney Ling had a gift for telling people in showbusiness everything they wanted to hear, and even claimed a Guinness World Record. But things got murky when two amateur detectives tried to separate fact from fiction in his life story.
  
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• 'We got this': The top five things this leading economist thinks will happen in 2021

  17-01-2021 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Last year was a hell of a ride for well, almost every industry. So what will 2021 bring? Here's how Australia's economy will play in 2021 according to one of our top economists.
  
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• Chiara spent 2020 in a UK hospital. Now she's among the first Australians to get a COVID-19 vaccine

  17-01-2021 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  While many Australians at home are still anxiously waiting for a coronavirus vaccine, some stuck overseas have already received the injection and are feeling "grateful".
  
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• Would you let artificial intelligence choose your partner?

  17-01-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common across aspects of our lives. But what role should it play in how we find love?
  
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• What we've learned in 12 million COVID tests

  17-01-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australia looks to the Northern Hemisphere for a COVID-19 vaccine, the world is looking at us for the best ways to perform pathology testing, writes Debra Graves and Lawrie Bott.
  
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• Hitting balls against the wall and a 5km run in the room: How quarantined players are preparing for the Australian Open

  17-01-2021 13:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Confined to their hotel rooms for two weeks an unable to train, some tennis players have come up with novel ways to prepare for the Australian Open.
  
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• Philip Wilson, former Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, dies aged 70

  17-01-2021 09:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Once the highest-ranking Catholic to be convicted with concealing sex abuse before his conviction was overturned, Emeritus Archbishop Wilson died unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• With Greater Brisbane no longer declared a COVID-19 hotspot, what's changing?

  17-01-2021 06:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Government revokes Brisbane's hotspot declaration, but some interstate travel restrictions are still in place. Here's what it means for Queenslanders.
  
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• Australian professor and son being detained in Qatar released after five months

  17-01-2021 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The family of an Australian public health professor and his son who were detained by Qatar for five months without charge and allegedly tortured express joy and relief after the pair are released.
  
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• 'I don't need alcohol to be myself': Why more people are going booze-free

  17-01-2021 00:19 via abc.net.au
  
  More Australians are turning away from alcohol, and some who have ditched the drink say non-alcoholic beverages make it more socially acceptable to be sober.
  
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• Live: Hazlewood in the wickets but Australia made to toil by dogged India

  17-01-2021 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is into India's tail on day three of the fourth Test at the Gabba, aiming for a big first-innings lead after the final session yesterday was lost to rain. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Australia looking to break through India's top order on day three at the Gabba

  17-01-2021 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  India begins the day at 2-62 chasing Australia's first-innings total of 369. Can Pat Cummins and co. make an impact early on day three after the final session yesterday was lost to rain? Follow live.
  
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• Live: Australia desperate to make up for lost time on day three of must-win final Test

  17-01-2021 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  With a victory required to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, can Pat Cummins and co. make an impact early on day three after the final session yesterday was lost to rain? Follow live.
  
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• 'Patients will suffer': Doctors concerned over 'Robodebt-like' Medicare watchdog as GP takes Commonwealth to court

  16-01-2021 23:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland doctor is taking the Federal Government to court over a Commonwealth watchdog she says is unfairly punishing GP's and putting patient care at risk. The system is designed to catch doctors who rort Medicare, but many medical experts say it needs an urgent overhaul.
  
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• Live: Locations added to Sydney contact tracing list

  16-01-2021 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  More locations and public transport services have been added to New South Wales' COVID contact tracing list. Follow live.
  
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• Koalas may be unbearably cute, but they're not as cuddly as they look

  16-01-2021 22:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite the impression given on postcards, koalas are not as laid back as they seem. We bust some myths and misconceptions about this iconic Australian and share some tips on what to do if you encounter one where you live.
  
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• Rude words, social media and milk tea: What do Thais in Australia think of the protests?

  16-01-2021 20:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The 2020 demonstrations that rocked Bangkok have inspired protests in Australia, but not everyone agrees with the young protesters taking on the king.
  
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• 'These are safe and effective vaccines': US data shows COVID jab allergic reactions are rare

  16-01-2021 20:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines are "exceedingly rare", experts say. But why do they sometimes happen — and who's at risk?
  
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• W-League's next generation already showing Matildas credentials

  16-01-2021 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The first three rounds of the W-League season have produced some jaw-dropping moments and spectacular goals, with the next generation of players showing they've got what it takes to become one of the Matildas.
  
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• It look Jennifer 11 months to get home from the UK. Now she might have to go back for her son

  16-01-2021 19:51 via abc.net.au
  
  One of the hardest decisions Jennifer Guy has made was getting on a flight back home to Australia without her 15-year-old son, who fell ill before boarding. Now she worries he may be stuck in the UK.
  
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• 'I knew at once that he broke': How two German pilots survived 39 days in the Australian wilderness

  16-01-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  After hitting a severe storm and faced with dwindling fuel, two German pilots were forced to land their plane on the remote Kimberley coast. What follows next is an unlikely 39-day story of survival.
  
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• I have missed America, but right now all it is a memory

  16-01-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  With Donald Trump impeached for a second time, political pundits have filled the airwaves, rushing to revive the USA's faded glory, as if the end of Trump will renew the promise of democracy, writes Stan Grant.
  
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• Why did Emirates suspend flights and how will this impact Australians stuck overseas?

  16-01-2021 07:35 via abc.net.au
  
  From Tuesday next week, Emirates will stop flying to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Here's what's going to happen to the people who already had Emirates flights booked, as well as the 37,000-odd Australians stuck overseas right now.
  
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• Ian Chappell warns the tide could turn for 'extremely lucky' Marnus Labuschagne

  16-01-2021 06:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Ian Chappell says Marnus Labuschagne — who has seen five catches dropped off his bat this series — will soon face challenges in his career when his run of good fortune at the crease comes to an end.
  
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• Government to schedule 20 repatriation flights to bring stranded Australians home

  16-01-2021 04:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The flights will take off from "priority areas" around the world and will be organised by the Commonwealth over the next few months.
  
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• Where can I travel to? Here are the current coronavirus border restrictions around Australia

  16-01-2021 03:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia will reclassify Victoria as "low-risk", while Victoria is declaring Greater Brisbane an "orange zone". Here are the current coronavirus border restrictions in place across Australia.
  
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• Live: Cummins makes early breakthrough after India dismisses Australia for 369

  16-01-2021 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia loses five wickets in the first session on day two, but puts together a formidable first-innings score thanks to some late hitting from Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Cummins, Lyon take early wickets after India dismisses Australia for 369

  16-01-2021 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia puts together a formidable first-innings score of 369 on day two of the must-win fourth Test at the Gabba. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Australia's first innings on a knife's edge to start day two at the Gabba

  16-01-2021 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia will once again be relying on its lower order to set an imposing first-innings score against India's inexperienced attack on day two of the final Test at the Gabba. Follow live.
  
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