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Oliver is the editor at news.com.au and has been a journalist for more than 15 years. Oliver completed a Bachelor of Arts – Journalism at Charles Sturt University before working as a sports reporter at Rural Press. He then moved to NewsLocal in Sydney where he was a reporter and editor at a range of newspapers. Oliver started at news.com.au as a copy editor before becoming news editor then deputy editor.

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Sports Life

WIRE: Australian athlete Cathy Freeman lights the Olympic flame to complete the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games at Stadium Australia, Olympic Park, Homebush, Sydney 15/09/2000.

Horrible racism behind famous moment

It was one of Australia’s most iconic moments that virtually everyone witnessed. But it also highlights the sad fight many Australians still face.

Australian Coronavirus

Minister for Health Greg Hunt at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, May 28, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Calls for Victoria to ‘redo’ roadmap

Health Minister Greg Hunt says Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews needs to “redo” his controversial roadmap out of lockdown.

Global Coronavirus

(FILES) In this file image obtained March 12, 2020 courtesy of The National Institutes of Health(NIH)/NIAD-RML shows a scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab, SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the US. - The pharmaceutical firm Regeneron on July 6, 2020 announced it was entering the late stages of its human clinical trials investigating a drug to both treat and prevent COVID-19. The drug, called REGN-COV2, is a combination of two antibodies that block the coronavirus'

‘Genuine hope’ vaccine is months away

Health Minister Greg Hunt says there is genuine hope a vaccine being developed will be available in the first half of next year.

Reality TV

****fees apply*** Schapelle Corby in quarantine at Brisbane hotel Pictures WP Media

Schapelle Corby pictured in hotel isolation

Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby is in hotel isolation in Brisbane after an early exit from her reality TV appearance.

Global Coronavirus

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: Two women hold up stickers that read:

Anti-mask protests held across the world

Tens of thousands of people have protested against COVID-19 restrictions in anti-mask demonstrations across the world.

Coronavirus Health

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 27: A lab technician fills a 96 well plate with antibody tests during a visit to the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research at Victoria University on August 27, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the Government has allocated hundreds of millions of dollars of extra funding from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, to access a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it becomes available. The funding will enable the Government to secure access to promising vaccine candidates, alongside joining initiatives such as the global COVAX Facility. The Malaghan Institute will help lead efforts to secure a COVID-19 vaccine for New Zealand as part of the newly established Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins - Pool/Getty Images)

When a safe vaccine could be ready

America’s top infectious diseases expert has revealed when it will be known if a COVID-19 vaccine is effective and safe to use.

Celebrity Life

FILE: Actor Chadwick Boseman has died at age 43 from a battle with colon cancer. SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 16: Actor Chadwick Boseman attends the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for MTV)

Star’s final text to friend before death

Josh Gad shared his emotional final text from Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman before the actor’s death.

UPDATEDAsia

Shinzo Abe resigns over health issues

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he would step down due to health issues and has apologised for not serving his full-term in office.

Australian Coronavirus

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 26, 2020: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to the media during a press conference in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Steven Saphore

New NSW restrictions announced

New South Wales is to introduce new restriction as the state grapples with an increase in cases following the emergence of a new cluster.

UpdatedNational

Diggers & Dealers Mining Conference 2019 - Day 1: 05/08/2019Keynote speaker, former Prime Minister John Howard at the Diggers & Diggers mining conference in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.Photo: TRAVIS ANDERSON

Ex-PM Howard recovering after surgery

Former Australian prime minister John Howard is recovering in a Sydney hospital after undergoing emergency surgery today.

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