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  1. With a new season of The Crown and the ABC's Roadkill, the divisive Conservative Margaret Thatcher gets a considered makeover

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  2. There were lights, cameras and an all-star cast to remember the man who steered the groundbreaking current affairs show from a "flop" to essential viewing every Sunday night |

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  3. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has called on counterparts in other states to work with him to phase out stamp duty paid on residential properties

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  4. The chief executive of newly-listed fashion retailer Universal Store says the company still plans to significantly expand its physical store footprint despite COVID-19 turning bricks and mortar retailing on its head |

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  5. Older Australians and those employed by small businesses are being left behind by the recovery out of the coronavirus recession as the withdrawal of federal government support filters through the economy |

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  6. Accommodation platform Airbnb is joining the surge of technology companies defying turbulent markets to list on the US stock exchange, despite taking a $US1 billion revenue hit from the coronavirus pandemic |

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  7. The NSW government has not allocated any funding in the state budget for the second stage of the Parramatta light rail project, all but confirming that it will not be built |

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  8. South Australia's so-called Parafield cluster has grown by five to 21 confirmed cases, and that number is expected to climb after health authorities identified another 14 suspected cases on Tuesday

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  9. In December, a surplus of $1.37 billion was forecast for 2020-21. On Tuesday, Perrottet delivered a record deficit of $16 billion with debt to soar to $104 billion in four years |

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  10. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt and South Australian Premier Steven Marshall have both said Adelaide is not yet in the clear as the spread of the state's first local coronavirus transmissions in three months begins to slow

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  11. Both Google and Facebook said they rejected about 20 per cent of data disclosure requests from Australian law enforcement agencies in 2019 on the grounds the requests were too broad or had no legal basis |

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  12. Tumbling coal prices have lopped this year's expected mining royalties by a quarter and triggered a $1.4 billion downgrade to NSW's coffers over four years |

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  13. Scott Morrison says he is hopeful Queensland will restart its campaign to host the 2032 Summer Games as he reiterated his support for the Australian bid when meeting with International Olympic officials in Japan

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  14. Opinion: It’s fitting that the final, deciding match of this series is being played before a rabid full house at Queensland’s spiritual home — 40 years after it started in the same place, at the old Lang Park |

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  15. Natural disasters force 100 million people a year to seek aid and that number is expected to double within 30 years as climate change intensifies floods, droughts and storms |

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  16. Opinion: If the rise of Kamala Harris to Vice-President-elect of the United States is a sign of how far we've come in gender equality, then any awkward feelings about Doug Emhoff becoming second gentleman are a sign of how far we have to go |

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  17. NSW will commit $29.6 billion to a COVID-19 health and economic package over the next five years following unprecedented emergency health spending to weather the pandemic |

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  18. The United Nations agency responsible for global shipping has intervened in the diplomatic dispute that has left dozens of Indian sailors stranded for months with tonnes of Australian coal in Chinese waters |

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  19. Analysis: The NSW Treasurer's plan to replace stamp duty with a property tax is recognition the state's tax mix is leading to poor economic and social outcomes |

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  20. Maroons coach Wayne Bennett has bristled at suggestions Queensland medical staff failed to assess Jake Friend for a possible head injury in the second Origin after he took a series of heavy knocks within the space of 30 seconds |

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