Vickie Chapman is expected to step down as Deputy Premier as she succumbs to a conflict of interest scandal rocking the state government. Tim Paine’s brother-in-law was forced out of a key role at Cricket Tasmania over claims of inappropriate messages to the same woman. The  Aboriginal flag will permanently fly at the Blackwood War Memorial. Australia’s border is set to reopen to tens of thousands of international students, migrant workers and refugees within weeks.

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