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Australia launches new national brand

A kangaroo image and the slogan 'Only in Australia' will be offered to businesses and industries to bolster trade and investment.

AAP · Feb 17, 2022

Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic hopes to make Australian Open return despite deportation

Novak Djokovic says he wants to return to Melbourne Park for the Australian Open despite being deported last month, while being given the green light to compete at the Italian Open.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022

'Hardworking' trucker will never drive again after losing both legs in freak accident

Michelle Pillar was travelling along the south coast of Victoria, Australia, in January this year when she was involved in a tragic accident that resulted in the loss of both of her legs

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2022

Morning mail: Covid restrictions ease in NSW and Victoria, Biden warns on Ukraine, calls for calm after shark attack

Friday: Restrictions introduced to curb the spread of Omicron, including bans on singing and dancing, will be eased over the next week in NSW and Victoria. Plus: how we can repel threats to Australian democracy

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2022

Ant and Dec announce I'm A Celeb will return to Australia after 2 years in Wales

Chatting on The One Show on Thursday night, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! presenters Ant and Dec let slip the shows plans to return to Australia later this year. The ITV series has filmed the last two series in Wales, thanks to the ongoing global pandemic

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2022

‘Wholly inappropriate’: Dismay as Priti Patel hires Australian asylum tsar to review Border Force

Former Australian foreign minister has vocally backed Channel push-backs and defended the home secretary from ‘widespread ridicule’

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

UK regulator joins five-nation effort against supply chain price hikes

UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand team up to identify collusion between suppliers and shippers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

Education is a human right, but for most asylum seekers in Australia, university is an impossible dream

After August 2012, the Australian government introduced “deterrence policies” for asylum seekers who arrive here by boat. Part of this is keeping them on temporary visas and giving them almost no feasible pathway to permanent residency.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

Vital Signs: Unemployment steady at 4.2%, but it will need to go lower still to lift wages

Thursday brought news that Australia’s official unemployment rate in January remained at a historically low 4.2%. In parliament, Prime Minister Scott Morrision boasted of the nation being on track to achieve a rate “with a 3 in front of it” this year.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

Employers still want more workers, despite COVID-19's Omicron wave

Australia's economy has weathered COVID-19's Omicron wave over the summer, and workers are still in strong demand, according to economists.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022