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Union launches legal challenge to COVID-19 vaccine mandate at coal mine
The coal miners union is attempting to wind back a vaccine order imposed by BHP on workers at its massive Mt Arthur mine in the NSW Hunter Valley.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Labor’s Kristina Keneally met with head of United Front group
Labor’s home affairs spokeswoman said she didn’t know the man was the head of a peak Chinese propaganda body when she met him.
- by Anthony Galloway
Australia moves to phase B of COVID recovery with booster shots on the horizon
The country has reached the 70 per cent double vaccinated milestone, while the booster shot program is expected to start with aged care residents in November.
- by Rachel Clun and Lisa Visentin
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Does it hurt? Will it make you sick? Why can’t it be a tablet? We answer kids’ COVID vaccine questions
Children told us what they wanted to know about the COVID-19 vaccine ... and we asked an expert for answers.
- by Rachel Clun
‘Not a pantomime’: Joyce names four Nationals to secure climate deal
The Nationals have already rejected a higher emissions target for 2030 and are holding out on the 2050 goal even though the policy has a majority in federal cabinet and support from Liberals.
- by David Crowe
ASIO warns foreign attackers may try to insert malicious code in critical infrastructure to exploit later
The alert comes as the federal government readies to pass laws to better protect critical infrastructure.
- by Anthony Galloway
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