Retailers are predicting Australians to spend close to $20 billion during the Christmas season, with online shopping to reach record levels
 
 

 
 
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned the state to "brace" for a surge in new coronavirus cases as thousands turn out to get tested on Sydney's Northern Beaches
 
 
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he is confident NSW Health will be able to deal with a surge in new coronavirus cases on Sydney's Northern Beaches with 'gold standard' contact tracing.
 
 
 

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Coronavirus: Sydney COVID-19 outbreak update, States close borders
 
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Trade and Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham says the travel restrictions placed by state governments on New South Wales are "premature."
 
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Sky News host Paul Murray says reports are starting to emerge about what went wrong regarding the decisions that were made by "Chairman Dan and many of the bureaucracy" who remain "completely unhurt" by this pandemic.
 
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Even around Christmas time “power hungry” premiers may feel the need to close borders, so to ensure our country remains open amid the new COVID-19 cluster in Sydney, the health advice must be followed, says Sky News host Paul Murray.
 
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Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced any travellers from New South Wales will be forced to enter self-quarantine for 14 days, effective from midnight tonight.
 
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Liberal Senator Jim Molan says his prediction for 2021 is that there "could be an expanded gray-zone conflict with China" or "actual war".
 
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The shutting of the Queensland border is "coming like a stream train," after a COVID-19 cluster broke out in Sydney's Northern Beaches, according to Sky News contributor Campbell Newman.
 
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Liberal Senator Jim Molan says prosperity and security are now “far less guaranteed," meaning Australia is going to need effective governments going into the future more than ever.
 
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Parts of China are reportedly experiencing worsening electricity shortages as the communist country refuses to accept Australian coal which remains in dozens of ships being kept waiting off China's ports.
 
 
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More states and territories are reacting to the COVID-19 cluster which has emerged in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, imposing various restrictions such as self-quarantine requirements.
 
 
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Chinese state media have given their clearest indication yet that Beijing has banned imports of Australian coal, with The Global Times reporting power plants have been directed to exclude Australian products
 
 

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People living in low-lying areas around Tweed River are told to prepare to evacuate amid the risk of flooding.
 
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Northern Territory police are making a gradual exit from some of the Territory's road borders, as domestic travellers are free to visit without quarantining.
 
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A jump in household spending, jobs and a housing construction boom has put the state in a better than expected economic position than forecast.
 
 
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A special chapter in Australia's rich maritime history closed today when the Aurora Australis set sail from Hobart.
 
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It seems an unlikely alliance but UK and Russian scientists are teaming up to trial a combination of two COVID-19 vaccines.

Five returned travellers have tested positive for coronavirus in Victoria, ending the run of COVID free days.
 
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A 'testing error' is being blamed for a mass mailout accidentally sent early this morning by the official university admission body, effectively telling every graduate they aren't eligible to go to uni.
 
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Residents on the Mid North Coast are on high alert tonight, warned their communities will likely flood in the coming days.
 
 
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After eight weeks, an unstoppable blaze is dimming with a downpour providing the help that many had hoped for on Fraser Island. 
 
 

 
 
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Kennard’s Self Storage CEO Sam Kennard says given China’s apparent unfriendliness to Australia, the nation should look further afield to find comparable products from other markets.
 
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Sky News host Paul Murray says China forgets that while it thinks it is winning a PR war, the actual strength of Australia lies in the fact it is connected.
 
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Postponing kerbside collection was only part of the reason Brisbane residents made a record number of trips to the tip this year, according to the Lord Mayor.
 
 
 

 
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They've only just reopened, but now our borders are again under threat. Queensland authorities are closely watching a potential Covid outbreak in New South Wales.
 
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For all the education, all the effort, hundreds of thousands of youngsters still don't eat enough fruit and vegetables. So a new program is coming to 60 schools, aimed at turning the tide and creating a healthier Queensland.
 
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Living with disability is challenging enough, let alone working with one but a McDonald's employee on Sydney's Northern Beaches is showing just how adept disabled workers can be.
 
 

 
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