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Australian shares close 0.43pc higher

After surging early, Australia’s share market has eased and closed with modest gains. The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index closed higher by 28.8 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 6739.6 on Monday. The index was 1.7 per [...]
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No new local Vic virus cases for 10 days

Victoria has recorded 10 days without a locally-acquired COVID-19 case as it readies to administer the first of the state’s AstraZeneca vaccines. An airline worker in hotel quarantine tested positive to the virus, out of [...]
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“Money well spent”: NZ buys Pfizer doses

The New Zealand government has changed lanes on its COVID-19 vaccine supply deal, snapping up millions of Pfizer doses after it was proven to be more effective. On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced it [...]
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Qld blames slow vaccine rollout on supply

The Queensland premier says the coronavirus vaccine can only be rolled out as fast as it’s being supplied by the federal government. Annastacia Palaszczuk defended the pace of the rollout as the first two AstraZeneca [...]
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Victoria reaches 10 virus-free days

Victoria has had 10 days without any new local coronavirus cases, with the state about to roll out its first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines. But there is one new overseas case and the number of [...]

Australian shares close 0.43pc higher

Markets

March 8, 2021 0

After surging early, Australia’s share market has eased and closed with modest gains. The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index closed higher by 28.8 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 6739.6 on Monday. The index was 1.7 per [...]

No new local Vic virus cases for 10 days

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March 8, 2021 0

Victoria has recorded 10 days without a locally-acquired COVID-19 case as it readies to administer the first of the state’s AstraZeneca vaccines. An airline worker in hotel quarantine tested positive to the virus, out of [...]

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“Money well spent”: NZ buys Pfizer doses

March 8, 2021 0

The New Zealand government has changed lanes on its COVID-19 vaccine supply deal, snapping up millions of Pfizer doses after it was proven to be more effective. On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced it [...]

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Qld blames slow vaccine rollout on supply

March 8, 2021 0

The Queensland premier says the coronavirus vaccine can only be rolled out as fast as it’s being supplied by the federal government. Annastacia Palaszczuk defended the pace of the rollout as the first two AstraZeneca [...]

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Victoria reaches 10 virus-free days

March 8, 2021 0

Victoria has had 10 days without any new local coronavirus cases, with the state about to roll out its first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines. But there is one new overseas case and the number of [...]