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Movie Review: Robot and Frank

The Rumble Review, featuring grumpy old men, robots and easy pickings for a jewel thief.





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Movie Review: Perks of Being A Wallflower

A John Hughes-esq teen coming-of-age film where the outcasts are the interesting folk and a shy wallflower with a mysterious past can shine.




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Movie review: Pitch Perfect

A teen romance, heavily influenced by the hit TV show Glee, Pitch Perfect features teams of acapella singing groups competing for the crown with some college romance sprinkled in.




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Movie Review: Liberal Arts

A sweet, gentle story about a sweet, gentle man who loves books, loved uni, and is looking for love in all the wrong places.




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AgQuip, Australia's largest field day, provides drought relief and future planning for farmers

Australia's largest agricultural field day may not exactly be a spending spree this year, but it does provide farmers with a reprieve from drought.




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Schools stay open in Tasmania but online learning to be provided if parents choose

Tasmanian public schools will remain open "for the time being", while pubs, clubs, sporting venues and churches close from midday.




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Lambie blasts gambling giant for demanding pokies rent during COVID-19 shutdown

Gambling giant Federal Group is demanding Tasmanian pub owners continue paying rent on leased poker machines, even while hoteliers have been forced to close due to coronavirus — a move blasted by Senator Jacqui Lambie as "trying to make a quid" during a "wartime scenario".




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COVID-19 cuts deep as Middle East lamb market vanishes into thin air

Tasmanian producer's market collapses from 6,000 carcasses a week at the start of this month to nothing.





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Fresh food out, medical supplies in: $170m COVID-19 package clears exporters for take off

The Australian Government will launch hundreds of flights to deliver fresh produce to key international markets as part of a big-spending boost for exports.




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Tasmanian coronavirus cases rise overnight as COVID-19-infected tourists' trip probed

A new coronavirus case diagnosed overnight takes Tasmania's tally to 72, as authorities release a list of destinations visited by two interstate travellers who later tested positive for COVID-19.




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Race meets, sex work, garage sales banned under latest COVID-19 measures

Sex work, food vans at farmers' markets and race meetings are some of the latest activities banned by Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein, as part of the ongoing effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in the state.




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Aussies in the bush reaping benefits of COVID-19 online service delivery

If there is anything good to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it could be that rural Australians end up better connected to essential and recreational services than ever before.




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Eddie Pridmore had hepatitis in the 1960s. He has a message for the COVID-19 era

A former patient at Launceston's first purpose-built infectious diseases hospital wants Tasmanians to heed the warnings to stay home and stay safe.




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The decade ahead may be 'the era of massive change' for our cities and suburbs after COVID-19

Automated crosswalks, the rebirth of suburbia, electric scooters — there are many quirky and nuanced ways that the coronavirus outbreak could impact on urban life.




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Huon from Tasmania asks how long will the COVID-19 situation go on for?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has answered questions from kids around Australia on the coronavirus pandemic on ABC Me's Behind The News program.



  • Government and Politics
  • Epidemics and Pandemics

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How COVID-19 has changed the workload of Australian paramedics

As the country stays bunkered down during the pandemic, some ambulance services have seen a reduction in call-outs, especially to road accidents. Others say they're dealing with calls about flu-like symptoms that need to go elsewhere.




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'If you go to work, you have to move': Doctor evicted during COVID-19 crisis

A day after the Prime Minister announced a moratorium on evictions, this doctor was given an ultimatum by her landlord — either she stop working at a hospital or move out.




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If the Ruby Princess had never docked the COVID-19 pandemic would have looked like this

The Ruby Princess leaves Australian waters today over a month after docking in Sydney. About one in 10 cases of coronavirus in Australia is linked to the cruise ship.



  • Health
  • Disease Outbreak
  • Diseases and Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases (Other)
  • Government and Politics
  • States and Territories


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'We're used to chaos and disaster': Tasmanian family waits out COVID-19 in the slums of Mozambique

Jessica and James Brewer are volunteering in a Mozambican slum for the fourth year running, only this time they are expecting a child, parenting a toddler and dealing with the challenges of coronavirus.



  • Charities and Community Organisations
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Direct Tasmania to New Zealand flights discussed, but new COVID-19 cases identified

The Premier says Tasmania is talking about the first direct flights to New Zealand since the late 1990s if a "trans-Tasman bubble" excluding coronavirus can be maintained, as the state's four-day case-free run crashes with two new cases.





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Blood and guts a must for cast of horror movie Boar in country Queensland

The shooting of Nambour director Chris Sun's fourth horror epic is underway in the small country town of Kandanga in the Mary Valley. If you are lucky enough to pass through the one street hamlet in the next month you will see some of Australia's finest actors. ABC Sunshine Coast spoke to a few of them about the experience.




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COVID-19 update with Norman Swan

National Cabinet is due to meet again this week to decide on the easing of nationwide COVID-19 restrictions on movement and businesses.




