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Zoe Smith is a Network News senior producer and night editor. She has over 20 years of experience in journalism and has worked at digital and print mastheads across Australia and the UK.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 2, 2021: Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NZ extends Vic travel bubble pause, new Covid payment

New Zealand has extended the pause on travel with Victoria, as Scott Morrison revealed a new lockdown financial support system.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos MAY 29 2021: Victorian Health Minister, Martin Foley provides a coronavirus update. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Matray

Victoria’s snap Covid lockdown under a cloud

Victoria’s Health Minister Martin Foley has refused to be drawn on whether the state’s snap seven-day lockdown will be extended, as the state records five new locally acquired Covid-19 cases.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 26: Prime Minister, Boris Johnson leaves number 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister's questions on May 26, 2021 in London, England. The prime minister attended weekly PMQs on the day his former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, testified before a parliamentary hearing on the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

China slams US over virus probe, Facebook reverses lab theory ban

China has hit out at Joe Biden’s call for a deeper investigation into the origins of Covid-19 as Facebook backtracks on its ban on posts suggesting the virus was man-made.

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Screen grab of Meghan Markle as she appears during Vax Live.

Meghan could give birth ‘any day now’

Meghan Markle has only ever said that she is expecting her second child during the northern summer, but it’s believed the baby girl could arrive sooner than expected.

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Military vehicles carrying DF-21D ballistic missiles roll to Tiananmen Square during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

‘First hit’: China’s chilling warning to Australia

Australia has been warned by Chinese propagandists not to interfere in any potential military conflict over Taiwan as tensions rise.

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Jacko’s family may sue over Bashir interview

Michael Jackson’s family slams Martin Bashir as Britain’s Home Secretary refuses to rule out criminal prosecutions over the Princess Diana report.

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Expatriates collect luggage from their Delhi flight. *** Local Caption *** Defence is supporting Whole-of-Government efforts to return Australians from India following the pause of flights due to COVID-19. A QANTAS flight carrying returning Australians touched down at RAAF Base Darwin, with passengers transported to Howard Springs Quarantine Facility.ADF Supplied pictures

India flight lands in Melbourne before lockdown

A repatriation flight from India has touched down in Melbourne just hours before Victoria is plunged into lockdown.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: Nurse Catherine Guy handles a COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine vial at the Sydney Road Family Medical Practice on March 23, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Medical practices across Australia have started COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible Australians under the Phase 1b rollout. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

New COVID overseas travel plan

Vaccinated Aussies would be allowed to travel to medium-risk countries and not have to quarantine on return under a new plan.

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SHRINGVERPUR, INDIA - MAY 20: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image depicts death.) Bodies, some of which are believed to be Covid-19 victims, are seen partially exposed in shallow sand graves after rains washed away the top layer of sand at a cremation ground on the banks of the Ganges River on May 20, 2021 in Shringverpur, northwest of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Gravediggers at the site said that there was a threefold increase in the number of bodies arriving for burials and cremations since April. Teams of police and local officials have been patrolling several areas along the river in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to discourage burials on its banks, and to warn people of possible infection risks, local media reported. India's prolonged and debilitating wave of Covid-19 infections has reached deep into rural India, where the true extent of devastation may never be known because of a lack of widespread testing or reliable data. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)

Shocking pictures show India’s battle to deal with COVID victims

As India struggles to battle with a second wave of COVID-19, new images show bodies exposed in shallow graves on the banks of the river Ganges. WARNING: GRAPHIC

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Princess Beatrice - extra photos of wedding posted by Edo Mapelli Mozzi. Picture: Instagram

Meghan and Harry ‘overshadowed’ by Beatrice’s baby news

Princess Beatrice has revealed she is expecting her first child, and the timing of the news suggests the royal family’s rift is still growing.

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