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Newmarch COVID-19 outbreak evidence of sector in crisis, HSU says

The COVID-19 death toll at the Newmarch nursing home rose to 14 over the weekend, while a further 63 infections have been linked to staff and other residents.




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Inside the Newmarch House COVID-19 outbreak

Two reviews are already underway but the tragedy has led to calls for the Aged Care Royal Commission to investigate.




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COVID-19 pandemic exposes problems with Australia's immigration policy, Keneally says

Labor's Home Affairs spokesperson Kristina Keneally has sparked controversy after declaring the COVID-19 crisis should force a revamp of the temporary migration program.




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CSIRO rejects claims its working with Chinese lab at centre of COVID-19 probe

News Corp Australia claimed CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong Victoria has been collaborating with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.



  • Science and Technology
  • Health

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Retail sector prepares to open its doors as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Retailers have been at the economic epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, with mass shutdowns in place for the past five weeks.




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Concern over Indonesia's ability to control COVID-19 outbreak

There are questions around Indonesia's coronavirus death toll following reports thousands of people have died with COVID-19 symptoms but not recorded as victims of the disease.



  • Health
  • Epidemics and Pandemics

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Expert says it's 'extremely unlikely' COVID-19 originated in Chinese lab

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insist they've seen intelligence proving that the virus began in a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan.



  • Health
  • Epidemics and Pandemics
  • Government and Politics

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COVID-19 pandemic has revealed childcare sector crisis, Weatherill says

The former South Australian Premier said it's now time for states and territories to take control of childcare and treat them more like schools.




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Survey on impacts of COVID-19 paints a picture of distress, hardship and resilience

The ANU study has found that two-thirds of Australians feel anxious or worried about their own and others' safety, and a substantial number believe they'll contract the virus in the next six months.




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Lake Eyre flood lures tourists to 'once-in-a-lifetime' spectacle providing outback businesses with key lifeline

This year's flood event at Lake Eyre delivers a spectacular natural wonder, and brings new life to Central Australia and a crucial economic boost to remote businesses.




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Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) lines provide power to rural stations

Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) lines provide power to rural stations




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HSC without exams provides alternative pathway through high school

As students stress and cram for final-year exams in the hope of getting into university, a small group of students prepares to finish high school without having to sit one test.




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Government concedes COVIDSafe app unlikely to ever work on older phones

The Federal Government says it has set a record for the fastest app to reach 5 million downloads in Australia with COVIDSafe, but acknowledges it might never work for 10 per cent of smartphone users.




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How the plasma of COVID-19 patients could help others who get sick

We asked an immunologist how an antibody therapy might work against COVID-19.




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Coronavirus update: Japan follows US in authorising remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients

Japan reaches the decision to approve the antiviral medication previously used to treat Ebola patients just three days after the drugmaker filed for approval.




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We've flattened the COVID-19 curve. The next wave of preventable deaths will be caused by suicide, experts say

Imagine trying to eradicate COVID-19 without knowing how many cases there are in Australia. That is the situation mental health advocates say is hampering the fight against suicide.




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'Have we just discovered a new mechanism of stroke?': Why COVID-19 patients' organs are failing

It's well established that coronavirus targets the lungs; but a growing body of evidence suggests COVID-19 may also cause blood clots that can damage vital organs, including the kidneys, heart and brain.



  • Health
  • Infectious Diseases (Other)

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More than 6,000 COVID-19 recoveries as Hunt points towards restrictions lifting

The number of Australians to have recovered from COVID-19 has surpassed 6,000, Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced, leaving fewer than 800 active cases of the virus around the country.




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Pub fined $5,000 for flouting COVID-19 restrictions by serving drinks in front bar

The pub in South Australia's south-east allegedly served drinks to a number of customers in its front bar on Tuesday night.




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Coronavirus update: Boris Johnson to announce next phase of UK's lockdown plan as Brazil hits new record for COVID-19 deaths

The UK Government will reveal the next "very cautious" phase of its plan to deal with the fallout from coronavirus, Brazil registers 10,222 new cases in one day, and Donald Trump says he isn't worried about a spread of the virus in the White House after a Mike Pence aide tests positive.




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'Never give up, never despair': Queen's VE Day address reflects on today's fight against COVID-19

Queen Elizabeth has led tributes to veterans of World War Two, recalling the "never give up, never despair" message of Victory in Europe Day 75 years ago, as coronavirus dampened VE Day commemorations.




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'Maybe Nan recovered from COVID-19, but she didn't recover from the isolation': Newmarch House resident dies

A 92-year-old resident of Newmarch House aged care home in western Sydney dies after contracting coronavirus, as NSW reaches a record high in testing rates.




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Illusionist Roy Horn, of Siegfried & Roy, dies of COVID-19 complications

Roy Horn, one half of the longtime Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75 after suffering complications from coronavirus.




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High Court rules sperm donor is daughter's legal father, stopping her moving overseas with mother

A man who donated his sperm to a lesbian friend with the belief he could play a role in the child's life wins a High Court fight to be named the girl's legal father, blocking her mother from moving overseas.